Connor Jones reports: A total ban on ransomware payments across the public sector might actually happen after the UK government opened a consultation on how to combat the trend of criminals locking up whole systems and taxpayers footing the bill. The consultation will consider views on extending the ransom payment ban from central government departments…
Author: Dissent
Robinhood to Pay $45 Million SEC Settlement Over Data Breach, Other Violations
Alexander Osipovich reports: Two brokerage units of Robinhood Markets agreed to pay $45 million to settle an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into a range of alleged violations, including one stemming from a 2021 data breach that exposed millions of customer names and emails. … In the November 2021 breach, email addresses for about…
Equifax Class Action Settlement 2024 Payment Started, Claimants Getting Paid Via Checks (1)
UPDATE of January 16, 2025: I am stunned by the response to this post and the number of people asking me how they can file a claim or get help. This breach was in 2017. If you never filed a claim when the settlement was open for claims, it’s too late to file now. Read…
PowerSchool Faces Suit Over Breach of Student, Teacher Data
Christopher Brown reports: PowerSchool Holdings Inc. is facing three federal lawsuits alleging the education software provider negligently failed to protect the personal information of students, parents, and teachers that was exposed in a December data breach. Sheilah Buack-Shelton, Tyler Baker, and Kimberly Kinney alleged in separate complaints that PowerSchool breached its duties under common law,…
Phishing texts trick Apple iMessage users into disabling protection
Lawrence Abrams reports: Cybercriminals are exploiting a trick to turn off Apple iMessage’s built-in phishing protection for a text and trick users into re-enabling disabled phishing links. With so much of our daily activities done from our mobile devices, whether paying bills, shopping, or communicating with friends and colleagues, threat actors increasingly conduct smishing (SMS phishing)…
Former Disney Employee Admits to Hacking Menu System to Change Allergy Information
Lucas Ropek reports: A former Disney employee who was fired for misconduct has admitted to hacking into the company’s menu creation software to alter key details, including food allergy information that could have been dangerous to customers at the resort’s restaurants. A complaint brought by the Justice Department last year claimed that a man named…