Samantha Cole reports: Some former OnlyFans support staff employees still had access to users’ data—including sensitive financial and personal information—even after they stopped working for the company used by sex workers to sell nudes and porn videos. According to a former OnlyFans employee who asked to remain anonymous because they feared retaliation, some ex-employees still…
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FCC to work on rules to prevent SIM swapping attacks
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Federal Communications Commission announced today plans to introduce new rules for US mobile carriers to address the rising wave of SIM swapping and port-out fraud attacks. The two attacks, while they have different names, are closely related. Both take place when mobile carriers fail to properly verify a customer’s identity when…
Thousands Affected by Ransomware Attack on Hawaii Company
Peter Boylan reports: About 4,500 customers of a Honolulu payroll processing company were potentially affected by a ransomware attack that exposed Social Security numbers, dates of birth, the full names of clients and bank account information. In mid-February, Hawaii Payroll Services LLC discovered its servers and databases had been breached by an unauthorized user. Read…
Neiman Marcus discloses May, 2020 incident that impacted 4.6 million customers
DALLAS, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Neiman Marcus Group (“NMG” or the “Company”) recently learned that an unauthorized party obtained personal information associated with certain Neiman Marcus customers’ online accounts. NMG notified law enforcement of the issue, which occurred in May 2020, and is working closely with Mandiant, a leading cybersecurity expert, to investigate. NMG’s…
Stonington Schools Were Victim of Ransomware Attack: School Officials
NBC reports: Stonington Public Schools was the victim of a ransomware attack, according to the school district. A message the superintendent sent to the school community said the investigation is ongoing and that student data on PowerSchool was not breached or affected. Read more on NBC. There doesn’t seem to be any notice on the…
Schneck Medical Center Statement About Cyberattack
Today, September 29, Schneck Medical Center learned that it was a victim of a cyberattack that affected organizational operations. Out of an abundance of caution, access to all IT applications within our facilities were suspended. We are in the process of enhancing our IT security protocols. Third-party security partners have also been engaged to restore…