AT&T has been notifying some wireless customers of an incident involving an unnamed vendor. In a notice sent to a customer who shared it with DataBreaches, AT&T wrote: AT&T’s commitment to customer privacy and data security is a top priority. We recently determined that an unauthorized person breached a vendor’s system and gained access to…
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ANOTHER Acer Data Breach? Hacker Claims to Sell 160GB Trove of Stolen Data
Waqas reports: Acer Inc., a major global technology company based in Taiwan, is facing a potential data breach from a hacker going by the alias “Kernelware.” The hacker is claiming responsibility for a major data breach at Acer Inc., a leading multinational company based in Taiwan that designs and sells hardware and electronics products. According to…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
ES: Stormous claims attack on Zurcal The Zurcal group, which belongs to the energy saving and efficiency sector, has been named by Stormous Ransomware in its Telegram channel. The attack was posted on February 24 with images showing invoices and plans. Stormous gave the victim one week to respond. In a subsequent post, Stormous added…
Hackers steal gun owners’ data from firearm auction website
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: Hackers breached a website that allows people to buy and sell guns, exposing the identities of its users, TechCrunch has learned. The breach exposed reams of sensitive personal data for more than 550,000 users, including customers’ full names, home addresses, email addresses, plaintext passwords and telephone numbers. Also, the stolen data allegedly…
Cyber Plan Would Hold Software Makers Responsible in Hacks
Katrina Manson reports: The Biden administration is set to release an aggressive new national cybersecurity strategy on Thursday that seeks to shift the blame from companies that get hacked to software manufacturers and device makers, putting it on a potential collision course with big technology companies. The 35-page strategy, shared in advance with a group…
UK: WHSmith targeted by hackers in cyber attack as company data at risk
Natalie Rees reports: High street retailer WHSmith has reported it has been the target of a cyber attack with hackers accessing company data. The company said information regarding current and former employees had also been accessed by hackers during the security breach. Bosses of the established retailer said the situation does not impact its trading…