Andrea Vittorio reports: A workforce analytics firm breached LinkedIn Corp.‘s user agreement by scraping data and using fake accounts to fuel its now-defunct business, a federal court in San Francisco ruled in a lengthy dispute that’s on a path to trial. The ruling, made public Friday, represents a partial win for LinkedIn in a case that…
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Py: Personal Paraguay telecom victim of cyberattack Personal Paraguay is a privately owned Paraguayan telecommunications company that offers services in cellular phones, internet, and television. On October 28, it posted a notice on its Facebook page announcing that some services had suffered inconveniences. Irate customers responded that it had already been three days and wanted…
Landi Renzo S.p.A. victim of cyberattack by Hive
Landi Renzo SpA was added to Hive’s leak site yesterday. The threat actors did not provide any proof pack but DataBreaches was provided with access to what Hive claims is 534 GB of files that they exfiltrated. Landi Renzo SpA is an Italian-headquartered firm that researches and manufactures eco-friendly automotive fuel supply systems. According to…
Malaysian online stock brokerage firm victim of cyberattack
After what appears to be a brief hiatus from public activity, DESORDEN GROUP is back and has listed a stock brokerage firm, UOB KayHian, as a victim. According to a statement by DESORDEN to DataBreaches, the firm was attacked in October, and although the firm has read DESORDEN’s communications to them, they have not replied…
Sg: Victims lose $237,000 amid resurgence in SingPost and Singtel phishing scams: Police
Aqil Hamzah reports: At least 85 people here have lost about $237,000 since January 2022 after falling victim to phishing scams involving purported e-mails from Singapore Post (SingPost) and telco Singtel. It comes amid a resurgence in scammers impersonating both firms and sending out e-mails with unrelated domains, said the police on Thursday. The e-mails…
$28 million stolen from cryptocurrency platform Deribit
Jonathan Greig reports: Cryptocurrency derivatives platform Deribit on Tuesday said a hacker stole $28 million from the company, forcing it to halt withdrawals as it investigates the incident. Deribit is a cryptocurrency futures and options exchange based in Panama City that allows customers to trade perpetual, futures, and options contracts. Read more at The Record.