Lawrence Abrams reports: American retailer Walmart has denied being hit with a ransomware attack by the Yanluowang gang after the hackers claimed to encrypt thousands of computers. In a statement to BleepingComputer, Walmart has said that their “Information Security team is monitoring our systems 24/7,” and believe the claims to be inaccurate. Read more at…
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Wegmans hit with $400,000 data-breach penalty
Marcia Greenwood reports a follow-up to a data leak initially reported in June 2021: Wegmans Food Markets has been hit with a $400,000 penalty for exposing the personal information of more than 3 million customers chainwide, including more than 830,000 New Yorkers, the New York State Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday. In a statement, the…
Former Uber security chief will have to face wire fraud charges in hack coverup
Uber’s former Chief Security Officer Joseph Sullivan will have to face wire fraud charges over his alleged role in covering up a 2016 hack that exposed the personal information of millions of Uber passengers and drivers. The breach and its aftermath continue to reverberate after it was disclosed that although Uber knew it had been…
“You really don’t understand the situation…. Google about our team,” Hive tells victim
SuperAlloy Industrial Company Ltd. (SAI) is an international company specializing in engineering and manufacturing lightweight metal products predominantly for the automotive industry. You may not recognize their name but might be driving around on their wheels, as SAI has produced lightweight forged aluminum wheels for McLaren, Ferrari, AMG, BMW, Jaguar, Daimler, and other manufacturers. SAI…
StockX LLC Data Breach Canadian Class Action Pre-Approval Notice of Canadian Settlement Approval Hearing
A proposed Canada-wide Settlement has been reached in a putative class action relating to the StockX data breach that occurred on May 14, 2019, when an unknown third-party was able to gain unauthorized access to certain customer data from StockX’s cloud environment. This proposed Settlement is subject to Court approval. On May 2, 2022, the Superior Court of Quebec authorized…
Hackers claim to hit Israeli tourism sites
Tzvi Joffre reports: A hacker group called Sharp Boys claimed that it had obtained data from Israeli tourism sites on Tuesday, including ID numbers, addresses, credit card information and more. Which sites were affected? The affected sites, according to the hackers, are hotels.co.il, isrotel.com, minihotel.co.il, tivago.co.il and danhotels.com. Read more at Jerusalem Post.