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…
Category: Business Sector
“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.
Politically motivated cyberattacks by different groups hit Iran steel company and Lithuanian networks
It’s easy to lose track of news elsewhere when every day brings new dramatic headlines here n the U.S., but there have been cyberattacks of note in both Iran and Lithuania this week. Both attacks have been attributed to politically motivated groups, although the attributions have not yet been confirmed: a group calling itself “Gonjeshke…
Expensive week for Carnival Corp: a $1.25 million settlement with states over one breach, then a $5 million settlement with New York for violating state cybersecurity regulation
It seems this was the week for following up on Carnival Corporation breaches. Earlier this week, state attorneys general announced a $1.25 million multistate settlement with the cruise line over a 2019 data breach first disclosed in 2020. But there was other news concerning the cruise line this week, too. On Friday, the New York…