The following was reported on March 17 by Claudia Glover: A data breach at UK food manufacturer Greencore could end up proving costly for the company, with a group of current and former employees seeking legal advice on whether to sue the business if their personal information was compromised. Employee data breach claims are becoming…
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Hackers use Conti’s leaked ransomware to attack Russian companies
Lawrence Abrams reports: A hacking group used the Conti’s leaked ransomware source code to create their own ransomware to use in cyberattacks against Russian organizations. […] However, the tables have now turned, with a hacking group known as NB65 now targeting Russian organizations with ransomware attacks. Read more at BleepingComputer.
Thousands Of Indians Exposed In Data Breach Affecting Money Lending App CashMama
Bharat Sharma reports: Personal information of hundreds of thousands of Indians was recently leaked, revealing details such as full names, dates of birth, home addresses, national IDs, and much more. The data breach was discovered by Safety Detectives and affected users of CashMama, a now-defunct money lending platform based in India. CashMama’s S3 bucket (a…
Block confirms Cash App breach after former employee accessed US customer data
Carly Page reports: Block has confirmed a data breach involving a former employee who downloaded reports from Cash App that contained some U.S. customer information. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 4, Block — formerly known as Square — said that the reports were accessed by the insider on December 10. “While this…
Parker-Hannifin discloses breach in regulatory filing
Ciara Linnane reports: Parker Hannifin Corp. said Tuesday a third party breached its systems on March 14, and may have accessed data and personal information of its own employees. In a regulatory filing, the maker of technology for the aerospace and industrial sectors said it is working with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to determine the extent…
UK: The Works forced to close shops after cyber attack
Henry Saker-Clark reports: The Works has said some stores have been forced to shut after a cybersecurity incident caused issues with its tills. The stationery and books retailer said the hack also resulted in new stock deliveries to its shops being temporarily suspended and longer delivery times for online orders. It said store deliveries “are…