Roger Montti reports: The GoDaddy data breach that affected up to 1.2 million web hosts has expanded to six more web hosts serving customers worldwide. The six additional compromised web hosts are resellers of GoDaddy’s hosting services. The extent of the intrusion appears to be the same as with GoDaddy, with matching dates of when…
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Bureau Veritas hit by cyberattack on cybersecurity system
Ship Technology reports: French firm Bureau Veritas, which specialises in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services, has reported a cyberattack that affected its cybersecurity system. The security breach was detected on 20 November. As a preventive measure, the company took all its servers and data offline for a temporary period. Read more on Ship Technology.
Ph: Personal data of 22,000 S&R shopping members compromised in cyber attack
Gabriela Baron reports: The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Wednesday, Nov. 24, said the personal data of 22,000 S&R members were compromised following a recent cyber attack. In a statement, NPC confirmed the receipt of a breach notification report on Nov. 15 from S&R Membership Shopping concerning a cyber attack “that may have compromised its…
Update: Astoria notifying 940,000 consumers after breach earlier this year
There is an update to one of the most controversial data breaches of 2021. Mark Francis of Holland & Knight, who are external counsel for Astoria Company LLC, notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office that Astoria is notifying 940,000 consumers about a breach that occurred in January, 2021. The breach became controversial, in part, because…
GoDaddy security breach exposed WordPress data of 1.2 Mn users
Reuters reports: Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc said on Monday email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been exposed in an unauthorised third-party access. The company said the incident was discovered on November 17 and the third-party accessed the system using a compromised password. Read more on Financial…
Dk: Wind turbine giant Vestas confirms data breach following ‘cybersecurity incident’
Adam Bannister reports: Vestas, the world’s largest supplier of wind turbines, has revealed that data has been compromised following a suspected cyber-attack. In a statement posted today (November 22), the Danish energy giant said it “has already initiated a gradual and controlled reopening of all IT systems” after shutting down several operational IT systems as a precaution following…