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…
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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…
Iran’s Mahan Air says its has foiled a cyber attack – TV
Reuters reports: A cyber attack against Iranian private airline Mahan Air has been foiled, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, adding that the airliner’s flight schedule was not affected by the attack. The carrier, blacklisted by Washington in 2011 over support it provided to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said in a statement that it…
Yemeksepeti Hacked Again? Ransom Demanded, Claims Disputed
Michael Lewis reports: Yemeksepeti, which was hacked last March and whose data was stolen, was again attacked by a hacker group. As a result of the said attack, user data was captured along with many metrics. Among the captured information usernames, phone numbers, addresses, registered credit cardslast 4 digits of yellow is located. It is stated that the number of…
California Pizza Kitchen spills over 100,000 employee Social Security numbers
Carly Page reports: California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) has revealed a data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers of more than 100,000 current and former employees. The U.S. pizza chain, which has more than 250 locations across 32 states, confirmed the incident in a data breach notification posted this week. The company said it learned of a…