Zack Whittaker reports: TeamViewer, the company that makes widely used remote access tools for companies, has confirmed an ongoing cyberattack on its corporate network. In a statement Friday, the company attributed the compromise to government-backed hackers working for Russian intelligence, known as APT29 (and Midnight Blizzard). The Germany-based company said its investigation so far points to…
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FTC Defends Investigation Into Cyberattack on MGM as Casino Giant Seeks to Block Probe
Maydeen Merino reports: The Federal Trade Commission this week defended its investigation of MGM Resort International’s data security practices as the Las Vegas-based casino is seeking a court order to block the agency’s probe. Following a cyberattack that disclosed the personal information MGM guests in September, the FTC issued a civil investigative demand (CID) in…
CDK Global hacked again while recovering from first cyberattack
Lawrence Abrams reports: Car dealership SaaS platform CDK Global suffered an additional breach Wednesday night as it was starting to restore systems shut down in an previous cyberattack. CDK Global is a software-as-a-service platform that provides a full suite of applications to handle a car dealership’s operation, including sales, back office, financing, inventory, and service…
Jollibee Group probes data breach
Jose Rodel Clapano and Richmond Mercurio report: The Jollibee Group has begun an investigation into a cybersecurity incident that may have compromised the records of millions of customers. In a statement, the Jollibee Group emphasized its e-commerce platforms are unaffected and remain operational. […] Other brands under Jollibee Food Corp. are Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Burger…
Hacker Leaks Data of 33,000 Accenture Employees in Third-Party Breach (1)
Update: Accenture has questioned the truthfulness of the claims. See their statement below the original post. Waqas writes: A hacker is claiming to have extracted contact details of 33,000 current and former employees of the IT giant Accenture in a breach that involves a third-party firm. A hacker known as “888” has recently leaked a…
Association of Texas Professional Educators notifying 414,515 members of data breach (1)
The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) is notifying more than 414,000 members of a data breach. In a letter to those affected, ATPE explains that they first detected abnormal activity in their network on February 12, 2024. By the conclusion of the forensic investigation on March 20, 2024, investigators had found evidence that some…