Sergiu Gatlan reports: World-leading chemical distribution company Brenntag has shared additional info on what data was stolen from its network by DarkSide ransomware operators during an attack from late April 2021 that targeted its North America division. Read more on BleepingComputer.
Category: Business Sector
Japan’s “K” Line Apologizes for Second Cyberattack in Months
The Maritime Executive reports: Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, known as “K” Line issued a brief statement today confirming that its computer systems have once again been breached with “unauthorized access to overseas subsidiary systems.” One of Japan’s oldest and largest shipping companies, with a fleet of more than 400 ships, “K” Line had…
Volkswagen and Audi Hit with Data Breach Class Action
Kathryn Rattigan of Robinson + Cole writes that a two-year data leak by a vendor has resulted in a lawsuit: This week, Volkswagen AG’s U.S. entity and its Audi brand were hit with a class action for a data breach that allegedly compromised 3.3 million consumers’ personal information. In the U.S. District Court for the…
Online learning provider New Skills Academy alerts users of data breach
Waqas reports: New Skills Academy, a major online learning provider based in Hertford, United Kingdom has suffered a data breach in which account information of its customers has been exposed to unauthorized sources. According to New Skills Academy’s data breach notification email seen by Hackread.com, the number of victims impacted by the breach is yet…
Major Swedish supermarket chain hit by cyberattack
AFP reports: One of Sweden’s biggest supermarket chains said Saturday it had to temporarily close around 800 stores nationwide after a cyberattack blocked access to its checkouts. “One of our subcontractors was hit by a digital attack, and that’s why our checkouts aren’t working any more,” Coop Sweden, which accounts for around 20 percent of…
Belden issues substitute notice for November, 2020 breach
In November, 2020, networking equipment vendor Belden revealed that they had been the victim of a cyberattack. DataBreaches.net noted it at the time, but did not realize any protected health information was involved until April, 2021, when Belden notified HHS that protected health information they maintained as part of their health plan had been potentially…