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…
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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…
Blackbaud must face data breach claims over 2020 ransomware attack
Sara Merken reports: (Reuters) – A South Carolina federal judge is allowing multidistrict data breach litigation against software company Blackbaud Inc to go forward, finding the plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged standing to keep the case on track. The Thursday decision from U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs in Columbia comes in litigation against Charleston-based Blackbaud, which was…
South African insurance provider has been hit by a major data breach
Brett Venter reports: South African insurance provider QSure was struck by a major data breach earlier this month, one that led to banking information and other sensitive data being compromised. The company hasn’t said how many records were scooped during the intrusion. Hope they have insurance for this Company COO Ian du Toit, speaking to TechCentral,…