Kyodo News reports: The organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics has become the latest to be hit by a data breach through unauthorized access to an information-sharing tool developed by Fujitsu Ltd., sources familiar with the matter said Friday. Personal information was leaked from a total of about 170 people who are involved in security…
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UK’s largest furniture retailer discloses cyberattack
Furniture Village is the UK’s largest independent furniture retailer, having 54 stores across the country. Yesterday, they issued a statement confirming that they had experienced a cyberattack. Statement on cybersecurity attack 3rd June 2021 Frustratingly, our company was recently the target of a cybersecurity attack, however, by immediately implementing security protocols, including shutting down the…
Dutch pizza chain discloses breach after hacker tries to extort company
Catalin Cimpanu reports: New York Pizza, one of the largest pizza restaurant chains in the Netherlands, has disclosed today a security breach after a hacker tried to extort the company over the weekend. “Last Sunday night on Monday morning we received some emails from a hacker,” the company said in a statement published on its website….
11th Circuit Upholds Historic $380 Million Equifax Data-Breach Settlement
Izzy Kapnick reports: A three-judge panel for the 11th Circuit on Thursday upheld the largest-ever U.S. class action settlement over a consumer data breach, rejecting a bevy of challenges to the $380 million deal. Finalized in January 2020, the settlement compensates U.S. consumers whose personal information was exposed in a cyberattack on the credit bureau Equifax. The…
Steamship Authority hit by ransomware attack
Tony Fay reports: Passengers going to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard via the Steamship Authority may have to deal with possible delays Wednesday, due to a ransomware attack. The ferry service posted on their official Twitter account Wednesday that the attack is affecting their operations, and that a team of IT professionals is currently working to…
ND: Data Security Breach at Ralph Engelstad Arena
Valley News Live reports: Hundreds of employees at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks are victims of a data security breach. In a message to employees Tuesday, Jody Hodgson, General Manager of the Ralph, says the incident happened in December 2020 and resulted in unauthorized access to some employee information. 318 employees are affected,…