Dev Kundaliya reports: UK energy giant Npower has permanently closed its mobile app, after finding that hackers had used it to steal sensitive information from customers. The company will not bring the app back in the future, as it was due to be withdrawn within the next few weeks following Npower’s acquisition by Eon. Users…
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TikTok Will Pay $92M to Settle Lawsuit Over Personal Data ‘Theft’
Stephanie Milot reports: TikTok has agreed to pay $92 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the social network collected users’ biometric information and personal data without consent and shared it with third parties. The proposed settlement applies to 89 million TikTok members in the US whose personal data was allegedly tracked and sold to advertisers in…
Housing corporation Stadgenoot hacked; data stolen 30,000 people
NRC.nl reports (translated): The website of the Amsterdam housing corporation Stadgenoot has recently been hacked. Private data was stolen from a maximum of 30,000 people who shared their data with the corporation. Stadgenoot informed the victims by email on Wednesday. According to a spokesperson, names, addresses, e-mail addresses and in some cases license plate numbers and indications…
Fr: Montélimar: a transport group targeted by a cyber attack
The Charles André group, headquartered in Montélimar, would have been the target of a cyberattack, Le Dauphiné Libéré learned on Monday February 22 from several corroborating sources. (Translated from Le Dauphine, which reports the firm has not responded to inquiries asking whether this was a ransomware attack). h/t, @Chum1ng0
Wawa Reaches Proposed $12M Settlement in Data Breach Litigation
Max Mitchell reports: Attorneys representing Wawa customers who potentially had their payment card information exposed to hackers have reached a more than $12 million settlement with the regional convenience store chain, according to court papers in Philadelphia federal court. Read more on Law.com (free sub. required).
Finnish IT Giant Hit with Ransomware Cyberattack
All Tech reports: A big Finnish IT service provider has been hit with a ransomware attack that has compelled the corporation to turn off some products and services and infrastructure in a disruption to shoppers, while it usually takes restoration steps. Norwegian business enterprise journal E24 claimed the attack on Espoo, Finland-primarily based TietoEVRY on…