Joseph Cox reports: A user of a low level cybercriminal forum is selling access to a database of phone numbers belonging to Facebook users, and conveniently letting customers lookup those numbers by using an automated Telegram bot. Although the data is several years old, it still presents a cybersecurity and privacy risk to those whose…
Category: Business Sector
Palfinger Group crippled by massive attack
As seen on the home page of their web site: PALFINGER Group is currently the target of an ongoing global cyber attack. IT infrastructure is disrupted at the moment (including sending and receiving emails, ERP systems). A large proportion of the group’s worldwide locations are affected. It is not possible to estimate the precise extent…
DENIED! Court REJECTS Motion to Certify Class in Data Breach Alleging Disclosure of Employees’ Sensitive Tax Information
Kristin L. Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs writes: Data breach litigations rarely make it to motions for class certification. This trend makes each decision that does come out addressing class certification in the data breach context that much more interesting. Well, last week a federal court denied a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class in…
WestRock Reports Ransomware Incident
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WestRock Company (WRK) today announced that on Jan. 23, 2021, the Company detected a ransomware incident impacting certain of its operational and information technology systems. Promptly upon its detection of the incident, the Company initiated response and containment protocols. The Company’s security teams, supplemented by leading cyber defense firms, are working to remediate…
Hacker leaks data of 2.28 million dating site users
Catalin Cimpanu writes: A well-known hacker has leaked this week the details of more than 2.28 million users registered on MeetMindful.com, a dating website founded in 2014, ZDNet has learned this week from a security researcher. The dating site’s data has been shared as a free download on a publicly accessible hacking forum known for its trade…
In: Telcos want govt to clarify onus of security breach post NSD rollout
PTI reports: Telcos have asked the government to clarify about the entity that will be held liable if there is a security breach in the network post the implementation of National Security Directive (NSD) on the telecom sector, according to industry sources aware of the development. The telecom operators have given their input to the…