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Ransomware attack targets Ness IT company in Israel, US, India – report

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Dissent

Tzvi Joffre reports: A ransomware cyberattack has targeted the Ness Digital Engineering company which operates in Israel, the US and India, according to cybersecurity consultant Einat Meyron. The details of the cyberattack remain unclear, but initial reports indicate that the attack may have begun in Israel and then spread to other Ness branches around the world. […]…

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Taiwan Mobile operator’s security breach hits headlines

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Dissent

Arthur Shay of Shay & Shay writes: On 15 January 2021 the National Communications Commission (NCC) issued an official order of recall against Taiwan Mobile, one of the country’s top three mobile operators. The order concerned Taiwan Mobile’s self-branded smartphone (the Amazing A32), which had been supplied by a Chinese company and was sold to…

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Experian says it is investigating if involved in Brazil data breach

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Dissent

Muvija M reports that the owner of a massive database with information on millions of Brazilians is still undetermined and under investigation: Credit data firm Experian said on Monday it was continuing to investigate whether the personal data of millions of people in Brazil that was found to be illegally offered for sale online could…

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DE: Netcom-Kassel announces breach

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Dissent

Seen on Netcom-Kassel (translation): Information according to Paragraph 109a TKG, 34 GDPR on a security incident (status: 05.02.2021) On Monday, January 18, 2021, the Netcom Kassel Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH was the target of a hacker attack. Some of the general IT systems were affected by the attack, which is why they are currently only…

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The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Weighs in on Data Breach Standing Issues

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Dissent

Alfred Saikali of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. writes: Yesterday, in a 26-page opinion, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on two important questions in the world of privacy and data breach litigation.  First, does a plaintiff have standing where he was exposed to a substantial risk of future identity theft, even…

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SitePoint hacked: Hashed, salted passwords pinched from web dev learning site via GitHub tool pwnage

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Dissent

Gareth Corfield reports: SitePoint, an Australian learn-to-code publishing website, has been compromised while promoting the book Hacking for Dummies on its homepage. Reg reader Andy told us: “Got an email from SitePoint this morning saying that they had been hacked and some non-important (to them) stuff like names, email addresses, hashed passwords etc might have been stolen. Coincided with…

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