Samuel Stolton reports: Despite “very divergent views” between EU data protection authorities over a case of data breaches by Twitter, a final decision on the bloc’s first major cross-border online privacy case is due to be published on December 17th, it has been revealed. Irish Data Commissioner Helen Dixon said on Thursday (3 December) that talks…
Category: Business Sector
Kmart nationwide retailer suffers a ransomware attack
Lawrence Abrams reports: US department store Kmart has suffered a ransomware attack that impacts back-end services at the company, BleepingComputer has learned. […] BleepingComputer has learned that Kmart suffered a cyberattack by the Egregor ransomware operation this week that encrypted devices and servers on the network. Read more on BleepingComputer.
‘Be a mensch’: Hackers leak negotiation texts as Israeli insurer refuses ransom
TOI reports: Hackers published sensitive client information stolen from Shirbit Insurance after the company refused on Friday to pay the approximately $1 million ransom demanded. The information published included thousands of photos of identity cards, medical documents, paystubs, checkbooks and other personal customer information, according to Channel 12 news. Read more on Times of Israel.
Hacker attack blocks Eurolls; accessed via remote worker’s PC
With apologies to reporter Alessia Valentini, because this is not a great translation: The Eurolls company was the victim of a hacker attack which, by exploiting the smart working condition of one of the employees , caused the operating system to be blocked and access to company data . The production plants were not stopped but the correspondence and…
Why Did Instagram Leak Minors’ Email Addresses Again?
Jeremy Kirk reports: David Stier, a San Francisco-based data scientist, has uncovered situations in which Facebook’s Instagram service exposed the contact details of minors, such as email addresses and phone numbers. In the last month, Stier discovered that Instagram was leaking kids’ email addresses within the HMTL of the web version of users’ profiles. Instagram…
Verizon has been leaking customers’ personal information for days (at least)
Dan Goodin reports: Verizon is struggling to fix a glitch that has been leaking customers’ addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, and other personal information through a chat system that helps prospective subscribers figure out if Fios services are available in their location. The personal details appear when people click on a link to chat with…