Stuart Winer reports: Hackers targeting an Israeli insurance company claimed to have made off with a vast hoard of personal data on its clients, many of whom are civil servants. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Capital Markets Authority and the Israel National Cyber Directorate confirmed that there had been a cyberattack on the Shirbit…
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Cadwalader and Bar Groups Among Latest to Report Data Breach Incidents
Andrew Maloney reports: In an era of remote work, big bar groups and large law firms continue to see a spate of data breaches and cybersecurity attacks. The New York City Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association have both reported data breaches this year, according to reports filed with the Maryland attorney general’s office. Meanwhile, Cadwalader,…
WhiteHat Jr faces security breach exposing personal data
InfoTechLead reports: WhiteHat Jr, BYJU’S-owned online coding platform, has fixed a cyber security issue after exposing personal data of over 2.8 lakh students and teachers due to multiple vulnerabilities. Last month, Mumbai-based WhiteHat Jr was found to have another security issue that was also leaking students’ personal data and transaction details. Read more on InfoTechLead.
NL: Koninklijke Nederlandsche Wielren Unie (KNWU) reports a data breach of legacy database
As seen on KNWU: November 27, 2020 We regret to report that a data hack has taken place in our old MijnKNWU environment. It is no longer in use for the public since the beginning of this year, but was still accessible for internal and historical use. The breach affected the personal information of our members or people…
Client data stolen from e-commerce platform
There are actually two different reports/hackers included in this report on The Hindu, it seems. The first part of the article reports a criminal complaint filed against the CEO of Cyble, Inc. The Ken had first reported accusations about Cyble — accusations that Cyble flatly denies and that they have blogged about. I expect we…
Finistère Habitat paralyzed by a cyberattack
The following is a translation: The social landlord Finistère Habitat has been the target for more than ten days of a serious computer attack. The services of the departmental office have been hampered since November 13 by ransomware. A type of malware that encrypts data and demands a ransom to unlock it. For Finistère Habitat, it is the…