Priyanka Navalkar reports: A renowned Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)-based gemological company has approached police to lodge a complaint of forgery, theft and cheating against an unidentified accused. According to the complainant, the accused allegedly stole the company’s client data, forged the logo and sent out emails to the clientele, asking them to boycott the company…
Category: Business Sector
Egyptian bus operator Swvl hit by data breach
Adam Bannister reports: Swvl, a bus-booking app and operator of bus routes in Egypt, Kenya, and Pakistan, has been struck by a data breach. The company, based in Cairo, became aware of “unauthorized access to its IT infrastructure” on the evening of July 3, according to a security alert. Read more on The Daily Swig.
Judge asks prosecutors if they have any real evidence against alleged LinkedIn hacker Yvgeniy Nikulin
Russian national Yevgeniy Nikulin has been in custody for four years now on charges he hacked LinkedIn, Dropbox, and the now-defunct FormSpring in 2012. His trial was scheduled to begin in a federal court in California in March, but then the coronavirus pandemic delayed it. The trial finally got going, but how solid is the…
Yahoo engineer gets no jail time after hacking 6,000 accounts to look for porn
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A former Yahoo engineer was sentenced to five years of probation and home confinement for hacking into the personal accounts of more than 6,000 Yahoo Mail users to search for sexually explicit images and videos. Reyes Daniel Ruiz, 34, of Tracy, California, will only be allowed to leave his home for work,…
Data breach at Canadian insurance firm exposes personal information
Jessica Haworth reports: A security breach at a Canadian insurance firm may have exposed the personal data of clients, the company warns. Heartland Farm Mutual, which provides insurance for agricultural businesses across Canada, says a “small number” of personal records may have been accessed by an unknown party during the incident. Read more on The Daily…
Possible Click2Gov Security Breach Under Investigation
Here we go again? See recent developments here and past coverage linked from here.