Zack Whittaker reports: A data breach at Mixcloud, a U.K.-based audio streaming platform, has left more than 20 million user accounts exposed after the data was put on sale on the dark web. The data breach happened earlier in November, according to a dark web seller who supplied a portion of the data to TechCrunch, allowing us…
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Dutch Govt Warns of 3 Ransomware Infecting 1,800 Businesses
Ionut Ilascu reports: A confidential report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the Netherlands informs that at least 1,800 companies are affected by ransomware across the world. The report names three file-encrypting malware pieces responsible for the infections that use the same digital infrastructure and considers them “common forms of ransomware.” […] The…
Hackers steal USD 49 million in cryptocurrency from Upbit
ANI reports: South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has confirmed hackers stole about USD 49 million worth of cryptocurrency. Upbit CEO Lee Seok-woo revealed in an official blog post that 342,000 ETH (approximately 58 billion South Korean won) were transferred from the Upbit Ethereum Hot Wallet to an unknown wallet. Read more on Business Standard.
ES: Cyber Attack Causes Prosegur Security Company To Shut Down Its Network
Ionut Ilascu reports: In a statement at midday today (local time), Spanish multinational security company Prosegur announced that it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident disrupting its telecommunication platform. The company restricted communications with its customers to avoid malware propagation. Read more on BleepingComputer.
Facebook must face data breach class action on security, but not damages: judge
Jonathan Stempel reports: A federal judge said up to 29 million Facebook Inc (FB.O) users whose personal information was stolen in a September 2018 data breach cannot sue as a group for damages, but can seek better security at the social media company after a series of privacy lapses. Read more on Reuters.
Sale of 4 Million Stolen Cards Tied to Breaches at 4 Restaurant Chains; Two Other Chains Also Notifying Customers
Brian Krebs reports: Two financial industry sources who track payment card fraud and asked to remain anonymous for this story said the four million cards were taken in breaches recently disclosed by restaurant chains Krystal, Moe’s, McAlister’s Deli and Schlotzsky’s. Krystal announced a card breach last month. The other three restaurants are all part of the same parent company and…