Bobby Anhalt reports: Users who downloaded the Marvel’s Wolverine leaked play build reportedly received DMCAs from their internet service providers. Insomniac Games is the most recent high-profile casualty of malicious ransomware attacks in the gaming industry. Unfortunately, the cyberattack resulted in well over a terabyte of information being leaked to the public. In addition to an early…
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Mint Mobile discloses new data breach exposing customer data
Lawrence Abrams reports: Mint Mobile has disclosed a new data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, including data that can be used to perform SIM swap attacks. Mint is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) owned by T-Mobile, offering budget, pre-paid mobile plans. […] The customer data exposed in the breach includes:…
Kazakhstan to extradite Russian cyber expert to Moscow despite US requests
Daryna Antoniuk reports: Kazakhstan will reportedly extradite a prominent Russian cybersecurity expert to Moscow after refusing to send him to the U.S. Nikita Kislitsin, who was detained in Kazakhstan earlier in June at the request of the U.S., will face hacking and extortion charges in his home country, according to Moscow’s Prosecutor General’s Office. There was no official confirmation…
Online platform Carousell violated Hong Kong privacy laws, watchdog finds, after data of over 320,000 locals leaked
Harvey Kong reports: Popular online marketplace Carousell violated Hong Kong’s privacy laws, a watchdog said on Thursday, following the discovery of the personal data of more than 320,000 local users available for sale on the dark web. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data announced the findings from its investigation into the leak,…
Crypto Wallet-Maker Ledger to Reimburse Hack Victims
Hannah Miller reports: Following a high-profile hack last week, crypto wallet-maker Ledger said it will cover the roughly $600,000 worth of assets lost by victims. The Paris-based startup’s Ledger Connect Kit software became compromised following a phishing attack on a former employee. The hacker published malicious code that redirected user funds to their own wallet during transactions…
Comcast Cable Communications notifies 35,879,455 consumers affected by Citrix incident
The timeline from their notification to consumers tells the sad story: Notice of Data Security Incident We are notifying you of a recent data security incident involving your personal information. This notice explains the incident, steps Xfinity has taken to address it, and guidance on what you can do to protect your personal information. What…