Sergiu Gatlan reports: A class action complaint was filed by an ex-employee of Citrix for damages suffered following the security breach which allowed hackers to access Citrix’s internal assets for roughly six months and to steal sensitive personal information of both current and former employees. The plaintiff is Lindsey Howard, “a resident and citizen of…
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Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Notifies Checkers and Rally Guests About Data Security Issue
TAMPA, Fla. May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (“Checkers”) announced today that it is notifying guests about a data security issue involving malware at certain Checkers and Rally’s locations. After discovering the issue, Checkers quickly engaged leading data security experts to conduct an extensive investigation and coordinated with affected restaurants and federal law…
Hackers steal key info about home hunters from housing agency
DutchNews.nl reports: Hackers have made off with hundreds, possibly thousands, of identity card scans after breaking into the computer system of rental housing agency NederWoon. The information stolen by hackers was uploaded to the site between 2017 and 2019 by people looking for somewhere to live. The hackers now have their name, address, contact information…
First American Financial Corp. Leaked Hundreds of Millions of Title Insurance Records
Brian Krebs reports: The Web site for Fortune 500 real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. [NYSE:FAF] leaked hundreds of millions of documents related to mortgage deals going back to 2003, until notified this week by KrebsOnSecurity. The digitized records — including bank account numbers and statements, mortgage and tax records, Social Security…
Australian tech unicorn Canva suffers security breach
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Canva, a Sydney-based startup that’s behind the eponymous graphic design service, was hacked earlier today, ZDNet has learned. Data for roughly 139 million users has been taken during the breach, according to the hacker, who tipped off ZDNet. Responsible for the breach is a hacker going online as GnosticPlayers. The hacker is…
Amadeus Traveler Data Exposed in a Thwarted Data Leak
Sean O’Neill reports: A computer expert discovered a vulnerability in one of the systems used by travel distribution company Amadeus, which said it had fixed the issue and that none of the data was misused. Alp, an Israel-based travel subsidiary, is an online service used by Israeli travel agents and governmental travel agency Inbal to…