Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright reports: Crypto analytics platform Nansen has revealed that a bad actor accessed its admin system to provision customer accounts. On Sept. 20, a security breach by one of Nansen’s third-party vendors led to compromised customer access, underscoring the ever-present digital risk, particularly in the continually evolving arena of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency….
Category: Business Sector
Hackers put over 2 million Pakistanis’ private data for sale after restaurant software breach
Daily Pakistan reports: More than 2 million Pakistani citizens are facing risk of data leak as hackers got access to a private company-made database used by hundreds of restaurants. The incident affected customers who gave their private data to restaurants for a treasure trove of personal information like credit cards, addresses and other bank details….
Air Canada says unauthorized group breached employee data, hacked internal system
Temur Durrani reports: Air Canada says an unauthorized group of people obtained access to its internal system, compromising the personal information of an unknown number of employees working for the country’s largest airline. In a brief statement on Wednesday afternoon, Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said “certain records” were affected by the “limited” breach, without naming…
HK: Hacking of Cyberport sparks discussions of law on cyber security
The Standard reports: Authorities are now mulling to introduce a law on cyber security and will strengthen communications with overseas agencies, said I&T minister Sun Dong following a recent hacking on Cyberport’s computer system. Some 400 gigabytes of data, including HKID card numbers, bank statements and resumes, was stolen and released on the dark web…
Covington Client Intervenes in SEC Battle, Objecting to Disclosure of Identity
Abigail Adcox reports: A Covington & Burling client whose information may have been exposed in a 2020 cyberattack is insisting that its identity should not be disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which had sought out client names in a subpoena to the law firm. The client, following a subpoena battle between Covington and SEC,…
Law Firm Accused of Waiting More Than a Year to Inform Affected Parties About Data Breach
Riley Brennan reports: Los Angeles-based law firm Hill, Farrer & Burrill was slapped with a data breach class action over allegations it detected a data breach in March 2022 but waited over a year to inform affected individuals their personal information had been leaked. […] According to the complaint, Hill Farrer determined that cybercriminals gained…