J. Robert MacAneney of Carlton Fields writes: On March 5, Yahoo, Inc. (“Yahoo”) announced a proposed settlement in In re Yahoo Inc. Securities Litigation, which was filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The $80 million proposed settlement relates to a securities class litigation stemming from Yahoo’s 2013 and 2014 data breaches. While many…
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Used Tesco for your travel cash in the past? Your personal details may have been hit by a data leak at its provider Travelex
Lee Boyce reports: Travellers who have bought currency at Tesco in the past may have had their details leaked, This is Money can exclusively reveal. The service is run by currency giant Travelex for orders made over the telephone and online. It confirmed 17,000 Tesco Travel Money customers have had personal information stolen, including full…
Binance Hacker Bounty: $250,000 for info leading to arrest of those involved in March 7 hacking attempt
From Binance: Fellow Binancians, To ensure a safe crypto community, we can’t simply play defense. We need to actively prevent any instances of hacking before they occur, as well as follow through after-the-fact. Even though the hacking attempt against Binance on March 7th was not successful, it was clear it was a large-scale, organized effort….
Data Breach Left Millions of Israeli Kids’ Pictures Vulnerable to Hacking
Amitai Ziv reports: A serious security breach in an app called Remini left millions of pictures of Israeli children vulnerable to being leaked to the internet. Remini is an app that enables preschool teachers to stay in touch with parents. It allows them to share everything from pictures and videos through schedules of classroom activities…
SuperValu Data Breach Claim Nixed, Court Sees No Consumer Harm
Daniel R. Stoller reports: Grocery store chains SuperValu Inc. and New Albertson’s Inc. again dodged class claims over a 2014 data breach that impacted over 1,000 stores, after a federal court said hacked payment card data didn’t inflict enough direct harm to sustain a lawsuit. Judge Ann D. Montgomery of the U.S. District Court for…
Ca: JJ Meds was attacked today
JJ Meds is a medical marijuana delivery service in Canada. They seem to have received an extortion demand, as they explained on the CanadianMOM forum (“MOM” refers to Mail Order Marijuana, not that lovely woman who made you peanut butter and jelly sandwiches): Hi everyone, we wanted to share with the community what has happened.Drama: Today…