Line 204 in Hollywood has disclosed that they were hacked by TheDarkOverlord. The Los Angeles Business Journal reports: “All we know right now is that the group has stolen Line 204’s client database, and we’re working with the FBI now to uncover exactly what they may actually have in their possession,” a Line 204 spokeswoman…
Category: Business Sector
Update: 46.2 Million Malaysian Mobile Phone Numbers Leaked From 2014 Data Breach
Vijandren writes: Following up on our report on 19th October, we can now confirm that roughly 46.2 million mobile phone numbers from Malaysian telcos and mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) have been leaked online. The leak includes postpaid and prepaid numbers, customer details, addresses as well as sim card information – including unique IMEI and IMSI numbers….
T-Mobile Alerted ‘A Few Hundred Customers’ Targeted By Hackers
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: T-Mobile has alerted hundreds of customers who were targeted by cybercriminals trying to hijack their SIM cards. The company contacted the targeted customers over the last two weeks, after Motherboard revealed that a bug on a T-Mobile website allowed hackers to access customers’ personal data such as email address, account number, and…
Equifax Was Warned
Last year, a security researcher alerted Equifax that anyone could have stolen the personal data of all Americans. The company failed to heed the warning. Great reporting by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on Motherboard. Go read it all.
Bermuda cyber hack: Offshore law firm data hack leaves super-rich bracing for their financial details to be leaked
Ryan Wilkinson reports: A leading offshore law firm with clients including the super-rich and international corporations has revealed it suffered a “data security incident” that may result in customers’ private information being leaked. Bermuda-based Appleby, which has offices in a number of British overseas territories, said some of its data had been “compromised” in the…
Cosmetics Brand Tarte Exposed Personal Information About Nearly 2 Million Customers
Kate Conger and Dell Cameron report: Tarte Cosmetics, a cruelty-free cosmetics brand carried by major retailers like Sephora and Ulta, exposed the personal information of nearly two million customers in two unsecured online databases. The databases were publicly accessible and included customer names, email addresses, mailing addresses, and the last four digits of credit card…