Nick Hopkins reports: The hack into the accountancy giant Deloitte compromised a server that contained the emails of an estimated 350 clients, including four US government departments, the United Nations and some of the world’s biggest multinationals, the Guardian has been told. Sources with knowledge of the hack say the incident was potentially more widespread…
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VTech asks court to dismiss class action lawsuit over data breach
Paul Tassin reports: VTech is seeking dismissal of a consolidated litigation over a data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of parents and children. The company filed its motion for dismissal on October 5, asking an Illinois federal court to dismiss a group of lawsuits filed by several parents and children who say…
Aon sues Marsh companies for causing “irreparable injury”
Ryan Smith reports: Aon Consulting has sued Marsh Inc. and its subsidiary, Marsh & McLennan Agency, for allegedly gaining unauthorized access to Aon data. The lawsuit charges Marsh and Marsh & McLennan with misappropriation of trade secrets and deceptive trade practices. Aon alleges that Marsh and Marsh & McLennan obtained Aon survey data and used…
Forrester Announces Cybersecurity Incident Involving Forrester.com
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) announced today that Forrester.com experienced a cybersecurity incident this week. To date, Forrester’s investigation has determined that the attack was limited to content made available to Forrester clients through Forrester.com. There is no evidence that confidential client data, financial information, or confidential employee data was accessed or exposed as part…
Disqus reveals it suffered a security breach in 2012
Richard Lawler reports: Another day, another security breach (and another, and another…). This time it’s Disqus, which is revealing that in 2012 — around the time when Engadget used Disqus for comments — hackers made off with some of its data, covering a snapshot of usernames and associated email addresses dating back to 2007, as…
Yahoo Triples Estimate of Breached Accounts to 3 Billion
Robert McMillan and Ryan Knutson report: A massive data breach at Yahoo AABA 1.95% in 2013 was far more extensive than previously disclosed, affecting all of its 3 billion user accounts, new parent company Verizon Communications Inc. said on Tuesday. The figure, which Verizon said was based on new information, is three times the 1…