Medya News reports: Sensitive personal data of Turkish citizens and residents of Turkey has been compromised, according to the Free Web Turkey, a platform dedicated to combating internet censorship in the country. On Friday, the platform exposed the existence of a website called Sorgu Paneli, which allows unrestricted access to personal data such as identification numbers,…
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49ers agree to settle data breach class action lawsuit, must create new IT positions
This site cannot keep up with all the class action litigation settlements, but when we do report on one, we try to see what the settlement requirements in terms of improving infosecurity and cybersecurity. Here’s one with a requirement, as reported by The Athletic: The San Francisco 49ers agreed to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from a February…
Au: Hackers Follow Through with Dark Web Threat After Law Firm Rejects Ransom
GVS reports: A hacking group claiming to be Russian-linked cybercriminals has published sensitive data from one of Australia’s largest law firms, HWL Ebsworth, after the firm refused to pay their ransom demands. The AlphV ransomware gang, also known as BlackCat, announced on the dark web that it had released 1.45 terabytes of data allegedly stolen…
Barracuda says hacked ESG appliances must be replaced immediately
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Email and network security company Barracuda warns customers they must replace Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances hacked in attacks targeting a now-patched zero-day vulnerability. “Impacted ESG appliances must be immediately replaced regardless of patch version level,” the company warned in an update to the initial advisory issued on Tuesday. “Barracuda’s remediation recommendation at this…
Orbiter Finance Discord Server Hacked
Mansi Sarvaiya reports: A decentralized cross-rollup layer-2 bridge, Orbiter Finance’s Discord server was compromised by bad actors, who have shared a link to a fraudulent airdrop program. This incident marks the latest targeting of Orbiter Finance. CertiK Alert, a reputable blockchain security and analytics platform, took to Twitter in the early hours of June 1…
Russia says US hacked thousands of Apple phones in spy plot
Guy Faulconbridge reports: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones using sophisticated surveillance software. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab said dozens of its employees’ devices were compromised in the operation. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said in a statement that…