Ticketmaster Used Passwords Unlawfully Retained by a Former Employee of a Competitor to Access Computer Systems in Scheme to “Choke Off” the Victim’s Business Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Ticketmaster L.L.C. (Ticketmaster or the Company) agreed to pay a $10 million fine to resolve charges that it repeatedly accessed without authorization the computer…
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T-Mobile data breach exposed phone numbers, call records
Lawrence Abrams reports: T-Mobile has announced a data breach exposing customers’ proprietary network information (CPNI), including phone numbers and call records. Starting yesterday, T-Mobile began texting customers that a “security incident” exposed their account’s information. According to T-Mobile, its security team recently discovered “malicious, unauthorized access” to their systems. After bringing in a cybersecurity firm…
OR: Treasure Valley Community College notifies community members of breach after late discovery
Treasure Valley Community College (“TVCC”) has become aware of a data security incident that may have involved the personal information of certain TVCC community members. TVCC is offering complimentary credit monitoring services to them. On August 25, 2020 , TVCC learned that unauthorized access to an employee email account had by an unknown person may have exposed personal…
Kawasaki announces security incident and responsive measures
— Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced that it was subject to unauthorized access from outside the company. As a result of a thorough investigation, the company have discovered that some information from overseas offices may have been leaked to external parties. At this time, the company has found no evidence of leaking information to the…
Finnish Politicians’ Email Accounts Targeted by Cyber Attack
Leo Laikola reports: Finland’s parliament was the target of a cyber attack during the autumn that compromised the security of an unspecified number of politicians’ email accounts, parliament’s information office said Monday. Read more on Bloomberg.
RU: Freedom Finance admits data leak of 16,000 clients
InterFax reports: The broker Freedom Finance has admitted the leak of data on 16,000 clients, saying the data dated 2018, Timur Turlov, founder and general director of the broker, said on his Instagram account. It was earlier reported that the broker client’s data had appeared on several shadow forums. Read more on InterFax.