Kate Gibson reports: Adidas AG says data involving millions of customers may be in the hands of hackers following a possible security breach of its U.S. website, news that adds the athletic apparel company to a growing list of companies and institutions targeted in cyber attacks. Adidas on Thursday said it became aware of the…
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Two Hackers Arrested for Hijacking Over 700,000 Online Accounts
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Russian police have arrested two teenage hackers for breaching, hijacking, and selling access to over 700,000 online accounts at Russian-based online stores, payment systems, and bookmaking/betting portals. Russian cyber-security firm Group-IB aided authorities with the investigation. A Group-IB spokesperson said the company first became aware of the two hackers in November 2015,…
(UPDATED) Equifax Agrees to New Data Breach Safeguards in Consent Order With State Regulators
Dan M. Clark reports on six major actions Equifax agreed to take to settle eight states’ charges against them over the 2017 data breach. From his report, because I cannot find a copy of the actual consent decree online just yet: The company’s board members will have to review and approve a written risk assessment…
Nearly $1 Million Stolen from Connecticut Higher Education Trust Accounts During Security Breach
NBC CT reports: Nearly $1 million was stolen from CHET — Connecticut Higher Education Trust — accounts during a security breach and 21 account holders were affected, according to the Office of the State Treasurer. Connecticut State Treasurer Denise Nappier said that TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc., the CHET Direct program manager, alerted the state Treasury…
Casino Rama Would Have to Disclose 2016 Data Breach Investigation Reports, Ontario Court Rules
This site has previously noted the hack and subsequent extortion demands affecting Casino Rama in Ontario, including the dump of some of their data when they did not pay the extortion demand. Now Daniel Thompson reports: An Ontario-based casino which has been facing a class-action lawsuit would have to hand over a computer forensics investigation…
New Zealand’s Z Energy Flags Possible Data Breach in November
Ambar Warrick reports: New Zealand-based fuel supplier Z Energy Ltd on Wednesday said it has been presented with evidence that customer data from its Z Card Online database was accessed by a third party in November 2017. The database held customer data such as names, addresses, registration numbers, vehicle types and credit limits with the company,…