Jordan Robertson reports: In an episode that underscores the vulnerability of global computer networks, hackers got ahold of login credentials for data centers in Asia used by some of the world’s biggest businesses, a potential bonanza for spying or sabotage, according to a cybersecurity research firm. The previously unreported data caches involve emails and passwords…
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Defending Data Breach Claims in Ireland
Colin Monaghan, Anthony Strogen, Deirdre Munnelly, and Rosemary Lynch of Mason Hayes & Curran LLP write: European Union, Ireland February 17 2023 The recent significant Circuit Court decision in the case of Gary Cunniam v Parcel Connect Ltd t/a Fastway Couriers Ireland & Others now provides useful guidance on the view of the Irish Courts in matters related…
Ca: Sobeys admits to data breach in fall 2022, alerts customers and employees
Hafsa Arif provides an update on the ransomware attack on Sobeys, a Canadian supermarket chain, by Black Basta last year: The Maritime-based Empire Co. – parent company of Sobeys – acknowledges customers and employees past and present are receiving letters saying their personal information may have been compromised. Read more at CTV.
Aviacode remains silent after 0mega dumps 200 GB of their files
On January 9, DataBreaches noticed that Aviacode had been added to the leak site for 0mega. Aviacode, which is part of GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, offers medical coding services, medical coding audits, coding denial management, clinical documentation improvement, and revenue cycle management for billings and claims. As such, it is often a business associate for HIPAA-covered…
Fake Ethereum Denver website linked to notorious phishing wallet
CoinTelegraph reports: A fake website of the popular Ethereum Denver conference is the latest phishing target of a red-flagged smart contract that has stolen over $300,000 worth of Ether. The popular conference saw its website duplicated by hackers this week in order to trick users into connecting their MetaMask wallets. Read more at CoinTelegraph.
GoDaddy: Hackers stole source code, installed malware in multi-year breach
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Web hosting giant GoDaddy says it suffered a breach where unknown attackers have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers after breaching its cPanel shared hosting environment in a multi-year attack. While GoDaddy discovered the security breach in early December 2022 following customer reports that their sites were being used…