Thomas Claburn reports: Block – the digital payments giant formerly known as Square – faces allegations it failed to take adequate measures to protect customers’ personal information. A lawsuit [PDF], filed Tuesday in a federal district in Oakland, California, on behalf of two users of Cash App, operated by Block subsidiary Cash App Investing, claims the company…
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UAE: Cybercriminal arrested for trying to embezzle Dh2.8 million in phishing scam
Afkar Ali Ahmed reports: The Sharjah Police have arrested a 32-year-old man who tried to embezzle Dh2.8 million after hacking an advertisement company’s bank account. The Asian suspect committed the cyber fraud through phishing, the police said. Lt.-Col. Muhammad bin Haider, acting head of the Buhaira Comprehensive Police Station, said the suspect was arrested within…
Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies
By Donie O’Sullivan, Clare Duffy and Brian Fung, CNN Business Video by John General, Zach Wasser and Logan Whiteside, CNN Business Portraits by Sarah Silbiger for CNN Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to its own users’ personal information, to company shareholders, to national security, and to democracy, according to an explosive…
UK: Major city car dealership hit by huge data theft cyber attack in July
Laura Watson reports: A Stoke-on-Trent car dealership which boasts more than 10,000 ‘satisfied customers’ has been hit by a major cyber attack. Holdcroft Motor Group, in Leek Road, Hanley, was targeted by hackers who are believed to have stolen years’ worth of data. StokeonTrentLive understands that the firm was hit with a demand for substantial…
Chinese adult site leaking 14 million user details — and it’s increasing?!
On August 6, Waqas reported that a Chinese adult site platform had leaked more than 14 million user accounts with more than 24 GB of files. The server was reportedly updating itself with new information every second. Hjedd, an infamous Chinese adult content and NSFW platform has been exposing a treasure trove of user data…
Id: Communication Ministry studying report of IndiHome data leak
Antara News reports: The Communication and Informatics Ministry is still studying a report of the alleged leak of IndiHome subscribers ‘ personal data. The ministry will soon summon the management of state-owned telecommunication operator PT Telkom Indonesia as the holding company to clarify the incident, the ministry’s director general of informatics application, Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan,…