Ekathimerini reports: Mobile phone operator Cosmote and parent company OTE have been slapped with fines of over 9 million euros by Greece’s Data Protection Authority over a breach of user records in September 2020. Specifically, the watchdog fined Cosmote 6 million euros for failing to protect a file containing the call histories of thousands of…
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Messages and user data from secret sharing app Whisper exposed online (again): report
Bob Diachenko reports: Two databases containing user information and messages ostensibly from the secret sharing app Whisper were exposed on the web without a password or any other authentication required to access them, according to Comparitech researchers. One of the databases appears similar to a Whisper database leaked in March 2020, which contained user’s messages…
Conti ransomware hits Apple, Tesla supplier
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Conti ransomware gang has been linked to an attack on Delta Electronics, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company and a major supplier of power components to companies like Apple and Tesla. The attack took place last Friday, on January 21, according to a statement shared by the company with stock market authorities. Read more…
CEO of Cryptsy, a Major Online Cryptocurrency Exchange Company, Indicted for Defrauding Company’s Customers, Destroying Evidence, and Tax Evasion
Miami, Florida – A 17-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Miami, Florida charging Paul E. Vernon, 48, the founder, operator, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Project Investors Inc., doing business as Cryptsy, with criminal violations for his involvement in a sophisticated theft scheme involving his cryptocurrency exchange. The charges include tax evasion,…
Some members getting alerted about a September ransomware attack, Charlotte YMCA says
Jonathan Limehouse reports: The Charlotte YMCA is alerting some of its members this week about a data breach four months ago, the nonprofit said Friday. The YMCA of Greater Charlotte, in a news release, said it recently concluded an investigation into a ransomware attack that was detected on Sept. 10. The Y launched its “response…
Revised Health Breach Notification Rule resources spell out companies’ legal obligations
Lesley Fair writes: Shoppers can find a plethora of apps, trackers, and sensors that hold or capture almost every conceivable form of personal health information. If your business or nonprofit offers products like that or provides certain services to entities that do – and you aren’t subject to HIPAA – you may be covered by…