CNA reports: OT Group, the holding company of OrangeTee & Tie and OrangeTee Advisory, has suffered a data security breach, the Singapore real estate group said on Friday (Aug 6). The company said it received an email from a third party claiming to have accessed its IT network. The incident was reported to the relevant…
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UK: Activist raided by police after downloading London property firm’s ‘confidential’ meeting minutes from Google Search
Gareth Corfield reports: A man who viewed documents online for a controversial London property development and shared them on social media was raided by police after developers claimed there had been a break-in to their systems. The raid by four Metropolitan Police constables took place after Southwark campaigner Robert Hutchinson was reportedly accused of illegally…
Crytek confirms Egregor ransomware attack, customer data theft
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Game developer and publisher Crytek has confirmed that the Egregor ransomware gang breached its network in October 2020, encrypting systems and stealing files containing customers’ personal info later leaked on the gang’s dark web leak site. The company acknowledged the attack in breach notification letters sent to impacted individuals earlier this month…
Electromed reveals data breach, offers identity theft protection to customers
Evan Ramstad reports: An unauthorized person or group jacked into systems at Electromed Inc., a maker of products that relieve chronic respiratory conditions, and obtained data on customers and employees. In disclosing the data breach, Electromed said Monday it has no indication that any customer information has been used inappropriately. Read more on the Star…
Chanel Korea issues apology over data theft
Kim Jae-heun reports: Online thieves managed to steal customer data, including phone numbers, in a cyberattack on some data centers managed by Chanel Korea. It’s unknown whether clients affected by the data leak will take legal action against the French luxury brand’s Korean firm.In a rare move, Chanel Korea issued a public apology after disclosing…
ibex Provides Notice of Data Security Incident
WASHINGTON, Aug. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ibex today issued this announcement concerning an earlier event, disclosed by the company on October 23, 2020 in its Annual Report (Form 20-F), which may have potentially impacted the security of information relating to certain employees and their families. While ibex is unaware of any attempted or actual…