Katie Sharpless of Squire Patton Boggs writes: CPW previously has covered multiple decisions that address Article III standing requirements for pleading a claim in federal court. A recent decision out of a federal court in Missouri is an example of a Court finding that Plaintiff properly alleged facts to constitute standing in a data event…
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By Design: How Default Permissions on Microsoft Power Apps Exposed Millions
The UpGuard Team writes: The UpGuard Research team can now disclose multiple data leaks resulting from Microsoft Power Apps portals configured to allow public access – a new vector of data exposure. The types of data varied between portals, including personal information used for COVID-19 contact tracing, COVID-19 vaccination appointments, social security numbers for job applicants, employee…
Poly Network confirms return of hacked funds
Teuta Franjkovic reports: The hacker who recently stole more than $600 million out of Poly Network in one of the biggest computer heists ever, has now handed over the private key for the remaining $141 million of looted cryptocurrency. […] In return, Poly Network is to honour a bounty of 161 Ether worth more than…
Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Hit by Ransomware Attack
As seen on Tokio Marine Insurance’s web site: August 16, 2021 Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. Cyber Incident at Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd. We announce that Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd. (hereafter referred to as “TMiS”), one of Tokio Marine Group companies in Singapore, was subject to a ransomware cyber-attack. Upon a detection of the…
US T-Mobile breach hits 53 million customers as probe finds wider impact
Reuters reports: T-Mobile US Inc said on Friday, August 20, an ongoing investigation into a data breach revealed that hackers accessed personal information of an additional 5.3 million customers, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 53 million. The third largest US wireless carrier had earlier this week said that personal data…
Willdan Group, Inc. (“Willdan”) Provides Notice Of Data Privacy Incident
The following press release relates to an incident that Conti claimed in February, 2021. Conti dumped data from the entity on March 1, 2021 consisting of of more than 136 GB of data in 97,000 files. ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Willdan Group, Inc. (“Willdan”) is providing notice of a recent incident that may affect the…