Aziz Abdel-Qader reports: Multi-regulated FX broker Pepperstone has just updated its clients about the data security breach that occurred just over a week ago. The company said the security issue had originated from one of its third-party vendors after cybercriminals used malware to compromise its computers and obtained access to the provider’s credentials. Not so long after…
Category: Business Sector
SPARTOO: sanction of 250,000 euros and injunction under penalty to comply with the GDPR
From the CNIL, the French data protection authority: SPARTOO is specialized in the online shoe sales sector. For this activity, it has a website accessible in thirteen countries of the European Union. The CNIL inspected the company in May 2018, and noted shortcomings concerning the data of customers, prospects and employees. The President of the CNIL therefore…
Intel investigating breach after 20GB of internal documents leak online
Catalin Cimpanu reports: US chipmaker Intel is investigating a security breach after earlier today 20 GB of internal documents, with some marked “confidential” or “restricted secret,” were uploaded online on file-sharing site MEGA. The data was published by Till Kottmann, a Swiss software engineer, who said he received the files from an anonymous hacker who…
Hacker leaks passwords for 900+ enterprise VPN servers
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A hacker has published today a list of plaintext usernames and passwords, along with IP addresses for more than 900 Pulse Secure VPN enterprise servers. ZDNet, which obtained a copy of this list with the help of threat intelligence firm KELA, verified its authenticity with multiple sources in the cyber-security community. Read more…
SG: The Central Depository and two other organisations fined for data privacy breach
Yip Wai Yee reports: The Central Depository (CDP) and two other organisations have been fined a total of $47,000 for breaching data privacy laws. CDP received the biggest fine of $32,000 after it mailed dividend cheques to outdated addresses, putting more than 200 account holders at risk of having their personal data disclosed. According to…
Twitter says security flaw may have exposed Android users’ direct messages
Salvador Rodriguez reports: Twitter on Wednesday disclosed a new security vulnerability that may have exposed the direct messages of users who access the service using Android devices. Specifically, the vulnerability could have exposed the private data of Twitter users running devices with Android OS versions 8 and 9, the company said. Read more on CNBC.