Press release: WESTVILLE, N.J. April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PrimoHoagies Franchising, Inc. (“PrimoHoagies” or the “Company”) announced today that it had suffered a data security incident, enabling unauthorized parties to access payment card information. Immediately upon discovering this, PrimoHoagies worked with industry-leading cybersecurity firms to assist with an investigation. The Company also contacted payment card brands so…
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Cognizant attacked by Maze ransomware
Late last night, word started circulating that Cognizant had been attacked by Maze Team. Today, the attack was reported by BleepingComputer and confirmed by Cognizant. In a statement on their website, the New Jersey-headquartered multinational corporation writes: Cognizant can confirm that a security incident involving our internal systems, and causing service disruptions for some of…
Ca: Leading accounting firm MNP hit with cyberattack
Lawrence Abrams reports: A leading accounting firm in Canada forced a company-wide shutdown of their systems after getting hit with a cyberattack last weekend, BleepingComputer has learned. Canadian accounting firm MNP’s systems were impacted last weekend in what BleepingComputer was told was a ransomware attack. Read more on BleepingComputer.
ICO Confirms Second Deferral For BA And Marriott’s GDPR Fines
Melanie Mingas reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), a public body sponsored by the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has again deferred the payment of multi-million-dollar fines levied on Marriott International and British Airways after both firms had customer information stolen by hackers. The fines, issued two days apart in July…
Applications Software Technology LLC notifies employees of W-2 data breach
Remember the “good old days” when we were most worried about phishing or BEC attacks to get employees’ W-2 data for tax refund fraud scams? Have you seen any reports like that recently? I just realized that I haven’t when I saw one in the news today. Bill Toulas reports: “AST LLC” has announced a data…
RagnarLocker ransomware hits EDP energy giant, asks for €10M
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Attackers using the Ragnar Locker ransomware have encrypted the systems of Portuguese multinational energy giant Energias de Portugal (EDP) and are now asking for a 1580 BTC ransom ($10.9M or €9.9M). EDP Group is one of the largest European operators in the energy sector (gas and electricity) and the world’s 4th largest producer of wind…