Frank Ready reports: The e-discovery industry may have experienced one its most high-profile cyber incidents over the weekend. Epiq Global confirmed that it had been hit with a ransomware attack, prompting the e-discovery and managed services company to take its systems offline for the foreseeable future. A statement released by the e-discovery and managed services provider on…
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UK: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited fined £500,000 for failing to secure its customers’ personal data
From the ICO: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Cathay Pacific Airways Limited £500,000 for failing to protect the security of its customers’ personal data. Between October 2014 and May 2018 Cathay Pacific’s computer systems lacked appropriate security measures which led to customers’ personal details being exposed, 111,578 of whom were from the UK, and…
French Firms Rocked by Kasbah Hacker?
Brian Krebs reports: A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. An individual thought to be involved has earned accolades from the likes of Apple, Dell, and Microsoft for helping to find and…
UK: Tesco issues 600,000 new Clubcards after credential stuffing attack
Kalila Sangster reports: Tesco (TSCO.L) is issuing new cards to 600,000 Clubcard account holders after discovering a security breach. The supermarket said some customers may have fallen victim to online fraud after a database of stolen usernames and passwords from other platforms had been tried out on its website. The use of the stolen data…
Legal services giant Epiq Global offline after ransomware attack
Zack Whittaker reports: Legal services giant Epiq Global has been hit by a ransomware attack. The company, which provides legal counsel and administration that counts banks, credit giants, and governments as customers, confirmed the attack hit on February 29. Read more on TechCrunch. A source came forward to Zack with additional details and information about…
AU: Alinta Energy accused of putting customers’ sensitive information at risk
Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett report on documents leaked by a whistleblower: Leaked documents obtained by 7.30, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reveal the Chinese-owned energy giant does not appear to have proper systems in place to protect sensitive customer information. Through its retail operations Alinta collects names, addresses, birth dates, mobile numbers,…