Arno Schuetze, John Miller and David Dolan report: German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel (HNKG_p.DE) along with a host of others said on Wednesday they had been victims of cyber attacks, confirming a German media report which said the likely culprit was a state-backed Chinese group. Public broadcaster ARD said the hackers used a type…
Category: Business Sector
Formget security lapse exposed thousands of sensitive user-uploaded documents
Zack Whittaker reports: If you’ve used Formget in the past few years, there’s a good chance we know about it. Formget bills itself as an online form maker and email marketing company based in Bhopal, India. The company allows its 43,000 customers to create online forms so others can submit their resumes or apply for…
YouHodler Misconfiguration Exposed Details on 86 Million Crypto Loan Records
Benjamin Vitáris reports: Security researchers have discovered a data breach that exposed 86 million records of the crypto loan platform YouHodler. According to vpnMentor’s security experts, the breach has exposed a massive amount of sensitive data. The leaked data included personal information ranging from full names to phone numbers and email addresses, and financial information…
Attacking the Heart of the German Industry
Hakan Tanriverdi, Svea Eckert, Jan Strozyk, Maximilian Zierer, and Rebecca Ciesielski report: This investigation starts with a code: daa0 c7cb f4f0 fbcf d6d1. If you know what to look for, you’ll find Winnti. Hackers who have been spying on businesses all over the world for years. A group, presumably China-based, has honed in on Germany…
Health IT companies impacted by browser extension data leak: report
Heather Landi reports: Browser extensions, also known as add-ons or plug-ins, are commonly used by desktop Web surfers to do things ranging from blocking ads to remembering passwords to checking grammar. According to an independent security researcher, some extensions have been leaking and exposing browsing activity data, including patient names and health information from healthcare…
Yahoo’s $117 Million Data Breach Settlement Moves Forward
Wendy Davis reports: Yahoo’s $117.5 million settlement of massive data breaches occurring between 2012 and 2016 has been granted preliminary approval by a federal judge. The deal’s terms don’t “improperly grant preferential treatment to any individual or segment of the settlement class and fall within the range of possible approval as fair, reasonable, and adequate,”…