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$100-million class action lawsuit filed in Calgary over Marriott Hotels data breach

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Dissent

Kevin Martin reports: The massive data hack of guest information from the Marriott hotel empire has triggered a $100-million class action lawsuit in Calgary. A statement of claim filed in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench says the data breach in which hackers accessed records on as many as 500 million hotel guests was due to…

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Energy companies under attack

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: A denial-of-service attack launched against an energy company providing power in several western U.S. states was enough to report “interruptions of electrical system operations” to the government’s energy authority. The “cyber event” lasted almost 10 hours on March 5, according to an electric emergency and disturbance report filed with the Department of…

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Vulnerability in Tommy Hilfiger Japan DB Exposes Hundreds of Thousands of Customers to Data Theft

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Dissent

Paul Kane writes: Hacker-activists Noam Rotem and Ran L from Safety Detective’s research lab recently revealed a significant security breach in the Tommy Hilfiger Japan client database – leaving the private and personal details of hundreds of thousands of customers up for grabs. Nearly 1 Million Website Visits Tommy Hilfiger’s Japanese website, which received nearly…

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Dell laptops and computers vulnerable to remote hijacks

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: A vulnerability in the Dell SupportAssist utility exposes Dell laptops and personal computers to a remote attack that can allow hackers to execute code with admin privileges on devices using an older version of this tool and take over users’ systems. Dell has released a patch for this security flaw on April…

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Charles River Laboratories discloses a breach, but details are lacking

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Dissent

From their SEC filing: On April 30, 2019, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (the “Company” or “Registrant”) notified clients of unauthorized access into portions of its information systems.  Promptly upon detection of unusual activity in its information systems in mid-March, the Company commenced an investigation into this incident, coordinated with U.S. federal law enforcement, and engaged…

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TalkTalk hacker Daniel Kelley became ‘ruthless’ cyber criminal after being rejected from college computer course

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Dissent

Emily Pennink reports: A teenager rejected from a college computer course became a “ruthless” online criminal who took part in the huge TalkTalk hack and blackmailed the company’s former chief executive. Disgruntled student Daniel Kelley, from Llanelli, turned to “black hat” hacking when he failed to get the necessary GCSE grades to get into a…

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