The following is a Bankers Life announcement of a security incident that appears on HHS’s public breach tool under the name “CNO Financial Group, Inc.” According to the report to HHS, the breach affected 566,217 members protected health information. On October 25, Bankers Life1 notified certain customers about a data security issue. We take the…
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Sim Swapping Crypto Hacking Group Busted in Turkey
From TrustNodes: Turkish police has arrested 11 individuals on suspicion of hacking cryptocurrencies through Sim Swapping. The individuals in question allegedly tricked phone providers into transferring the victim’s phone number to them. Apparently fake IDs were prepared for this operation, according to local crypto media, with the thieves pretending the victim’s phone was stolen. They…
Five Guys notifies employees of data breach
I won’t let this devolve into a debate on who makes the best hamburgers, but Five Guys Enterprises, LLC is notifying its employees about a data breach that affects them. According to a copy of its notification letter, submitted to the California Attorney General’s Office on November 2: On August 6, the firm discovered that…
Bowker Investigating Breach of ISBN Site
Jim Milliot reports: In a notice posted on its website late last week, R.R. Bowker said it has learned that unauthorized charges were being made on its www.myidentifiers.com website, which is responsible for issuing ISBNs. The company said its preliminary investigation has found that the breach appears to have happened over the course of multiple…
Data leak affects thousands of wealthy Moscow residents
Maria Kolomychenko reports: Thousands of wealthy Moscow residents who subscribed to a regional internet provider have had personal data including names, home addresses and mobile numbers posted online. People affected by the high-profile data leak are all clients of Moscow-based internet provider Akado Telecom, a large telecommunications network owned by billionaire businessman Viktor Vekselberg, which…
Data breach hits luxury hotels in Tasmania, with guest details at risk of theft by ‘third party’
Tamara Glumac reports: Guests of two of Tasmania’s luxury hotels have been told their personal data “may have been accessed by an unauthorised third party”, with the company — casino giant Federal Group — telling people emails sent from the resorts may be bogus. The company has written to past guests of Hobart’s Henry Jones…