Paul Kunert reports: Norwegian mining and recycling giant TOMRA says it has isolated tech systems as it deals with an “extensive cyberattack.” TOMRA has multiple divisions that focus on areas including waste and recycling solutions, metal sorting systems, mining machine systems and food sorting equipment. It turned over $1.2 billion in calendar 2022. Read more…
Category: Business Sector
No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking, Monday edition: Dating App That Claims 50 Million Users Suffered a Data Breach
Jeremiah Fowler writes: Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained approximately 2.3 million records. Upon further investigation, it became clear that these records were associated with multiple dating applications contained in a single database. A majority of the records referred to an application called 419 Dating – Chat…
Kr: PIPC Sanctions LG U+ Telecom, Imposes Administrative Penalty of $5.3 Million for Breach Along with Corrective Orders
Press Release July 12, 2023 (This is an unofficial translation of a press release, originally prepared in Korean.) On July 12, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) held a plenary meeting and reached a decision to impose an administrative penalty of KRW 6.8 billion (USD 5.3 million) and an administrative fine of KRW 27 million…
Payroll Services Provider UKG Agrees to $6 Million Settlement in Data-Breach Lawsuit
James Rundle reports: Payroll services provider UKG has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a cyberattack in 2021, capping a significant piece of litigation that emerged from the incident. A ransomware strike in December 2021 forced parts of UKG’s Kronos Private Cloud product offline, disrupting software that tracked employee hours during the Christmas holiday period….
FTC investigates OpenAI over data leak and ChatGPT’s inaccuracy
Cat Zakrzewski reports: The Federal Trade Commission has opened an expansive investigation into OpenAI, probing whether the maker of the popular ChatGPT bot has run afoul of consumer protection laws by putting personal reputations and data at risk. The agency this week sent the San Francisco company a 20-page demand for records about how it…
Two Teens Accused of Masterminding Hacks on Grand Theft Auto and Uber
Katharine Gemmell reports: Two UK teenagers were accused of being key members of the notorious hacking group Lapsus$, with prosecutors alleging that the pair were involved in hacks on companies including Nvidia Corp., Rockstar Games Inc., and Uber Technologies Inc. Arion Kurtaj, 18, and a 17-year-old boy, who can’t be named for legal reasons, were hit with joint…