B&G Foods describes itself as a “multibillion dollar company with more than 50 brands and one purpose: Delicious food from our family to yours.” Some of the California firm’s brands are Crisco, Green Giant, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cream of Wheat, and Vermont Maid Syrup. But a recent cyberattack by Daixin Team has allegedly resulted in…
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Cop and telecoms staffer charged in data breach case
Cayman News Service reports: A police sergeant who was suspended from the RCIPS last year and a former employee of a local telecommunications company have both been summoned to appear in court next week in relation to a data breach investigated by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB), the RCIPS has confirmed. The former telecoms…
Cybersecurity Incident Shuts Down Biglaw Network
Joe Patrice reports: On the plus side, the cybersecurity incident at Troutman Pepper does not appear to have compromised any client data. So, in a sense, the system worked. But as a damage recovery matter, leaving attorneys using personal email accounts and locally saved documents for over a day highlights that for all the talk…
Indian social media app Slick exposed childrens’ user data
Jagmeet Singh reports: Emerging Indian social media app Slick left an internal database containing users’ personal information, including data of school-going children, publicly exposed to the internet for months. Since at least December 11, a database containing full names, mobile numbers, dates of birth, and profile pictures of Slick users was left online without a password. Read…
Hackers breach Reddit to steal source code and internal data
Lawrence Abrams reports: Reddit suffered a cyberattack Sunday evening, allowing hackers to access internal business systems and steal internal documents and source code. The company says the hackers used a phishing lure targeting Reddit employees with a landing page impersonating its intranet site. This site attempted to steal employees’ credentials and two-factor authentication tokens. After…
iRent fined for data leak
CNA reports: Taiwanese car rental and automobile/motorcycle-sharing services platform iRent received separate fines from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) and Taipei City government on Thursday for data protection failings. The popular platform is operated by Ho Ing Mobility Service, a subsidiary of Taiwanese automotive conglomerate Hotai Motor Co. The company received the fines…