Alexander Martin reports: Staff at The Guardian newspaper have been told not to come into the office and to work from home for the rest of the week due to a suspected ransomware attack which struck late on Tuesday. The attack has impacted a number of business services at the 200-year-old news organization, but not…
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Two Men Arrested For Conspiring With Russian Nationals To Hack The Taxi Dispatch System At JFK Airport
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John Gay, the Inspector General of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the “Port Authority”), announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging DANIEL ABAYEV and PETER LEYMAN with two counts of conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The Indictment…
AG secures settlement with graduation company after data breach
James Wesser reports: Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Friday, Dec. 16 a settlement with a graduation memorabilia company after a data security event discovered in April 2021 exposed Pennsylvanians’ private information. “Protecting Pennsylvanians’ personal information and financial data is a key priority of my office,” said AG Shapiro. “Every corporation that does business in…
Cyber attack on NZ’s largest insurer of doctors MAS may have exposed members’ personal data
NZ Herald reports: A cyber attack on the after-hours call service of New Zealand’s largest insurer of medical professionals has potentially exposed the personal data of its members. MAS insurance has released a statement this afternoon revealing a third-party supplier of after-hours call-centre services for the company “has recently notified us of a breach of…
Shiseido data breach victims plan legal action over fake companies
Alex Scroxton reports: Employees and former employees of the UK business of Japanese cosmetics firm Shiseido who found their personal information had been exposed in a data breach are being asked to come forward to take part in a proposed group legal action against the company. The breach took place in the spring of 2022 and was…
AU: ING fined for missed data deadlines breach
Adrian Black reports: The competition watchdog has handed out more than $50,000 in fines to ING bank over missed deadlines and misleading website statements. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleged ING missed three deadlines for its Consumer Data Right (CDR) rollout and misled consumers on the reliability and security of its service. Read more…