In February 2022, NFL’s San Francisco 49ers confirmed a ransomware attack by BlackByte. This week they started mailing notification letters to more than 20,000 people. * * * In a bizarre incident, hackers broke into the ride-hailing service provider Yandex Taxi’s software and sent dozens of cars to the same location, resulting in a traffic…
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Samsung says customer data stolen in July data breach
Zack Whittaker and Carly Page reports: Electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a data breach affecting customers’ personal information. In a brief notice, Samsung said it discovered the security incident in late-July and that an “unauthorized third party acquired information from some of Samsung’s U.S. systems.” The company said it determined customer data was compromised on August 4. Read…
Customer data from hundreds of Indonesian and Malaysian restaurants hacked by DESORDEN
Hackers known as DESORDEN have hit another big Indonesian business. This time, their victim was BOGA Group, which operates more than 200 restaurants and outlets across Indonesia and Malaysia under brand names including Bakerzin, Pepper Lunch, Paradise Dynasty, Paradise Inn, Shaburi, Kintan Buffet, Onokabe, Putu Made, Kimukatsu, Yakiniku Like, Ocean 8, Sushi Kaiyo, and Boga…
Norwegian parliament fined
From the Norwegian Data Protection Authority: The Norwegian parliament – the Storting – had a data breach in late 2020. In January, the Data Protection Authority gave notice of a NOK 2 million fine for inadequate security. We have now considered the Storting’s comments and decided to maintain the fine. Norwegian parliament fined “Our conclusion…
Tulsa Tech hit by data breach
NewsOn6 reports: Tulsa Tech says someone stole data belonging to students who were enrolled in its classes between 1986 and 1999. According to the school, someone accessed the district’s systems in June and took files from the network, including the names and Social Security numbers of students. Read more at NewsOn6.
TH: Major Cineplex and Major Development PCL hit by DESORDEN
DESORDEN has hit another big business in Thailand. This time it is the largest cinema chain and its subsidiary property development company. As DESORDEN informs DataBreaches, the Major Development PCL was breached during the first week of August and contacted by DESORDEN on August 17. “The management refused to respond and we attacked their main…