The Connexion reports: A large-scale trial is opening in Lyon this week after the discovery of a major data leak at a French work agency Adecco that left 72,000 victims in one of the most serious data-related frauds ever uncovered in France. 16 people are in the dock at the Lyon correctional court facing 22…
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Sompo Japan Insurance submits improvement plan after info leakage
Insurance Asia reports: Sompo Japan Insurance has submitted a business improvement plan to the local Financial Services Agency (FSA). The FSA had earlier ordered the insurer to submit the plan on 24 March 2025, in relation to the leakage of customer information. In a statement, Sompo Japan Insurance apologized for “any inconvenience and concern caused to…
UPDATING: Credit Control Corporation denies any current breach
Update: And this is why we said “allegedly” and “unconfirmed.” CCC responded to yesterday’s inquiry with the following reply: Credit Control Corporation is not currently the subject of any data breach or security incident referenced in your message. The original post appears below for context. A seller on a forum claims to have data on 9.1…
Washington Post investigating cyberattack on journalists, WSJ reports
Reuters reports: A cyberattack on the Washington Post compromised the email accounts of several journalists and was most likely the work of a foreign government, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Matt Murray, the Washington Post’s executive editor, said in an internal memo that the breach was discovered on Thursday and an investigation had…
A guilty plea in the PowerSchool case still leaves unanswered questions
On June 6, 19-year-old Matthew D. Lane pleaded guilty in federal court in Massachusetts to one count each of conspiracy to commit cyber extortion, cyber extortion, unauthorized access to protected computers, and aggravated identity theft. The first two charges were related to an unnamed telecom company identified as “Victim 1.” The third and fourth charges…
ICE takes steps to deport the Australian hacker known as “DR32”
David Kee Crees has been detained by Denver Homeland Security – ICE to be deported. The Australian national was recently released from a federal prison after pleading guilty to hacking and other charges. The strange case of “DR32” just got a bit stranger. It looks like the Australian national will get a plane ticket back…