Joost Schellevis reports (translated): The private addresses and telephone numbers of potentially millions of Dutch people have fallen into the hands of criminals. They have been stolen from a company that provides car garages with ICT services. In addition to name and address details, it also concerns e-mail addresses, license plates, telephone numbers and dates of birth,…
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MI: Mott Community College addresses data security breach
Winter Keefer reports: Mott Community College announced Wednesday that it has identified and addressed a data security breach. Through an investigation, Mott Community College determined that an unauthorized person obtained access to its systems between November 27 and January 9, and transferred files maintained on one of its systems outside of its network. The college…
Clothes retailer Fatface: Someone’s broken in and accessed your personal data, including partial card payment details… Don’t tell anyone
Jude Karabus reports: British clothes retailer Fatface has infuriated some customers by telling them “an unauthorised third party” gained access to systems holding their data earlier this year, and then asking them to keep news of the blunder to themselves. Several people wrote into The Register to let us know about the personal data leak, with reader…
Solairus Aviation Notice Regarding Avianis Data Security Incident
PETALUMA, Calif., March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Solairus Aviation, a US-based aviation services company whose core business is assisting owners with the safe, reliable, and economical operation of their aircraft, announced that it identified and addressed a data security incident related to one of its third-party vendors. On December 23, 2020, Solairus was notified by a third-party vendor,…
NJ law firm provides notice of breach
PARAMUS, N.J., March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP (“DFCG”) is providing notice of a recent incident that may affect the security of information for current or former clients and other individuals who were either directly or indirectly involved as a party involved in a DFCG legal matter. The confidentiality, privacy, and security…
MangaDex website taken offline following cyber-attack, data breach
The Daily Swig reports: A website that hosts free manga comics has been taken offline after malicious hackers allegedly gained access to a database that housed user data. The MangaDex site was taken down for maintenance last week (March 20) after an unknown actor gained access to an administrator account. The site’s maintainers said the attacker was…