Zack Whittaker reports: TeamViewer, the company that makes widely used remote access tools for companies, has confirmed an ongoing cyberattack on its corporate network. In a statement Friday, the company attributed the compromise to government-backed hackers working for Russian intelligence, known as APT29 (and Midnight Blizzard). The Germany-based company said its investigation so far points to…
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Judge denies motion to dismiss cybersecurity lawsuit against Clark County schools
Rocio Hernandez reports: A Clark County judge on Thursday denied the Clark County School District (CCSD)’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit over a 2023 cybersecurity breach — an unexpected development considering the judge previously said she leaned toward dismissing the case. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 31, said the breach led to the compromise…
FTC Defends Investigation Into Cyberattack on MGM as Casino Giant Seeks to Block Probe
Maydeen Merino reports: The Federal Trade Commission this week defended its investigation of MGM Resort International’s data security practices as the Las Vegas-based casino is seeking a court order to block the agency’s probe. Following a cyberattack that disclosed the personal information MGM guests in September, the FTC issued a civil investigative demand (CID) in…
Ph: Arrested Data Security Officer Admits To Hacking 93 Websites
Mark Ernest Villeza reports: A data security officer of the Manila Bulletin has admitted to hacking approximately 93 websites, including government and private company websites, as well as servers based abroad. In an interview with ABS-CBN aired on June 24, the hacker with the alias “Kangkong” revealed that he left a specific picture on the compromised websites as…
Association of Texas Professional Educators notifying 414,515 members of data breach (1)
The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) is notifying more than 414,000 members of a data breach. In a letter to those affected, ATPE explains that they first detected abnormal activity in their network on February 12, 2024. By the conclusion of the forensic investigation on March 20, 2024, investigators had found evidence that some…
Ph: Maxicare reports data breach to NPC
ABS-CBN reports: Health maintenance organization (HMO) Maxicare has reported a data breach to the National Privacy Commission (NPC). The NPC said they received a data breach notification on June 16 at 12:49 p.m. In a statement, the Department of Information and Communications Technology – National Computer Emergency Response Team (DICT-NCERT) said they the leak started…