Leo Laikola reports: Finland’s parliament was the target of a cyber attack during the autumn that compromised the security of an unspecified number of politicians’ email accounts, parliament’s information office said Monday. Read more on Bloomberg.
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RU: Freedom Finance admits data leak of 16,000 clients
InterFax reports: The broker Freedom Finance has admitted the leak of data on 16,000 clients, saying the data dated 2018, Timur Turlov, founder and general director of the broker, said on his Instagram account. It was earlier reported that the broker client’s data had appeared on several shadow forums. Read more on InterFax.
NetGalley breach: Publishing industry website forces password reset following ‘security incident’
Adam Bannister reports: NetGalley – a website that gives book reviewers pre-release access to new titles – has warned users about a data breach that may have exposed their passwords and other personal data. “What initially seemed like a simple defacement of our homepage has, with further investigation, resulted in the unauthorized and unlawful access to…
NL: Cyber attack hits IP telephony supplier Innovaphone
Alfred Monterie reports (translation:) Innovaphone, a provider of business IP telephony solutions, has been hit by a hacker. The attacker may have gained access to customer data. The German manufacturer does not believe that this is likely, but it cannot be completely ruled out that this information has fallen into the wrong hands. Innovaphone thinks the hacker’s…
Proliance Surgeons, Inc. Notifies Customers of Data Security Incident
Why are they calling them “customers” and not “patients?” I’m confused by this press release, below. Were these payment cards the patients’ payment cards/payment info? If so, it’s still protected health information of patients. I’ve reached out to the entity to request clarification. Update: A spokesperson says that the payment cards were not the patients’…
Exmo crypto exchange suffers hack, halts all withdrawals
Helen Partz reports: Exmo, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the United Kingdom, has suffered a major security breach causing the platform to freeze all withdrawals. According to a Dec. 21 security notice, Exmo detected suspicious withdrawal activity on Monday, with large amounts of major coins like Bitcoin (BTC) leaving the platform’s hot wallets. Read more on…