Everything old is leaked again? First we learn that data of 70+ million AT&T customers that was originally leaked in 2021 has been leaked again. Now it’s the 2021 data leak from Atraf? Waqas of HackRead reports: Atraf, a popular Israeli LGBTQ dating app, has suffered a major data breach exposing personal information of over…
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Treasury Sanctions China-Linked Hackers for Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Wuhan Xiaoruizhi Science and Technology Company, Limited (Wuhan XRZ), a Wuhan, China-based Ministry of State Security (MSS) front company that has served as cover for multiple malicious cyber operations. OFAC is also designating Zhao Guangzong and Ni Gaobin, two Chinese nationals affiliated with Wuhan XRZ,for…
Major credit bureau slapped with enforcement notice for data breach in South Africa
Jan Vermeulen reports: The Information Regulator has slapped credit bureau TransUnion with an enforcement notice following a data breach on 18 March 2022. N4ugthySecTU, the group that claimed responsibility for the attack, alleged that they exfiltrated 4TB of data from one of TransUnion’s databases, including the records of 54 million South Africans. However, the bureau said far…
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation breached, patient data involved
A new leaksite appeared this past week that appears to have been created for one particular incident. The notice begins: Dear Visitor of Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation LEAK website: We regret to inform you that Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation has experienced a complete data breach from its internal servers. This includes the data of all patients, medical…
OK: Emergency Medical Services Authority notifies patients of hacking incident
Terré Gables of KFOR reports: Emergency Medical Services Authority (“EMSA”) says, it has identified suspicious activity in its IT network and is mailing letters to patients whose information may have been involved. According to EMSA, on February 13, 2024, EMSA identified suspicious activity in its IT network. EMSA immediately initiated its incident response protocols, which involved…
Convergent Outsourcing Settles Data Breach Class Action for $2.45 Million
Kathryn M. Rattigan of Robinson & Cole LLP writes: Convergent Outsourcing Inc., a debt-collection agency, settled a data breach class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington for $2.45 million. The class action suit against Convergent alleged that the business failed to protect the personal information of over 640,000 individuals….