Nico Arboleda and Steven Kiernan report what is pretty much a total destruction breach: Digital marketing and web provider Cyanweb Solutions lost nearly all customer data and backups after a “criminal hacking incident” that compromised one of its servers last week. The three-staff, Perth-based company provides web design, hosting, online marketing and search engine optimisation for…
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Taiwan’s DPP website hacked by Chinese hackers
Sophia Yang reports on some politically motivated hacking: The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) official website was attacked by Chinese hackers early Tuesday morning, and the website was replaced with pictures and words reading “Chinese netizens are supporting Tsai Ing-wen to run for re-election” in simplified Chinese characters. DPP spokesperson Kolas Yotaka said on Tuesday noon that the cyber…
TypeForm breach affects Travelodge guests, too (Updated)
Alessandro Carrara reports: Budget hotel chain Travelodge has been hit by a security breach which allowed an unauthorised third party to steal guest names and emails. Travelodge was notified by Typeform, a company which manages customer surveys and competitions, that it had been the victim of a data security incident which affected Travelodge customer information…
Costa Coffee Applicant Details Hacked in PageUp Breach
Ed Targett reports: The personal details of Costa Coffee and Premier Inn job applicants have been stolen after a data breach of owner Whitbread’s online recruitment system, run by Australia’s PageUp, the company confirmed today. Bedfordshire-headquartered multinational Whitbread was hit after PageUp was hacked last month, in an incident that exposed the details of current…
Fortnum & Mason shoppers’ details stolen in Typeform’s data breach
Natasha Bernal reports: Fortnum & Mason has admitted that thousands of customers have had their personal data stolen in a cyber attack on the upmarket grocer. The retailer said that around 23,000 of its shoppers had seen their names, email addresses and home addresses, as well as social media handles, compromised by hackers. The breach occurred…
Humana notifies members after credential stuffing attack on Humana.com and Go365.com
Health insurer Humana recently began notifying an unspecified number of health plan members after detecting and blocking a credential stuffing attack against Humana.com and Go365.com. The attacks took place on June 3 and June 4 from overseas IP addresses. In a notification letter dated June 21, Jim Theiss, Humana’s Chief Privacy Officer, writes: On June 3,…