Michelle Chapman reports: McDonald’s has become the latest company to be hit by a data breach after unauthorized activity on its network exposed the personal data of some customers in South Korea and Taiwan. McDonald’s Corp. said Friday that it quickly identified and contained the incident and that a thorough investigation was done. Read mre…
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Healthcare entities in Saudi Arabia, Illinois, and Mississippi fall prey to Xing Team
Note: updates to the breaches included in this report appear below the original post. Some threat actors have gained a lot of notoriety while others are lesser known. In this article, DataBreaches.net reports on a relatively unknown group that has been hitting the healthcare sector, “Xing Team.” Like other groups, Xing maintains a dedicated leak…
In: Health Ministry Refutes CoWIN Data Leak Claim, Initiates Investigation
Archis Chowdhury reports: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare refuted the claims around a breach in vaccination data of over 150 million individuals from the CoWIN portal, and termed such claims to be prima facie fake, in a statement issued on Thursday. It also stated that the matter is being further investigated by the…
Lisbon admits sharing Russian dissidents’ personal data with Moscow
Aitor Hernandez-Morales reports: Lisbon Mayor Fernando Medina is facing calls for his resignation as a result of his government’s decision to share the personal information of at least three Lisbon-based Russian dissidents with Russian authorities. Municipal authorities obtained the personal data when the dissidents applied to hold a rally to protest the arrest of Russian…
Russian hackers breached Dutch police systems in 2017
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Hackers working on behalf of Russian intelligence services breached the internal network of Dutch police in 2017 during the country’s investigation of the MH-17 crash. The intrusion was kept under wraps by Dutch investigators until this week when multiple sources revealed the incident to Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant. Read more on The Record.
Computer memory maker ADATA hit by Ragnar Locker ransomware
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Taiwan-based leading memory and storage manufacturer ADATA says that a ransomware attack forced it to take systems offline after hitting its network in late May. ADATA manufactures high-performance DRAM memory modules, NAND Flash memory cards, and other products, including mobile accessories, gaming products, electric power trains, and industrial solutions. Read more on…