Eileen Wu reports: Singapore has taken another step towards a new bill that seeks to impose higher penalties on financial institutions that suffer a security breach as a result of oversight. It also looks to tighten regulations of digital token services providers to guard against money laundering and terrorist financing risks. If passed, the Financial…
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UK: The Works forced to close shops after cyber attack
Henry Saker-Clark reports: The Works has said some stores have been forced to shut after a cybersecurity incident caused issues with its tills. The stationery and books retailer said the hack also resulted in new stock deliveries to its shops being temporarily suspended and longer delivery times for online orders. It said store deliveries “are…
I-SEC attacked by Conti threat actors
I-SEC is one of the main providers in the field of aviation security checks according to §5 LuftSiG (German Aviation Security Law) in Frankfurt. Conti threat actors added I-SEC to their leak site and have provided some proof of claim. There is no notice on I-SEC’s website at the time of this publication. DataBreaches.net sent…
Germany closes Russian darknet market Hydra
DW reports: Federal police say they have shut down the German servers for the darknet hub, which saw its sales skyrocket during the pandemic. Investigators said on Tuesday that they had shut down the German servers for Hydra, a Russian darknet marketplace that was used to sell drugs, forged documents, intercepted data, and other illegal digital services….
Food Delivery Leak Unmasks Russian Security Agents
Russian tech giant Yandex has blamed one of its employees for the hacking and subsequent leak of data from Yandex Food, a popular food delivery service in Russia. Aric Toler reports: Among the many users affected are serving agents of Russia’s security services and military, who in several cases even ordered food to their places of…
Emma Sleep Company admits checkout Magecart attack
Paul Kunert reports: Emma Sleep Company has confirmed to The Reg that it suffered a Magecart attack which enabled ne’er-do-wells to skim customers’ credit or debit card data from its website. Customers were informed of the breach by the mattress maker via email in the past week, with the business saying it was “subject to a cyber…