Sania Kozatskyi reports: Cyber specialists of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine have gained full access to all computers and servers of the self-proclaimed authorities in temporarily occupied Crimea. Sources within the agency reported this to Militarnyi. As part of the operation, they obtained over 100 terabytes of intelligence data, including official correspondence of the so-called “head of…
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Lotte Card reissues 650,000 cards after data leak, protects 1.28 million customers
ChosunBiz reports: Lotte Card, whose internal data was leaked in a recent hacking incident, said on the 24th that from the 1st of this month through the previous day, among the 2.97 million customers whose information was leaked, about 650,000 applied for card reissuance, about 820,000 changed their card PINs, about 110,000 suspended their cards,…
Suspected cyberattack disrupts Circle K chain’s operations in Hong Kong
Daryna Antoniuk reports: Convenience store chain Circle K said a “network disruption” has paralyzed its Hong Kong operations for several days, forcing nearly 400 outlets across the city to suspend most electronic payment and loyalty services. The retailer said the incident, first reported over the weekend, affected e-payment systems, email services, and loyalty programs. Circle…
Cyberattack disrupts European airports including Heathrow, Brussels
Sabine Siebold, Christoph Steitz and Muvija M report: A cyberattack on a provider of check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London’s Heathrow, the continent’s busiest, causing flight delays and cancellations on Saturday. Collins Aerospace, which provides systems for several airlines at airports globally, is experiencing a technical issue…
KR: Lotte Card hack exposes data of 3 million users
Choi Ji-won reports: Lotte Card said a hacking attack compromised the personal data of 2.97 million users, marking the biggest data breach this year. CEO Cho Jwa-jin on Thursday disclosed the findings of a probe by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Security Institute, in the first public announcement since regulators began investigating on Sept….
Latvian health authority official and IT company head fined for data breach
From Latvian Public Media: The Kurzeme Regional Court has decided to overturn the acquittal of the District Court and to find guilty an official of a state institution for disclosing confidential information and a board member of a company for inciting a public official to disclose this information, Latvian Television reports on 17 September. Latvian…