Sergiu Gatlan reports: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) disclosed a data breach that led to the exposure of personal information of some Guest Rewards members. … “On the evening of April 16, 2020, Amtrak determined that an unknown third party gained unauthorized access to certain Amtrak Guest Rewards accounts,” Amtrak Guest Rewards Senior Director…
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NJ: Systems returning after computer hack in Bernards Township
The Bernardsville News reports: Most computer operations have been restored, including the township’s website, after the May 11 “ransomeware attack” on municipal computers by unknown hackers. On Monday, June 1, Mayor James Baldassare Jr. told this newspaper that operations were returning to normal. Read more on The Bernardsville News.
Bank of America reveals data breach in PPP application process
Caroline Hudson reports: Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) has revealed a possible data breach on business clients’ information for the Paycheck Protection Program. The breach occurred on April 22, as BofA uploaded PPP applications onto the U.S. Small Business Administration’s test platform, according to a filing with the California Attorney General’s Office. The limited-access…
Kentucky unemployment website experienced April data breach
Another state has reported a breach or leak involving a state portal for filing unemployment claims. Fox19 reports: Kentucky officials reported Thursday what Gov. Andy Beshear described as a “data breach” in the state’s unemployment insurance web portal. The so-called breach took place on April 23, according to a release from Kentucky’s Education and Workforce…
Minneapolis city systems temporarily brought down by cyberattack
Maggie Miller reports: City government systems in Minneapolis were temporarily brought down by a cyberattack early Thursday at the same time the city was grappling with raging protests over the police killing of George Floyd. A spokesperson for the city told The Hill that some of the city’s public websites and systems were temporarily shut down…
Capital One Must Turn Over Mandiant’s Forensics Report
Jeremy Kirk reports: Capital One has been ordered by a federal judge to turn over the results of a digital forensics investigation into its 2019 data breach, which has been sought by plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit. The report could provide further insight into what went wrong in one of the most significant breaches of…