Aaron Garavaglia and Kristin Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs write: As the number of data breaches continue to rise, so too will the number of lawsuits filed. As CPW previously reported, the number of data breaches in 2020 was more than double that of 2019. One can only wonder what 2021 will bring. Yet with this increase in…
Crypto firm Tether says it won’t pay $24 million ransom after being threatened with document leak
Graham Cluley writes: Controversial cryptocurrency developer Tether says it will not give in to extortionists who are demanding a 500 Bitcoin ransom payment (currently worth approximately US $24 million). According to a series of tweets posted by the blockchain and cryptocurrency organisation this weekend, it received a ransom demand on Sunday, warning that if payment was not…
Caffitaly impacted by cyberattack on a supplier
Communicaffe reports (translation): MILAN – A cyber attack by hackers targeted the logistics of the capsules of one of the most important Italian and international manufacturers. This is the Caffitaly of Gaggio Montano (Bologna) on the Bolognese Apennines. So in recent days there has been a shortage of Caffitaly capsules. The reason is obvious: there were logistical problems…
FR: Lactalis discloses it was the victim of a cyberattack
France Bleu reports (translation): The agri-food group Lactalis, based in Laval (Mayenne) is now part of the long list of companies victims of cyberattacks. The group announced in a short press release on Friday that a ” malicious third party [sought to break into ” their servers. ” We immediately took measures to contain this attack and we notified…
AZ: City of Kingman government computer system hit by cyberattack
abc15 reports: Local and federal authorities are working with the City of Kingman after the city’s government computer system was targeted by a cyberattack. According to a Sunday release from spokeswoman Colleen Haines, the city became aware of the attack “throughout the entire computer system” on Friday. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and Arizona…
GabLeaks: Claims by Gab Refuted by DDOSecrets.com
Not surprisingly, extremists appear to have made some false claims about a hack and data dump involving the far-right platform known as Gab. Rather than repeat their claims — claims that include blatantly bigoted language — DataBreaches.net provides the statement by public interest group DDOSecrets.com: Distributed Denial of Secrets provided a pre-release copy of the…