Tristan Navera reports: A cyber attack on a vendor hobbled sales at the parent of DSW Shoe Warehouse in September, the company disclosed this week. Columbus-based Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE: DBI) reported in its earnings call this week that a vendor was hit with a ransomware attack and had to voluntarily shut down its systems….
Tech unicorn UiPath discloses data breach
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Tech unicorn UiPath, a startup that makes robotics automation software, is currently emailing users about a security incident that exposed their personal information online. “On December 1, 2020, UiPath became aware of an incident that resulted in unauthorized disclosure of a file containing limited personal information about users of UiPath Academy,” the…
PA: Meadville reveals months-old ‘suspicious’ data incident
Mike Crowley reports: In October, when Meadville City Council unanimously approved more than doubling what the city was spending on computer security and network management, City Manager Andy Walker said the investment was worth it given “the constant headlines with respect to cyber attacks and ransomware and malware.” “We just found ourselves in a position…
Chinese embassy blames hackers for retweet of Trump’s claim that Democrats cheated in election
Arjun Kharpal reports: The Chinese embassy in the U.S. said its Twitter account was hacked after it retweeted a baseless claim from President Donald Trump that the Democrats cheated in the election. Read more on CNBC, although the remainder of the report seems to be more about Trump and the election and less about the embassy’s Twitter…
Air France-KLM victim of cyber attack – media
ABM FN-Dow Jones reports (translated): Hackers have tried to break into Air France-KLM. The NOS reported this on Thursday based on insiders. […] The attack appears to be intended to gather intelligence for a possible follow-up attack, NOS says on the basis of a confidential document. Read more on Beursgorilla.nl. h/t, @Chum1ng0
NEW CISA Alert: Cyber Actors Target K-12 Distance Learning Education to Cause Disruptions and Steal Data
Alert (AA20-345A) SUMMARY: This Joint Cybersecurity Advisory was coauthored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC assess malicious cyber actors are targeting kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) educational institutions, leading to ransomware attacks, the…