Daniel R. Stoller reports: Salesforce.com Inc. and a children’s clothing company face data-breach allegations in a federal court lawsuit that is among the first to cite California’s landmark privacy law since it took effect Jan. 1. Salesforce and Hanna Andersson failed to protect user data, safeguard platforms or provide cybersecurity warnings, alleges the complaint filed…
UK: Data leak exposes 17,000 yachting industry professionals
Lucy Ingham reports: A data breach at UK-based Crew and Concierge Limited has exposed the personal data of 17,379 people of 50 different nationalities working in the yachting industry. Crew and Concierge is an international recruitment agency specialising in securing staff for ultra-high-net-worth clients’ yachts operating around the world. Read more on Verdict.
City of Racine attacked with ransomware
Christine Flores reports: Ransomware has infected the City of Racine’s computer systems. The doors at City Hall remained open Monday, Feb. 3. In fact, people were encouraged to conduct their business in person since the ransomware attack impacted the city’s website, email, and online payment system. Read more on CBS58.
DoppelPaymer Ransomware Sells Victims’ Data on Darknet if Not Paid
Lawrence Abrams reports: The DoppelPaymer Ransomware is the latest family threatening to sell or publish a victim’s stolen files if they do not pay a ransom demand. A new tactic being used by ransomware operators that perform network-wide encryption is to steal a victim’s files before encrypting any devices. They then threaten to publish or sell this…
Phishing scam targets St. Louis Community College; private information exposed
Kevin S. Held reports: More than 5,100 St. Louis Community College students and employees had their personal information accessed via a phishing scam. The data breach was discovered on January 13, according to a spokesperson for the college. Cybercriminals targeted employees and students through “a series of email phishing attacks” which ultimately gave them access…
Pabbly Email Marketing Exposes 51.2 Million Records Online
Jeremiah Fowler reports: Email marketing is big business and many companies rely on emails to keep in contact with their customers or potential customers. In the modern world of over priced pay per click ads targeted email marketing lists are the holy grail of an organization’s marketing strategy. This customer data is equally as valuable…