The Canadian Press reports: An Indigenous child welfare authority in Manitoba has called in the RCMP after being hit by a cyberattack that’s corrupted its computer files and potentially compromised the privacy of its clients. Southern First Nations Network of Care spokesman Jim Compton said the organization’s IT department has been trying to restore service…
District Court (NY) Says It’s Powerless to Approve Class Settlement Arising Out of Data Breach Due to Lack of Art. III Cognizable Injury
Scott J. Hyman of Severson & Werson PC writes: In Steven v. Carlos Lopez & Assocs., No. 18-CV-6500 (JMF), 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203621 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 22, 2019), Judge Furman declined to approve settlement of a data breach class due to the absence of Art. III standing. From the opinion: In June 2018, an employee…
NJ: Livingston Public Schools Hacked With Ransomware, Classes Delayed Today
CBS reports: Livingston public schools are getting a late start today after the district’s computer network was hacked. Administrators said the system was infected with ransomware Friday and engineers have been working around the clock to fix it. Read more on CBS.
Allied Universal Breached by Maze Ransomware, Stolen Data Leaked
Lawrence Abrams reports: After a deadline was missed for receiving a ransom payment, the group behind Maze Ransomware has published almost 700 MB worth of data and files stolen from security staffing firm Allied Universal. We are told this is only 10% of the total files stolen and the rest will be released if a…
Church’s Chicken probes data security breach at company-owned sites
MobilePaymentsToday reports: Church’s Chicken said it is investigating a possible data breach involving credit and debit card information at some of its company owned locations in the U.S., where it operates quick service restaurants in 11 states. The company said an unauthorized third party may have accessed its payment processing systems at some of its…
Authorities Arrest Suspected Jack Dorsey Hacker
Joseph Cox reports: Authorities have arrested an individual who is allegedly part of The Chuckling Squad, a hacker group that in August compromised the Twitter account of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, according to law enforcement and criminal sources. The group also claimed responsibility for hacks of other celebrities, including actress Chloë Grace Moretz. The alleged member was arrested…