Brittany A. Roston reports: Wishbone, an app popular among teenagers, has suffered a data breach, it has been revealed. The company informed its users of the intrusion in a notification recently, saying it became aware of the data swipe on March 14. The notification says that unknown individuals “may have had access” to the company’s API…
UK: ‘43,000 individuals’ possibly affected after ABTA web server hacked
TTG reports: The organisation said today it had become aware of “unauthorised access to the web server supporting abta.com by an external infiltrator exploiting a vulnerability”. The web server is managed for Abta through a third-party web developer and hosting company. “The infiltrator exploited that vulnerability to access data provided by some customers of Abta…
Fourth Circuit To Plaintiffs: “Could” Isn’t Enough For Standing
Matthew J. Siegel of Cozen O’Connor writes: A split continued to develop in the federal courts last month as the Fourth Circuit denied Article III standing to the plaintiffs in a data breach case whose alleged injuries were limited to the increased risk of future identity theft and the cost of measures to protect against…
UK: Fine for lawyer who stored client files on home computer
A senior barrister who failed to keep clients’ sensitive personal information secure has been fined £1,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Information belonging to up to 250 people, including vulnerable adults and children, was uploaded to the internet when the barrister’s husband updated software on the couple’s home computer. Some 725 unencrypted documents, which were created…
Court blocks American from suing Ethiopia for infecting his computer
John Ribeiro reports: An appeals court has barred an Ethiopian-born U.S. citizen from filing a civil suit against the African country, which allegedly infected his computer with spyware and monitored his communications. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that foreign states are immune from suit in a U.S. court unless…
More reports of false tax returns in wake of W-2 phishing scams
One of the many companies who became victims of W-2 phishing this year is Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group, a property and casualty insurance firm with headquarters in Virginia. DataBreaches.net became aware of their incident when contacted by a former employee. According to BMAG’s notification to employees dated March 10, they had no then-current evidence of any misuse of employees’…