Bill Toulas reports: Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC suffered a data breach caused by a network intrusion that resulted in the installation of information-stealing malware and the extraction of data from its IT systems. […] “Based on our preliminary investigation, an unknown party accessed [our internal IT systems] on or around December 23, 2022, installed malware,…
Kimmel Center, Philadelphia Orchestra websites hit by cyber attack
Peter Dobrin reports: A cyber attack Friday crippled ticket sales and ticketing functions at the city’s largest arts presenter. Websites for the Kimmel Center and Philadelphia Orchestra were down, and patrons were left with scant information about the exact nature of the disruption. Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
B&G Foods attacked by Daixin Team; files leaked
B&G Foods describes itself as a “multibillion dollar company with more than 50 brands and one purpose: Delicious food from our family to yours.” Some of the California firm’s brands are Crisco, Green Giant, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cream of Wheat, and Vermont Maid Syrup. But a recent cyberattack by Daixin Team has allegedly resulted in…
And two more class action settlements….
Electromed In August 2021, DataBreaches noted reports that Electromed had been hacked, and the incident affected employees and customers. Electromed later reported the incident to HHS as impacting 47,200 patients. According to subsequent disclosures, this was a ransomware incident that Electromed had discovered in June. In September 2021, a potential class action lawsuit was filed…
Cop and telecoms staffer charged in data breach case
Cayman News Service reports: A police sergeant who was suspended from the RCIPS last year and a former employee of a local telecommunications company have both been summoned to appear in court next week in relation to a data breach investigated by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB), the RCIPS has confirmed. The former telecoms…
Technion University hacked and locked; previously unknown attackers demand 80 BTC
The Technion, which is the Technology Institute of Israel, confirms it has been the victim of a ransomware attack by threat actors demanding 80 BTC ransom to unlock the data. According to the ransom note sent by attackers, the school’s network was locked. Their ransom note, first published by Erez Dasa on Telegram, begins: Dear…