Bill Toulas reports: French retailer Auchan is informing that some sensitive data associated with loyalty accounts of several hundred thousand of its customers was exposed in a cyberattack. The company is sending data breach notifications to customers affected by the incident. “We are writing to inform you that Auchan has been the victim of a…
Farmers Insurance says 1 million customers affected by cyberattack on third-party vendor
Jonathan Greig reports: More than one million customers of Farmers Insurance and its subsidiaries were impacted by a cyberattack on a third-party vendor. Farmers Insurance, Farmers Insurance Exchange and several other affiliated companies filed breach notification documents in Maine, California and Massachusetts on Friday while also providing notice on the company website. The company, which is itself a subsidiary of Zurich…
Silver State goes dark as cyberattack knocks Nevada websites offline
Connor Jones reports: The state of Nevada is now two days into a cyberattack that has brought down many of its digital services. The Office of Governor Joseph Lombardo announced the attack via social media on Monday, saying that a “network security incident” took hold in the early hours of August 24. Official state websites…
The EU NIS2 Directive and intra-group IT services
Dr. Stefan Schuppert and Valentin Reiter of Hogan Lovells write: While the NIS2 Directive remains to be implemented in several EU Member States, including Germany, companies should use the time to assess whether they fall within the scope of the Directive and prepare for its implementation. When making this assessment, particular attention should be paid…
Google Deletes Android Apps After Malware Discovery
NoMusica reports: Google has confirmed that it has removed more apps from the Play Store after researchers discovered a dangerous malware targeting Android users. Security company Zscaler reported that the malware, known as Anatsa or TeaBot, was hidden inside apps on the Play Store. The malware steals banking login details, tracks keystrokes, and enables fraudulent transactions. According to Zscaler’s…
Major Cyberattack Disrupts Communication On Dozens Of Iranian Ships
Marine Insight reports that an attack on Fannava, an Iranian firm that offers satellite communications, has disrupted communications for 30 oil tankers and 25 cargo ships, severing links between ships and their ports. A hacking group which calls itself ‘Lip-Dochtjan’ or The Sewn Lips told Iran International that it had breached the systems of the…