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Victoria’s Secret expects $10M hit to Q2 operating income from cybersecurity breach
Over Memorial Day weekend, Victoria’s Secret suffered a cyberattack that resulted in it taking its website offline for several days and issuing a notice that some customer data had been stolen. The breach costs are taking a bite out of its Q2 operating income. RetailDive reports:
Former CIA Analyst Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Unlawfully Transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information
From the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs: A former CIA analyst was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on social media platforms in October 2024. According to […]
Whole Foods tells customers of ‘temporary supply challenges’ after cyberattack leaves shelves bare
The New York Post reports: Whole Foods reportedly directed workers to downplay increasingly empty aisles after a cyberattack on its main distributor crippled deliveries and sent ripple effects through the retail food supply chain. The Amazon-owned supermarket chain posted vague notices about “temporary supply challenges” as frustrated customers were greeted with bare shelves at several locations, according […]
Patch your Windows PC now before bootkit malware takes it over – here’s how
Some timely advice for consumers seen on ZDNET: “In Windows 10 or 11, head to Settings, select Windows Update, and then download the latest updates. After rebooting, your PC will be protected.” Here’s why you want to do that promptly: Windows users who don’t always install the updates rolled out by Microsoft each month for […]
Marriott wins appeal to block class action over data breach
The Daily Record reports an appellate decision that is probably quite a relief to Marriott International: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has reversed a lower Maryland court’s recertification of plaintiff classes in a pair of consolidated lawsuits filed against Marriott and an information technology service provider for a 2018 data breach, handing down a major […]
Star Health hacker claims sending death threats and bullets to company CEO: ‘next one will go in ur…’
The Times of India reports that the hacker responsible for leaking sensitive personal data of 31 million customers of Star Health last year claimed responsibility for sending death threats and bullet cartridges to the company’s chief executive and finance head. The hacker detailed these actions, described as reprisals against Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, […]
I Joined Every Class Action Lawsuit I Could Find, and So Can You
Is this becoming a growing trend with more people signing up for every class action lawsuit they might be eligible for? How much money can you get this way? WIRED reports: In early April of this year, after more than a decade of litigation and a $90-million settlement, Mark Zuckerberg sent me forty bucks on Venmo. […]
PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty, released on personal recognizance bond
DataBreaches.net reports: He’s just a frail-looking teenager, but he sent threatening emails to get his victims to pay his extortion demands. Today, 19 year-old Assumption College student Matthew Lane waived indictment and pleaded guilty in a Worcester courtroom to hacking an unnamed telecom company and an unnamed edtech vendor, widely known to be PowerSchool. As per the plea […]