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Another airline hit by cyberattack: This time, it is Air Serbia
The Register reports: Aviation insiders say Serbia’s national airline, Air Serbia, was forced to delay issuing payslips to staff as a result of a cyberattack it is battling. Internal memos, seen by The Register, dated July 10 told staff: “Given the current situation and the ongoing cyberattacks, for security reasons, we will postpone the distribution of […]
Co-op confirms data of 6.5 million members stolen in cyberattack
Bleeping Computer reports an update to previous revelations about the breach of Co-op: UK retailer Co-op has confirmed that personal data of 6.5 million members was stolen in the massive cyberattack in April that shut down systems and caused food shortages in its grocery stores. Co-op (short for the Co-operative Group) is one of the […]
Mississippi Law Firm Sues Cyber Insurer Over Coverage for Scam
Bloomberg reports: A Mississippi law firm is suing its cyber insurer, alleging the carrier wrongfully denied coverage for a roughly $150,000 loss stemming from an “elaborate” email scheme. Gore, Kilpatrick & Dambrino PLLC was duped into wiring funds to an account controlled by scammers posing as representatives from a company that was dissolved years earlier, […]
US Army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos and extortion
TechCrunch reports: Former U.S. Army soldier Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to hacking telecommunication companies and attempting to extort them by threatening to release stolen files, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. According to the DOJ, Wagenius, who went online with the nickname “kiberphant0m,” conspired to defraud 10 victim companies by stealing their login credentials, using brute […]
Sesame Workshop addresses ‘disgusting’ antisemitic posts on hacked Elmo X account
The now-removed posts, which were shared on the character’s official X account on Sunday, called for violence against Jews. NBC reports: Sesame Workshop said the X account for its beloved fuzzy, red monster Elmo was compromised by an “unknown hacker” who made antisemitic and racist posts to its official account on Sunday. The posts, which […]
Catastrophic MoD data breach that put up to 100,000 lives at risk finally revealed as superinjunction lifted
A huge Ministry of Defence leak in 2022 is first being revealed in detail after a superinjunction was lifted. The Independent reports: A huge Ministry of Defence data breach put the lives of up to 100,000 at risk and prompted thousands of Afghans to be evacuated to Britain under a covert £7bn scheme – then was kept secret […]
For the Record: Cyber Coverage “For” a Security Breach is Ambiguous under New Mexico Law
Wiley Rein explains: The New Mexico Court of Appeals has held that cyber policy language affording coverage “for” a security breach was ambiguous and must be construed broadly to provide coverage for a breach of contract claim “because of,” “resulting from,” or “on account of” a security breach. Kane ex rel. N.M. Health Connections, Inc. v. Syndicate […]
Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Belk
Major retailers remain vulnerable to attacks by ransomware gangs. The same gang thought to be involved in the Marks & Spencer attack has now claimed another victim. Security Week reports: The DragonForce ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a disruptive cyberattack on US department store chain Belk. The incident was identified on May 8 and […]