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Louis Vuitton Hong Kong faces probe for data breach affecting 419,000 customers
The South China Morning Post reports: The privacy watchdog has launched an investigation after Louis Vuitton Hong Kong suffered a data breach that compromised the personal information of about 419,000 customers in the city. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Saturday that Louis Vuitton Hong Kong had notified it of […]
Hackers are trying to steal passwords and sensitive data from users of Signal clone
TechCrunch reports: Hackers are targeting a previously reported bug in the Signal clone app TeleMessage in an effort to steal users’ private data, according to security researchers and a U.S. government agency. TeleMessage, which earlier this year was revealed to be used by high-ranking officials in the Trump administration, already experienced at least one data breach in May. […]
British spies and special forces soldiers exposed in Afghan data breach
The Independent reports: British spies and special forces soldiers were among the tens of thousands of people potentially put at risk by the catastrophic Afghan data leak, The Independent understands. The breach, made by a Ministry of Defence official in February 2022, exposed the details of Afghans seeking an escape to the UK because they claimed links to British forces put them at risk of Taliban […]
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 […]