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ParkMobile pays… $1 each for 2021 data breach that hit 22 million

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Bleeping Computer reports: ParkMobile has finally wrapped up a class action lawsuit over the platform’s 2021 data breach that hit 22 million users. But there’s a catch: victims are receiving compensation in the form of a $1 in-app credit, which they must claim manually. And, it comes with an expiration date. In-app $0.25 credit can be […]

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Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters Returns With Salesforce Leak Site

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DarkReading reports: After announcing its farewell last month, the cyber extortion group known as Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters returned on Friday with a website featuring stolen Salesforce data and a list of dozens of alleged victims. Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters is an apparent combination of the Scattered Spider, Lapsus$, and ShinyHunters cybercriminal groups, which first emerged over the summer […]

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Oracle customers being bombarded with emails claiming widespread data theft

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CyberScoop reports: Attackers appearing to be aligned with the Clop ransomware group have sent emails to Oracle customers seeking extortion payments, claiming they stole data from the tech giant’s E-Business Suite, according to researchers who spoke with CyberScoop.  Researchers haven’t confirmed the veracity of Clop’s claimed data theft, but multiple investigations into Oracle environments belonging […]

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Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

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The Verge reports: One of Discord’s third-party customer service providers was compromised by an “unauthorized party,” the company says. The unauthorized party gained access to “information from a limited number of users who had contacted Discord through our Customer Support and/or Trust & Safety teams” and aimed to “extort a financial ransom from Discord.” The unauthorized […]

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Hackers stole data from British nursery schools — then deleted the data and apologized to parents

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The Washington Post reports an update to the breach affecting Kido Schools in the UK: In late September, parents at a chain of British nursery schools got shocking news: They’d been hacked. Cybercriminals had pilfered photographs and sensitive family data on thousands of children and demanded ransom not to release it. A week later, the […]

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WestJet notifies 1.2 million people about June cyberattack

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In June, WestJet disclosed a cyberattack. More details have now been made available as the airline has sent notification letters to 1.2 million people. In its notification, WestJet, the second-largest Canadian airline, emphasizes that credit card or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV numbers, as well as guest user passwords, were not compromised, and […]

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Hacker stole sensitive FEMA and border patrol data in months-long breach

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CNN reports: An unidentified hacker stole sensitive data from Customs and Border Protection and Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in a “widespread” breach this summer that lasted several weeks, according to an internal FEMA assessment reviewed by CNN. The incident led to an urgent cleanup operation by senior Department of Homeland Security IT officials after […]

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Japan’s largest brewer suspends operations due to cyberattack

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Bleeping Computer reports: Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (Asahi), the brewer of Japan’s top-selling beer, has disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted several of its operations. According to the company, the incident has affected its ordering and shipping activity, which have been completely suspended. Call center operations and customer service desk are currently unavailable to the public due to […]