The Canadian Press reports: The federal privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into a ransomware attack that led to the theft of personal information belonging to 280,000 customers of Nova Scotia’s electric utility. Privately owned Nova Scotia Power confirmed last week that hackers stole the data and published it on the dark web. Privacy commissioner […]
Personal information on more than 364,000 people may have been compromised as part of a third-party hack. Fast Company reports: Data analytics firm LexisNexis Risk Solutions said it suffered a data breach that could have affected the names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and contact information of more than 364,000 people. The company said […]
PYMNTS reports: American banking groups want the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revoke its cybersecurity incident disclosure requirements. These groups, led by the American Bankers Association (ABA), wrote to the SEC last week, contending that disclosing cybersecurity incidents “directly conflicts with confidential reporting requirements intended to protect critical infrastructure and warn potential victims.” Joining the ABA were the Securities Industry […]
China has accused a hacker group they allege is backed by Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party of orchestrating cyberattacks on up to 1,000 sensitive mainland networks The South China Morning Post reports: The claim was made public on May 20 by the Guangzhou city police, who said the group used “rudimentary and crude” methods to launch widespread attacks from […]
German sportswear giant Adidas disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked a customer service provider and stole some customers’ data. BleepingComputer reports: “Adidas recently became aware that an unauthorized external party obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider,” the company said. “We immediately took steps to contain the incident and launched a […]
The Netherlands added a new criminal provision to its criminal code. The provision went into effect on May 15. As seen on the government’s website: More forms of espionage, such as digital and diaspora espionage, are to be a criminal offence from 15 May onwards. To achieve this a new criminal provision is being added […]
Tata Consultancy Services is conducting an internal investigation to determine whether it was the gateway for the cyber-attack on Marks & Spencer. The BBC reports: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has provided services to M&S for more than a decade. Earlier this week, M&S said the hackers who had brought huge disruption to the retailer had […]
Tiffany and Dior data breaches raise security questions for parent company LVMH Tiffany & Co. has confirmed a data breach affecting customers in South Korea, marking the second such incident involving an LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton brand after a similar case at Dior. The Chosun reports that on May 26, Tiffany Korea notified select […]
Reuters reports that the person who hacked TeleMessage, the communications service used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz, acquired messages from more officials than was previously reported. Smarsh, the company that owns TeleMessage, suspended service after the hack was revealed. Unlike Signal, which automatically deletes messages after whatever timeframe is set by the […]
The Register has an interview with former White House advisor Michael Daniel. Uncle Sam’s cybersecurity apparatus can’t only focus on China and other nation-state actors, but also has to fight the much bigger damage from plain old cybercrime, says former White House advisor Michael Daniel. And the Trump administration’s steep cuts to federal government staff […]
