Some might say it was only a matter of time. HuffPost reports: Elon Musk’s team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has posted classified information about the size and staff of a U.S. intelligence agency on its new website, raising bigger concerns about where Musk’s programmers got this information and what they are doing […]
The Record reports; Police in the Netherlands say they seized 127 servers this week that were used by Zservers, a bulletproof hosting service that was the subject of international sanctions issued Tuesday. The raid on Wednesday at the Paul van Vlissingenstraat data center in Amsterdam “followed a long-term digital investigation into the activities of a […]
Inquirer.net reports: The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday dismissed claims that the agency’s database was breached by an alleged group of hackers, adding that information of lotto winners was not compromised. According to PCSO General Manager Mel Robles, the claim was made to taint the integrity of the agency’s games. “This is fake […]
WGTC reports: Attorney General William Tong has announced that Connecticut is joining several other states in filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s administration and the overreach of his Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. Tong is one of 19 Democratic attorneys general who have sued Trump in an effort to block Musk from accessing the systems […]
Brian Krebs reports that a member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team has a criminal past: Wired reported this week that a 19-year-old working for Elon Musk‘s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was given access to sensitive US government systems even though his past association with cybercrime communities should have precluded him from gaining the necessary security clearances to […]
GBHackers reports: Spanish authorities have arrested a hacker believed to be responsible for cyberattacks targeting over 40 public and private organizations globally. The suspect, apprehended on Tuesday in Calpe (Alicante), allegedly compromised sensitive data and disrupted critical services, including government agencies, international institutions, and private corporations. The operation was a collaborative effort between the Policía Nacional and […]
Agencies Ghack reports: One of the largest data leaks in recent history has exposed a staggering 1.5 billion records, affecting major Chinese platforms, financial institutions, and even government-related entities. The unprotected dataset, discovered by Cybernews researchers, contains sensitive details, including full names, government ID numbers, phone numbers, financial records, and healthcare data. The leaked records originate from […]
There is another update to Rhode Island’s incident response to a cyberattack last year that involved their vendor, Deloitte. Data from the state’s portal called RIBridges was acquired and leaked by threat actors when their ransom demands were not paid. Now WPRI reports: An outside consulting group will provide Rhode Island with millions in funding […]
Some GrubHub customers and drivers have had their personal informatoin snatched in a third-party breach. Candid.Technology reports: GrubHub, one of the leading food delivery platforms in the United States, has disclosed a security breach linked to a third-party contractor, resulting in unauthorised access to user contact information. The breach resulted in unauthorised access to the […]
Here are just two of many recent proposed settlements in data breach litigation: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. Settlement: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. agreed to a $21 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent a 2020 data breach that compromised sensitive employee and client […]
