On June 13, WestJet posted a notice about a cybersecurity incident. They updated it on Saturday: WestJet is aware of a cybersecurity incident involving internal systems and the WestJet app, which has restricted access for several users. We have activated specialized internal teams in cooperation with law enforcement and Transport Canada to investigate the matter […]
The Record reports: Ransomware gangs have been exploiting a vulnerability in remote device control software SimpleHelp during a recent string of attacks, according to federal cybersecurity officials. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned on Thursday that CVE-2024-57727 — a vulnerability affecting SimpleHelp’s widely-used remote access tools — was exploited to “compromise customers of […]
BankInfoSecurity reports: A data-leak extortion group is shaking down the government of Paraguay for a ransom payment worth $7.4 million, or $1 for every one of the country’s citizens. The group, calling itself Brigada Cyber PMC, claimed in a Sunday post to its dark web leak site that it stole personally identifiable information on citizens […]
Company said it notified customers nationwide after a tech glitch exposed confidential data, but multiple districts said they knew nothing about it. The 74 reports that although Diligent Corporation claims they notified all BoardDocs clients of a recently discovered data leak, many school districts had no awareness of any incident until The 74 contacted them. […]
Over Memorial Day weekend, Victoria’s Secret suffered a cyberattack that resulted in it taking its website offline for several days and issuing a notice that some customer data had been stolen. The breach costs are taking a bite out of its Q2 operating income. RetailDive reports:
From the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs: A former CIA analyst was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on social media platforms in October 2024. According to […]
The New York Post reports: Whole Foods reportedly directed workers to downplay increasingly empty aisles after a cyberattack on its main distributor crippled deliveries and sent ripple effects through the retail food supply chain. The Amazon-owned supermarket chain posted vague notices about “temporary supply challenges” as frustrated customers were greeted with bare shelves at several locations, according […]
Some timely advice for consumers seen on ZDNET: “In Windows 10 or 11, head to Settings, select Windows Update, and then download the latest updates. After rebooting, your PC will be protected.” Here’s why you want to do that promptly: Windows users who don’t always install the updates rolled out by Microsoft each month for […]
The Daily Record reports an appellate decision that is probably quite a relief to Marriott International: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has reversed a lower Maryland court’s recertification of plaintiff classes in a pair of consolidated lawsuits filed against Marriott and an information technology service provider for a 2018 data breach, handing down a major […]
The Times of India reports that the hacker responsible for leaking sensitive personal data of 31 million customers of Star Health last year claimed responsibility for sending death threats and bullet cartridges to the company’s chief executive and finance head. The hacker detailed these actions, described as reprisals against Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, […]
