Data Breach News, Legal News, News
September 30, 2024
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T-Mobile settles FCC charges over four data breaches

The Federal Communications Commission announced a major settlement today: WASHINGTON, September 30, 2024—The Federal Communications Commission today announced a groundbreaking data protection and cybersecurity settlement with T-Mobile to resolve the Enforcement Bureau’s investigations into significant data breaches that impacted millions of U.S. consumers. To settle the investigations, T-Mobile has agreed to important forward-looking commitments to address foundational […]

Data Breach News, Europe, Legal News, News
September 27, 2024
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Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords

TechCrunch reports: Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a reprimand and a €91 million fine — around $101.5 million at current exchange rates — after concluding a multiyear investigation into a 2019 security breach by Facebook’s parent company. […] After investigating, […]

Data Breach News, News
September 24, 2024
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Thousands of Congressional Staffers Had Their Information Stolen or Leaked on the Internet

Newsweek reports login credentials or information on more than 3,000 Congressional staffers has been leaked on the dark web as a result of various leaks or breaches. Internet security firm Proton found over 1,800 passwords used by staffers in Congress available on the dark web, through an investigation of exposed accounts among U.S. political staffers, according to The Washington […]

Finance, Cyberattack, Data Breach News, News
September 24, 2024
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MoneyGram confirms its outage is due a cyberattack

Days after customers started complaining about outages, MoneyGram has confirmed that it was the victim of a cyberattack. Bleeping Computer reports: “MoneyGram recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting certain of our systems,” reads the announcement. “Upon detection, we immediately launched an investigation and took protective steps to address it, including proactively taking systems offline, which […]

Data Breach News, Legal News, News
September 18, 2024
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AT&T to pay $13 million to settle FCC probe over cloud data breach

CBS News reports: AT&T has agreed to pay $13 million to settle a federal investigation into whether the mobile phone service provider failed to protect customer information in connection with a data breach last year, the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday.   The FCC’s probe focused on how AT&T’s privacy, cybersecurity and vendor management practices […]

Data Breach News, News
September 13, 2024
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23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30 million (1)

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Update of December 5: A federal judge granted early approval to a $30 million settlement. The case is In re 23andMe Inc Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. 24-md-03098. The official settlement website will be at https://www.23andmedatasettlement.com/ where those affected can get information on who is eligible to […]

Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
September 13, 2024
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Should your company pay cybercriminals after a ransomware attack? It depends.

Some experts from negotiation firms offer their perspectives on the thorny question of whether to pay ransom. Business Insider reports: Cybercriminals stealing important data and holding it for ransom can be a company’s worst nightmare. Instances of ransomware, a type of malicious software that holds sensitive data hostage until a victim pays the attacker, are […]

News, Consumer Alerts, Data Breach News
September 13, 2024
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FBI and CISA Release Joint PSA, Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter Information Likely Intended to Sow Distrust of U.S. Elections

Released: September 12, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, as part of their public service announcement (PSA) series to put potential election day cyber related disruptions during the 2024 election cycle into context for the American people, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly issued the Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter […]

News, Data Breach News, Vulnerabilities
September 13, 2024
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Fortinet Confirms Limited Data Breach After Hacker Leaks 440 GB of Data

A hacker claims to have stolen 440 GB of data from cybersecurity firm Fortinet, exploiting an Azure SharePoint vulnerability. The breach, dubbed “Fortileak,” was revealed on a forum with access credentials shared online. HackRead reports: Dubbed Fortileak by the hacker, the breach allegedly originates from an exposure in Fortinet’s Azure SharePoint instance. In the forum post, the […]