FOX 5 in Atlanta reports: A cyberattack that shut down Georgia’s SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) call center may not have been an isolated incident. Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture tell FOX 5 that similar attacks have happened in six other states recently. The backstory: On July 28, the Georgia Department of […]
BBC reports: Thousands of Afghans brought to safety in the UK have had their personal data exposed, after a Ministry of Defence (MoD) sub-contractor suffered a data breach. The names, passport information and Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (Arap) details of up to 3,700 Afghans have potentially been compromised after Inflite The Jet Centre, which […]
CBC News reports: The House of Commons and Canada’s cybersecurity agency are investigating a significant data breach caused by an unknown “threat actor” targeting employee information. According to an internal email obtained by CBC News, the House of Commons alerted staff on Monday that there was an information breach. It said a malicious actor was […]
Kroll Settlement Administration has issued a press release about the settlement in litigation stemming from AT&T data breaches in 2024.
Data Breach Today reports: Extortionists tied to numerous attacks against high-profile brands have begun naming fresh victims and leaking supposedly stolen data. See Also: Securing Manufacturing’s Transition to the Cloud On Friday, individuals claiming to be part of the cybercrime collectives Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters and Lapsus$ launched a channel on social platform Telegram, posted partially redacted […]
There is a settlement in litigation stemming from a breach reported last year that affected more than three dozen Cencora/Lash Group clients, and more than 1.4 million patients at last public count. The HIPAA Journal now reports: Cencora & The Lash Group have agreed to pay $40 million to settle class action data breach litigation […]
TechNadu reports: A vendor that serves the Los Angeles Unified School District, Kokomo24/7, has notified authorities about a network file exposure on its internal systems and data storage environment. Investigators determined that the suspicious activity discovered on December 11, 2024, allowed cybercriminals to access sensitive personal information. Since Kokomo24/7 is a vendor for the Los Angeles Unified […]
SecurityWeek reports: French telecommunications company Bouygues Telecom was recently targeted in a cyberattack that resulted in the personal information of millions of customers getting compromised. Bouygues is one of France’s largest telecom companies. According to its website, it has nearly 27 million mobile service customers. The company discovered the cyberattack on August 4 and an […]
As reported by Mid-Hudson News: The company that administers employee healthcare benefits for Ulster County government employees has been hit with a data breach and the workers were only recently notified of the breach of Alera Group’s computer systems, which occurred in August 2024. Alera was unable to confirm the level of the breach until […]
TechZine reports: KLM has informed customers about a data breach at an external customer service partner, in which contact information and Flying Blue data were stolen. The airline emphasizes that “sensitive” data such as passwords and travel dates have not been affected. Customer communications indicate that travelers who have previously contacted customer service are vulnerable […]
