News, Vendor News
October 14, 2023
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Accenture Under Investigation by U.S. Justice Department Over Compliance Allegations

InfoTechLead reports that Accenture said on Thursday that the US Justice Department is investigating its unit, Accenture Federal Services, over allegations that one or more employees gave inaccurate information concerning the unit’s compliance with federal security controls. The disclosure was made in an SEC filing: After Accenture Federal Services (“AFS”) made a voluntary disclosure to the U.S. […]

Data Breach News, News
October 04, 2023
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Clorox Security Breach Linked to Group Behind Casino Hacks

Bloomberg reports that “Scattered Spider” may also be responsible for the recent attack on Clorox: A notorious group of hackers blamed for recent breaches on major casino companies is also suspected of being behind a recent cyberattack against Clorox Co. that has led to a nationwide shortage of its cleaning products. Officials suspect that “Scattered Spider” is […]

Legal News, News
September 27, 2023
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Meta, Google, H&R Block accused of coordinated plan to scrape taxpayer data

Another day, another RICO class action? Courthouse News reports:  Taxpayers slapped Meta, Google and H&R Block with a sprawling RICO class action Wednesday, claiming that a “shocking breach” coordinated by the companies resulted in scraping taxpayers’ private information for profit. In a 49-page complaint, the plaintiffs say the international firm H&R Block used customers’ private income […]

Cyberattack, Data Breach News, News
September 25, 2023
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Twin cyberattacks but different incident responses: Comparing MGM Resorts and Caesars

As an article in DarkReading highlights, it’s tempting to compare the incident responses by MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment to their recent cyberattacks because both are the same kind of entity and both were victims of the same threat actors (Scattered Spider/AlphV). But: Caesars quickly negotiated with the cyberattackers, and handed over a $15 million ransom payout, which […]

News, Education Sector, Legal News
September 21, 2023
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College agrees to spend $3.5 million to improve cybersecurity to settle state claims of violations of state and federal laws

When New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with Marymount Manhattan College stemming from a data breach in 2021, some people discussing the case online were surprised that a state could go after a non-profit college that way, and they wondered if the state could get that kind of settlement with a […]

Data Breach News, News
September 19, 2023
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War crimes tribunal International Criminal Court says it has been hacked

Reuters reports:  The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday its computer system had been hacked, a breach at one of the world’s most high-profile international institutions and one that handles highly sensitive information about war crimes. The ICC said it had detected unusual activity on its computer network at the end of last week, […]