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Hackers Target Epilepsy Foundation with Strobe Lights
- Saturday, 04 January 2020
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The Epilepsy Foundation has revealed that a mass cyberattack subjected the nonprofit’s thousands of Twitter followers to videos and images of flashing strobe lights. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Cyberattack Hobbles City of Pensacola, Fla.
- Thursday, 12 December 2019
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The city of Pensacola, Florida, has seen its computer systems hobbled by a cyberattack, and authorities are investigating whether any personal information has been exposed. So reports the Pensacola News Journal.
Read more...Canada’s Desjardins Breach Hits Another 2 Million People
- Thursday, 12 December 2019
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Desjardins, Canada's biggest federation of credit unions, revealed last month that a data breach, first disclosed in June, had affected about 4.2 million of its individual members. Now, the potential scope has widened considerably. So reports the Montreal Gazette.
Read more...Trump’s National Security Advisor Warns China Wants U.S. Data
- Thursday, 12 December 2019
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Robert O’Brien, President Trump’s new national security advisor, has warned that countries permitting Chinese telecommunications company Huawei to work on their next-generation 5G networks could be granting Beijing a backdoor to citizens’ most personal information. So reports NPR.
Read more...Solara Medical Hit with Class Action Over Data Breach
- Thursday, 05 December 2019
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A patient has filed a proposed class action lawsuit (PDF) against Solara Medical Supplies stemming from a recently disclosed data breach that allegedly exposed the personal data of thousands. So reports Law360.
Read more...On the Border Restaurant Chain Warns of Data Breach
- Thursday, 05 December 2019
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On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has disclosed a data breach potentially affecting customers who used a credit or debit card at certain locations earlier this year. So reports Restaurant Business Online.
Read more...Millions of Texts Left Exposed in Database
- Thursday, 05 December 2019
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Security researchers have found an unprotected database containing tens of millions of text messages. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Cybersecurity Giant Palo Alto Networks Admits Data Exposure
- Thursday, 05 December 2019
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Palo Alto Networks has acknowledged a security incident exposing the data of some of its employees. So reports Business Insider.
Read more...Oil Companies Step Up Cybersecurity After Pemex Incident
- Saturday, 30 November 2019
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U.S. oil companies with business in Mexico are ramping up their cybersecurity procedures following reports of ransomware-induced outages at Mexico’s state-owned oil giant, Pemex. So reports the Houston Chronicle.
Read more...Louisiana State Government Crippled in Ransomware Attack
- Saturday, 30 November 2019
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency after a ransomware attack on state government servers. So reports Business Insider.
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