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Homeland Security Highlights Russian Cyber Threat
- Thursday, 27 January 2022
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The Department of Homeland Security has published a bulletin cautioning that Russia could mount a cyber attack against the United States amid the Kremlin’s military buildup on the Ukraine border. So reports The Hill.
Read more...Twitter Fires Security Boss as CISO Also Departs
- Thursday, 27 January 2022
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Twitter has said that it terminated head of security Peter “Mudge” Zacko, while chief information security officer Rinki Sethi is also poised to leave within weeks. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Luxury Fashion Brand Moncler Admits Data Breach
- Friday, 21 January 2022
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Italian luxury fashion behemoth Moncler has acknowledged that a previously announced malware attack resulted in a data breach, after files stolen by the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware group in December were posted on the dark web. So reports Bleeping Computer.
Read more...Accellion Settles Data-breach Class Action for $8.1M
- Friday, 21 January 2022
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Accellion has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle a class action stemming from a December 2020 data breach, according to papers filed in federal court. So reports BankInfoSecurity.
Read more...Oscar Health Warns of Data Breach Involving Member Info
- Friday, 21 January 2022
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Oscar Health has begun notifying its members of a data breach involving their personal information. So reports Becker’s Hospital Review.
Read more...FlexBooker Data Breach Hits 3.7M Accounts
- Thursday, 13 January 2022
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FlexBooker, a provider of appointment scheduling services, has disclosed a data breach affecting 3.7 million accounts. So reports Bleeping Computer.
Read more...California Town’s Data Breach Exposes Police and Lending Records
- Thursday, 13 January 2022
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Grass Valley, Calif., has confirmed a wide-ranging data breach that affects anyone who had their details provided to the local police department as well as anyone who applied for a loan with the town’s loan department. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...Meta Falls Under Regulatory Scrutiny Over Child Privacy with Oculus
- Thursday, 13 January 2022
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Meta has come under the UK data watchdog’s crosshairs amid public criticisms that its Oculus Quest 2 device might breach British child-safety rules. So reports The Guardian.
Read more...Panasonic Admits Breach of Job Candidate Data in Cyberattack
- Thursday, 13 January 2022
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Panasonic has acknowledged that the personal data of job candidates and interns was stolen by hackers in a previously disclosed cyberattack. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Pac NW Chain McMenamins Loses Operations to Ransomware Attack
- Sunday, 09 January 2022
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McMenamins, a family-run dining and hospital chain in the Pacific Northwest, has been forced to shut down some operations due to a ransomware attack. So reports ThreatPost.
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