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Sports Warehouse Fined $300,000 Over Data Breach
- Sunday, 04 June 2023
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New York’s state attorney general has slapped online sporting goods retailer Sports Warehouse with a $300,000 fine stemming from a 2021 data breach. So reports Women’s Wear Daily.
Read more...Pentagon Enhances Security After Leak Arrest
- Sunday, 04 June 2023
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The Pentagon’s police team has stepped up screenings, bag checks and other security protocols to keep classified information in the building. So reports NBC News.
Read more...New York’s Metropolitan Opera Faces Data Breach Lawsuit
- Sunday, 04 June 2023
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A former employee has sued New York City’s Metropolitan Opera over a data breach allegedly impacting 45,000 employees and customers. So reports United Press International.
Read more...Tesla's Huge Data Leak Could Lead to $3.3B Fine
- Sunday, 04 June 2023
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A whistleblower’s recent leak of an enormous cache of data from Tesla could cost the electric carmaker a record $3.3 billion in penalties under Europe’s data privacy law. So reports Quartz.
Read more...CISA Makes First Overhaul of 2020 Ransomware Guide
- Thursday, 25 May 2023
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has updated its #StopRansomware guide for the first time after its publication in 2020. So reports Cybersecurity Dive.
Read more...Smashing Pumpkins Singer Pays Ransom to Avoid Music Leak
- Thursday, 25 May 2023
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Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan paid a hacker ransom to prevent the early leak of music from the alternative rock band’s recently released album. So reports SecureWorld.
Read more...Dish Confirms Ransomware Attack Affecting 300,000 Employees
- Thursday, 25 May 2023
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Dish has acknowledged the theft by hackers of nearly 300,000 employees’ personal data in a ransomware attack earlier this year. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...China-Backed Hackers Hit U.S. Infrastructure, Microsoft Warns
- Thursday, 25 May 2023
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Microsoft has sounded the alarm that a hacking organization funded by China’s government has targeted U.S. infrastructure in Guam and beyond. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Yum! Brands Employees Sue Over Ransomware Incident
- Friday, 19 May 2023
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Yum! Brands has disclosed that the fast-food chain giant has been hit with several proposed class action lawsuits on behalf of current and former employees stemming from a January ransomware attack. So reports Cybersecurity Dive.
Read more...Cyberattack Hobbles the Philadelphia Inquirer
- Friday, 19 May 2023
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The Philadelphia Inquirer was left without a regular Sunday newspaper and with some delays to online stories following a cyberattack. So reports The Guardian.
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