Tennessee Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Identity Theft and Fraud

James Jackson, a 58-year-old resident of Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for 13 counts of mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud and mail theft. According to US Attorney Michael Dunavant, between… Continue reading Tennessee Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Identity Theft and Fraud

Retail Giant H&M Fined More Than $41 Million for Breaching GDPR Regulations

Hamburg’s data protection watchdog has fined a Hennes&Mauritz (H&M) subsidiary $41.4 million for violating stipulations of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). According to the Hamburg Data Protection Authority (HmbBfDI… Continue reading Retail Giant H&M Fined More Than $41 Million for Breaching GDPR Regulations

Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokerage Reports Cyberattack

A ransomware incident forced international insurance and risk management giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) to take its computer systems offline on Saturday, the firm has disclosed. In a filing with the US Securities Exchange Commission, the ins… Continue reading Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokerage Reports Cyberattack

Government Services Firm Tyler Technologies Hit by Ransomware

Tyler Technologies, the self-proclaimed largest provider of US public sector software and technology services, is struggling with a cyberattack that disrupted many of its operations. As of yesterday, the official website tylertech.com is offline, and a… Continue reading Government Services Firm Tyler Technologies Hit by Ransomware

Bad Actors Could Exploit US Mail-In Voting System, FBI and CISA Warn

A joint statement released by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday warns that foreign actors and cybercriminals are likely to exploit this year’s US mail-in voting system to spread disinformation about the … Continue reading Bad Actors Could Exploit US Mail-In Voting System, FBI and CISA Warn

Staples Discloses Data Breach Exposing ‘Limited’ Customer Information

US-based Office Superstore, Staples, has recently disclosed a data breach that exposed the order details of nearly 2,500 customers. “We recently learned of unauthorized access to a limited number of non-sensitive customer order data on Staples.com, whi… Continue reading Staples Discloses Data Breach Exposing ‘Limited’ Customer Information

Düsseldorf University Hospital Emergency Care Postponed After Alleged Cyber Attack

Düsseldorf University Hospital (UKD) has suffered a massive network failure that forced the healthcare facility to deregister from emergency care and postpone outpatient treatments, hospital officials disclosed last Thursday. “There is currently an ext… Continue reading Düsseldorf University Hospital Emergency Care Postponed After Alleged Cyber Attack

Over 1 Million Patients and Donors Impacted by Inova Health System Data Breach

The aftermath of Blackbaud’s data breach continues to extend, with Inova Health System stepping forward as the latest victim of the ransomware incident announced by the US-based cloud computing provider in May 2020. “Inova Health System (“Inova”), a no… Continue reading Over 1 Million Patients and Donors Impacted by Inova Health System Data Breach

Maze Ransomware Operators Claim Fairfax County Public Schools as Latest Victim

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is the latest US school division to be hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted some of its systems. “We currently believe we may have been victimized by cyber criminals who have been connected to dozens of ransomw… Continue reading Maze Ransomware Operators Claim Fairfax County Public Schools as Latest Victim