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Major airlines and hotel chains have failed to secure their online platforms even after previous data breaches and cyberattacks exposed information of millions of customers’ and drew fines from privacy regulators. That’s the conclusion of an investigat… Continue reading Travel Industry Giants Failed to Secure their Websites Despite High-Profile Data Breaches, New Research Shows
K-Electric, Pakistan’s largest power supplier, has been hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted multiple online services, including customer billing. The attack on the morning of September 7 left customers unable to access various services for their … Continue reading Pakistan’s Largest Power Supplier Hit by Netwalker Ransomware
The data breach phenomenon has been plaguing the US healthcare sector for more than a decade, with a 2,733% increase between 2009 and 2019, according to a PrivacyAffairs study. Through analysis of reported healthcare data breaches over the past decade,… Continue reading More than 230 Million US Health Records Have Been Stolen or Lost in Past Decade
The city of Hartford, Connecticut, was forced to delay the first day of school on Tuesday after a ransomware attack took down critical network systems, including the system that communicates transportation routes to the school bus operator. “There will… Continue reading Opening Day for Hartford Public Schools Delayed After Ransomware Attack on Critical Network Systems
The launch of the Miami-Dade school year was abruptly interrupted last week by a series of DDoS attacks targeting school IT infrastructures and the K12 e-learning platform that allows teachers and students to participate in online classes. The first th… Continue reading Teenager Arrested for Last Weeks’ DDoS Attacks on Miami-Dade Public School Network
US-based multinational entertainment and record label Warner Music Group has disclosed a web-skimming attack that may have let cybercriminals steal customers’ personal and financial data. According to a data breach notification submitted with Californi… Continue reading Warner Music Notifies Customers of Web-Skimming Attack; Personal and Financial Data Potentially Viewed by Cybercriminals
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) have suffered daily DDoS attacks since school year’s launch • Students and teachers advised using alternative methods to connect to online classes • FBI and US Secret Service called to investigate the cyberat… Continue reading DDoS Attacks Disrupt Miami-Dade Public Schools Virtual Learning Classes, Police Looking for Culprits
The Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) has become the latest cyberattack victim, according to a statement released by administrative director Marianne Andreassen on September 1. The report claims that unnamed attackers targeted the Stortinget internal e… Continue reading Cybercriminals Target Norwegian Parliament; Email Accounts of Elected Members and Employees Compromised
A data leak containing 54,000 scanned New South Wales (NSW) driver’s licenses and various tolling notice statutory declarations were discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko last week. “More than 50K scanned driver licenses (front+back) and toll… Continue reading Security Researcher Discovers Over 50,000 Scanned Driver’s Licenses Exposed on Unsecured Amazon Server
Thousands of stolen Fortnite accounts are selling like hotcakes in underground marketplaces, amassing around $1.2 million a year for cybercriminals, a new report shows. The Fortnite Underground Cybercrime Economy report sheds light on a million-dollar … Continue reading Cybercriminals Make Millions Selling Stolen Fortnite Accounts, New Research Shows