Collaborate Disseminate
Sephora has revealed that a data breach might have exposed the personal information of customers based in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. On 29 July, the multinational chain of personal care and beauty stores sent out a notice announcing tha… Continue reading Sephora Reveals Breach Might Have Affected Southeast Asian Customers
The European Union (EU) Commission decided to refer both Greece and Spain to the EU Court for not transposing the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive, Directive (EU) 2016/680 into national law. On 25 July, the European Commission called upon the … Continue reading Greece, Spain to Be Fined for Not Transposing EU Data Protection Law
A company responsible for providing electricity to the South African city of Johannesburg disclosed that it fell victim to a ransomware attack. On 25 July, City Power disclosed on Twitter how the attack had affected all of its databases and application… Continue reading Johannesburg Electricity Provider Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack
Three Romanian individuals have received jail time for perpetuating a multi-million dollar phishing scheme in the United States. On 24 July, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Teodor Laurentiu Costea, R… Continue reading Three Romanians Receive Jail Time for Perpetrating Phishing Scheme
Researchers detected three apps that leverage clever tactics to hide on Android devices so that they can display adware to users. The three adware distributors (com.colors.drawing.coloring, hd4k.wallpapers.backgrounds, and launcher.call.recorder) each … Continue reading Three Adware Apps Used Clever Tactics to Hide on Android Devices
Google has raised the award amounts for security researchers who submit eligible vulnerability reports under its Chromium bug bounty program. On 18 July, Natasha Pabrai and Andrew Whalley of the Chrome Security Team announced that the Chromium Vulnerab… Continue reading Google Raises Award Amounts for Chromium Bug Bounty Program
Microsoft has notified approximately 10,000 of its customers that they were the targets of nation-state attacks over the past year. On 17 July, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Customer Security & Trust Tom Burt revealed that 84 percen… Continue reading Microsoft Observed Nation-State Attacks Targeting 10,000 of Its Customers
A crypto-ransomware attack has disrupted some services at all library locations across Onondaga County in New York State. On 16 July, the Onondaga County Public Library system published a tweet in which it explained that many of its public services wer… Continue reading Ransomware Attack Disrupts Some Services at Onondaga County Libraries
Social-planning website Evite has revealed a security incident that potentially involved unauthorized access to its systems. Evite first became aware of the security incident back in April 2019. It responded by retaining a data forensics firm to launch… Continue reading Evite Reveals Security Incident Potentially Involving Unauthorized Access
Mayors in the United States have collectively declared that they’ll no longer meet attackers’ ransom demands in connection to a digital security event. At its 87th annual meeting, the U.S. Conference of Mayors approved a resolution entitled… Continue reading Mayors Say They’ll No Longer Pay Ransoms Connected to Security Events