Collaborate Disseminate
Connor Jones reports: Researchers in Austria used a flaw in WhatsApp to gather the personal data of more than 3.5 billion users in what they believe amounts to the “largest data leak in history.” The messaging platform allows users to look … Continue reading Researchers claim ‘largest leak ever’ after uncovering WhatsApp enumeration flaw
Jan Vermeulen reports: Lancet Laboratories has suffered multiple data breaches and was fined R100,000 for failing to respond to the South African Information Regulator’s demands to address shortcomings in its systems. Information Regulator chairperson … Continue reading Large medical lab in South Africa suffers multiple data breaches
Scott Pettigrew reports: The Ontario information and privacy commissioner has released a report following a massive privacy breach through technology used by many schools in the province. The PowerSchool incident, which affected millions of Canadians a… Continue reading Report released on PowerSchool cyber attack
Mark Rasch writes: When something goes wrong, after exhausting all other possible alternatives, a company may go to its lawyer with the silliest question you can ever ask a lawyer — “Can I sue?” The basic answer is, “if it moves, sue it…” “If it doesn’… Continue reading Sue The Hackers – Google Sues Over Phishing as a Service
Ionut Arghire reports: Princeton University over the weekend disclosed a data breach impacting alumni, donors, faculty, students, parents, and other members of its community. On November 10, the university says, a threat actor accessed an Advancement d… Continue reading Princeton University Data Breach Impacts Alumni, Students, Employees
Connor Jones reports: French telco Eurofiber says cybercriminals swiped company data during an attack last week that also affected some internal systems. The B2B wholesale telco confirmed that only its French business was affected by the November 13 at… Continue reading Eurofiber admits crooks swiped data from French unit after cyberattack
Mark Young & Paul Maynard of Covington and Burling write: As the UK Government has recognized, cyber incidents—such as Jaguar Land Rover, Marks and Spencer, Royal Mail and the British Library—are costing UK businesses billions annually and causing … Continue reading Five major changes to the regulation of cybersecurity in the UK under the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
Bill Toulas reports: Pajemploi, the French social security service for parents and home-based childcare providers, has suffered a data breach that may have exposed personal information of 1.2 million individuals. The incident impacts registered profess… Continue reading French agency Pajemploi reports data breach affecting 1.2M people
On November 12, DataBreaches reported that Doctor Alliance had allegedly been hacked by a threat actor who listed the data for sale on a clearnet forum. At the time, “Kazu” claimed to have 353 GB of data and had given Doctor Alliance a Nove… Continue reading From bad to worse: Doctor Alliance hacked again by same threat actor
Zack Whittaker reports: A Russian telecom company that develops technology to allow phone and internet companies to conduct web surveillance and censorship was hacked, had its website defaced, and had data stolen from its servers, TechCrunch has learne… Continue reading Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen, and its website defaced