US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi reports: In a summary judgment, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the US District Court in Oakland, Northern District of California has found Israeli-mercenary’s surveillance firm NSO Group Technologies (also known as Q Cyber Techno… Continue reading US Court Finds NSO Liable For Hacking Of WhatsApp Using Pegasus Malware

FTC Finalizes Order with Marriott and Starwood Requiring Them to Implement a Robust Data Security Program to Address Security Failures

The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order requiring Marriott International, Inc. and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC to implement a comprehensive information security program to settle charges that the companies failed … Continue reading FTC Finalizes Order with Marriott and Starwood Requiring Them to Implement a Robust Data Security Program to Address Security Failures

LastPass breach comes back to haunt users as hackers steal $12 million in two days

Solomon Klappholz reports: A major data breach at password manager firm LastPass in 2022 is still causing mayhem two years later, with cyber criminals using stolen information to carry out further attacks. According to data collated by crypto investiga… Continue reading LastPass breach comes back to haunt users as hackers steal $12 million in two days

Clop ransomware claims responsibility for Cleo data theft attacks

Lawrence Abrams reports: The Clop ransomware gang has confirmed to BleepingComputer that they are behind the recent Cleo data-theft attacks, utilizing zero-day exploits to breach corporate networks and steal data. Cleo is the developer of the managed f… Continue reading Clop ransomware claims responsibility for Cleo data theft attacks

Japanese publisher paid BlackSuit $3 million, but BlackSuit leaked their data anyway – reports

Kyodo News reports that Japanese publishing firm Kadokawa Corporation paid Black Suit $2.98 million in cryptocurrency after a ransomware attack in June. But looking at BlackSuit’s leak site, it appears BlackSuit leaked their data anyway. A screen… Continue reading Japanese publisher paid BlackSuit $3 million, but BlackSuit leaked their data anyway – reports

UK: Manchester employee handed suspended prison sentence for illegally accessing personal information

A motor insurance worker who unlawfully accessed personal information has been handed a suspended prison sentence after an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Rizwan Manjra, 44, from Bolton, led a team dealing with accident claims f… Continue reading UK: Manchester employee handed suspended prison sentence for illegally accessing personal information