RCMP charge 2 Montreal men in cyberattacks at Canadian Tire, BMO and Simplii

CBC reports: The RCMP have laid charges against two Montrealers after an investigation into high-profile cyberattacks at Canadian Tire, Bank of Montreal and Simplii a few years ago. The RCMP said in a press release Thursday that Jacob Costanzo-Peterson… Continue reading RCMP charge 2 Montreal men in cyberattacks at Canadian Tire, BMO and Simplii

Morgan Stanley Is Sued Over Data Breaches Tied to Missing Equipment

Melanie Waddell reports:  Morgan Stanley is embroiled in a class-action lawsuit over two separate data breaches involving missing equipment that exposed clients’ personal identifiable information — including Social Security and account numbers —  to th… Continue reading Morgan Stanley Is Sued Over Data Breaches Tied to Missing Equipment

National Cyber Awareness System Alert: FASTCash 2.0: North Korea’s BeagleBoyz Robbing Banks

Summary This joint advisory is the result of analytic efforts among the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). W… Continue reading National Cyber Awareness System Alert: FASTCash 2.0: North Korea’s BeagleBoyz Robbing Banks

Japan: Mitsukoshi and MI Card announce data breach affecting approximately 19,000 customers

OneTrust Data Guidance reports: Isetan Mitsukoshi Co., Ltd and MI Card Co., Ltd announced, on 5 August 2020, that they had suffered a data breach affecting approximately 19,000 customers as a result of unauthorised access. In particular, MI Card noted … Continue reading Japan: Mitsukoshi and MI Card announce data breach affecting approximately 19,000 customers

Financial Cyberthreats: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Business

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Ad Industry Opposes FTC’s Proposed Security Regulations For Financial Institutions

Wendy Davis reports: The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed changes to security regulations for financial institutions could also affect a broad swath of non-financial companies — including ad agencies, social networks, lead generators and… Continue reading Ad Industry Opposes FTC’s Proposed Security Regulations For Financial Institutions

Capital One fined $80 million for 2019 hack of 100 million credit card applications

Devlin Barrett reports: Capital One has agreed to pay an $80 million fine to U.S. regulators over a major hacking incident last year in which authorities say about 100 million credit card applications were illegally accessed. The Virginia-based bank wi… Continue reading Capital One fined $80 million for 2019 hack of 100 million credit card applications

SG: The Central Depository and two other organisations fined for data privacy breach

Yip Wai Yee reports: The Central Depository (CDP) and two other organisations have been fined a total of $47,000 for breaching data privacy laws. CDP received the biggest fine of $32,000 after it mailed dividend cheques to outdated addresses, putting m… Continue reading SG: The Central Depository and two other organisations fined for data privacy breach