French unemployment agency data breach impacts 43 million people

Bill Toulas reports: France Travail, formerly known as Pôle Emploi, is warning that hackers breached its systems and may leak or exploit personal details of an estimated 43 million individuals. France Travail is the French governmental agency responsib… Continue reading French unemployment agency data breach impacts 43 million people

French government agencies hit by cyberattacks of ‘unprecedented intensity’

Alexander Martin reports: A number of French government agencies have been hit by “intense” cyberattacks, the prime minister’s office announced on Monday. The nature of the attacks, which began on Sunday night, has not been confirmed although the descr… Continue reading French government agencies hit by cyberattacks of ‘unprecedented intensity’

Insurance provider for public servants abroad detects ‘cybersecurity incident’

Safiyah Marhnouj reports: The insurance provider for members of the Public Service Health Care Plan who are posted abroad or travelling says it recently detected a “cybersecurity incident” involving its systems, but hasn’t determined … Continue reading Insurance provider for public servants abroad detects ‘cybersecurity incident’

New Jersey law enforcement officers sue 118 data brokers for not removing personal info

Suzanne Smalley reports: Over the course of the last week, 118 class action lawsuits were filed against data brokers who allegedly failed to respond to requests from about 20,000 New Jersey law enforcement personnel asking to remove their personal info… Continue reading New Jersey law enforcement officers sue 118 data brokers for not removing personal info

US military notifies 20,000 of data breach after cloud email leak

Zack Whittaker The U.S. Department of Defense is notifying tens of thousands of individuals that their personal information was exposed in an email data spill last year. According to the breach notification letter sent out to affected individuals on Fe… Continue reading US military notifies 20,000 of data breach after cloud email leak