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The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’

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A cyberattack that shut down some of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that made-for-Hollywood narrative has eclipsed a far more hideous trend: Many of these young, Western cybercriminals are also members of fast-growing online groups that exist solely to bully, stalk, harass and extort vulnerable teens into physically harming themselves and others. Continue reading The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’→

Crooks Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers

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AT&T Corp. disclosed today that a new data breach has exposed phone call and text message records for roughly 110 million people — nearly all of its customers. AT&T said it delayed disclosing the incident in response to “national security and public safety concerns,” noting that some of the records included data that could be used to determine where a call was made or text message sent. AT&T also acknowledged the customer records were exposed in a cloud database that was protected only by a username and password (no multi-factor authentication needed). Continue reading Crooks Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers→

Neiman Marcus Data Breach Disclosed as Hacker Offers to Sell Stolen Information

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Neiman Marcus has disclosed a data breach impacting 64,000 people just as a hacker announced the sale of customer data.
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Neiman Marcus alerts 4.6 million customers about May 2020 data breach

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Retailer Neiman Marcus is notifying some 4.6 million customers that their information was compromised in a May 2020 data breach, the company said. The Dallas-based chain announced Thursday that hackers accessed user names and passwords, as well as security questions and answers associated with consumer accounts. The luxury fashion chain, one of the largest in the U.S., forced password changes for customers who did not reset their credentials following the incident, and is working with the security firm Mandiant to investigate the matter. Unidentified intruders accessed roughly 3.1 million payment cards and virtual gift cards, the company said, adding that 85% of those numbers are invalid or have expired. There is no evidence that accounts at Neiman Marcus-owned Bergdorf Goodman or Horchow were affected in the matter, the company said in a statement. Word of the breach arrives as Neiman Marcus, like other brick-and-mortar retailers, tries to recover from a […]

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Neiman Marcus to Pay $1.5 Million in Settlement with 43 States for Data Breach

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Neiman Marcus, the Dallas-based chain of luxury department stores, has agreed to pay $1.5 million in compensation to the 43 states affected by a 2013 data breach, announced Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday. This sum is significantly lower t… Continue reading Neiman Marcus to Pay $1.5 Million in Settlement with 43 States for Data Breach→

Neiman Marcus to Pay $1.5 Million under Data Breach Settlement

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Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. has agreed to pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement for an earlier data breach that exposed customers’ information. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, announced on 8 January that he and his fellow Attorneys Genera… Continue reading Neiman Marcus to Pay $1.5 Million under Data Breach Settlement→