$2.4 trillion securities platform owner hacked. EquiLend admits “unauthorised access”

Ed Targett reports: Financial technology company EquiLend – the owner of a NGT [Next Generation Trading], a platform that executes $2.4 trillion of securities transactions each month – has confirmed “unauthorized access to our systems” on January… Continue reading $2.4 trillion securities platform owner hacked. EquiLend admits “unauthorised access”

More Accusations About a Canadian Hacker in the Wake of a Hoax Email from FBI Portal

The email in my inbox on Friday night had the subject line, “Hey sexy,” and appeared to come from “eims@ic.fbi.gov” <eims@ic.fbi.gov>. Under normal circumstances, I would have just sent it to trash, but the Twitter user … Continue reading More Accusations About a Canadian Hacker in the Wake of a Hoax Email from FBI Portal

PH: Cashalo hit with data breach, but says accounts not compromised

Xave Gregorio reports: Fintech platform Cashalo reported Saturday it has been hit by a data breach, but assured that accounts and passwords of their users have not been compromised as these have been encrypted. Cashalo said it discovered two days ago t… Continue reading PH: Cashalo hit with data breach, but says accounts not compromised

CIS launches no-cost ransomware service for U.S. hospitals

Kat Jerich reports: The nonprofit Center for Internet Security announced this week that it had launched a no-cost ransomware protection service for private hospitals in the United States. The Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting service, which is al… Continue reading CIS launches no-cost ransomware service for U.S. hospitals

Convicted Hacker Charged with Fraud and Identity Theft Committed While Incarcerated in Federal Prison

There’s an update to the case involving Ardit Ferizi, whose criminal history and conviction for hacking and providing material support to a terrorist organization have been covered previously.  Just last month, Ferizi had been sentenced to 20 yea… Continue reading Convicted Hacker Charged with Fraud and Identity Theft Committed While Incarcerated in Federal Prison

Data Analytics Company Settles with FTC Over Alleged Data Security Violations

Sheila A. Millar and Tracy P. Marshall of Keller & Heckman write: Third-party service providers are vital to many companies and they handle a wide range of business activities essential for companies to deliver their own offerings. But a company is… Continue reading Data Analytics Company Settles with FTC Over Alleged Data Security Violations

Staples Discloses Data Breach Exposing ‘Limited’ Customer Information

US-based Office Superstore, Staples, has recently disclosed a data breach that exposed the order details of nearly 2,500 customers. “We recently learned of unauthorized access to a limited number of non-sensitive customer order data on Staples.com, whi… Continue reading Staples Discloses Data Breach Exposing ‘Limited’ Customer Information

Data Breach: Instacart Shoppers Warned of Security Incident after Third-Party Contractors ‘Review’ Too Many User Profiles

US-based grocery delivery and pick-up service Instacart has disclosed a security incident that involved unauthorized access of customer information by two support agents from a third-party vendor retained by the company. Instacart says it discovered th… Continue reading Data Breach: Instacart Shoppers Warned of Security Incident after Third-Party Contractors ‘Review’ Too Many User Profiles

Users Advised to Reset Passwords After Zello Data Breach

Zello, a popular push-to-talk app, has disclosed a data breach that could have potentially allowed malicious actors to gain access to users’ email addresses and hashed passwords. Zello boasts 140 million users worldwide, and facilitates real-time… Continue reading Users Advised to Reset Passwords After Zello Data Breach