The personal data of more than 25,000 former and current BBC employees has been exposed in a major cyber attack targeting the broadcaster’s pension scheme.
Information including names, addresses and National Insurance numbers was compromised after files containing personal details were stolen from a cloud data storage service earlier this month. It is not yet known who is responsible for the breach but insiders said it was not thought to be a ransomware attack, adding that there was no evidence the data had appeared elsewhere online.
Read more…
Source: MSN News
Related:
- Uber driver info stolen yet again: This time from law firm
April 4, 2023
Uber has had more of its internal data stolen from a third party that suffered a security breach. This time, the personal info of the app’s drivers was swiped by miscreants from the IT systems of law firm Genova Burns. In a letter to affected drivers, the lawyers said they had looked into the intrusion, and ...
- Millions of Australians Caught Up in Cyber Attacks
March 29, 2023
One of Australia’s biggest property companies said Wednesday it had been hit by cybercriminals who may have stolen data about staff and guests. Staff members at Meriton, a large Australian property business, were warned Wednesday that cybercriminals may have accessed details of their bank accounts and details of their salaries, disciplinary history and performance appraisals. Read more… Source: ...
- GRS Roadstone warns staff following cyber attack
March 23, 2023
Construction materials giant GRS Roadstone is writing to employees warning them to check their bank accounts following a major cyber attack. The firm – which employs 800 people – was hit by a “sophisticated cyber-incident” last year which saw data relating to current and former employees copied from its systems and leaked online. Read more… Source: Construction Enquirer
- Ransomware Attack Hits Ship-Tracking Firm Royal Dirkzwager
March 22, 2023
A team of ransomware hackers have published proprietary inside data allegedly obtained the Dutch shipping intelligence agency Royal Dirkzwager, according to cybsersecurity trade press. The leak purportedly include employee passports, contracts and other sensitive information. The hackers claim to have more data that is yet to be released, reports Security Week. Read more… Source: The Maritime Executive
- Australian FinTech takes itself offline to deal with cyber incident that caused data leak
March 21, 2023
Latitude Financial has blamed a supplier for leaking creds that caused vast PII leak Australian outfit Latitude Financial has taken itself offline, and even stopped serving customers, while it tries to clean up an attack on its systems. The listed company last week called a halt to trade in its shares and filed news that it ...
- Ferrari reports cyber incident with ransom demand; no impact to operations
March 20, 2023
Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari SpA said on Monday that a hacker recently demanded ransom from the company related to certain client contact details, adding that the breach had no impact on the company’s operations. Ferrari said it notified its customers of the potential data exposure and the nature of the incident. Read more… Source: Yahoo! News