MoneyGram data breach included Social Security numbers, government documents, bank and other sensitive data

MoneyGram is back online after a cybersecurity breach disrupted services and compromised personal information. Between September 20 and 22, an “unauthorized third party” accessed and acquired the personal data of certain MoneyGram customers, the company said, leaving users unable to Read More …

Casio Faces Cyberattack: Service Disruptions and Delayed G-Shock Releases

Casio, a well-known Japanese electronics company, experienced a significant cyberattack on October 5th. The company reported that an unidentified third party illegally accessed its network, causing system failures and service disruptions. In a statement on October 8th, Casio expressed regret Read More …

British Columbia: Clients of Indigenous health authority react to ransomware attack

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) in British Columbia says it has concluded its investigation into a ransomware attack in May, but some clients remain concerned about the theft of their medical and personal information. The FNHA said it “uncovered Read More …

U.S. Wiretap Systems Targeted in China-Linked Hack

A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of U.S. broadband providers, potentially accessing information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests. For months or longer, the hackers might have held Read More …

About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector

Comcast says data on 237,703 of its customers was in fact stolen in a cyberattack on a debt collector it was using, contrary to previous assurances it was given that it was unaffected by that intrusion. That collections agency, Financial Read More …

Northern Ireland police fined $1.29m over ‘serious’ data breach

Northern Ireland’s police authority was on Oct 3 fined £750,000 (S$1.29 million) over a data breach that saw the personal details of police and intelligence officers posted on a website. The identities of all 9,483 staff members of the Police Read More …

Meta Glasses can be used to dox strangers via facial recognition

Two Harvard students have created a privacy nightmare, according to 404 Media. Real-time facial recognition smart glasses, which pull up names, contacts, addresses, and more about a complete stranger just by looking at them. The students – AnhPhu Nguyen and Read More …

Dutch police leak leaves data of 62,000 officers in hands of hackers

Police are continuing to investigate the impact of a data leak last week in which hackers obtained the “work-related contact data of all police officers”. The Dutch national police force employs some 62,000 officers. According to an email sent to Read More …

Millions of Kia vehicles were vulnerable to remote attacks with just a license plate number

In June of 2024 security researchers uncovered a set of vulnerabilities in the Kia dealer portal that allowed them to remotely take over any Kia vehicle built after 2013—and all they needed was a license plate number. According to the Read More …