Kenya Airways suffers passenger data breach in cyber attack

Cybercriminals attacked Kenya Airways’ (KQ) information systems and obtained sensitive information, including contact details and identification documents, of passengers and staff of the airline, an authoritative source at KQ has confirmed. The cyber attack, which occurred late last month, led Read More …

Australia: Cyber attack on Victoria’s court system may have exposed recordings of sensitive cases

Victoria’s court system has been hit by a ransomware attack, which an independent expert believes was orchestrated by Russian hackers. A spokesperson for Court Services Victoria (CSV) said hackers accessed an area of the court system’s audio-visual archive. That would Read More …

EasyPark data breach may affect millions of customers

EasyPark has confirmed it was hit in a cyberattack that saw customer data breached and revealed online. The company, which runs apps to help people find parking spots, said in an alert to customers that it discovered the breach on Read More …

India: Forensic investigation reveals repeated use of Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists

Amnesty International, in partnership with The Washington Post, has unearthed shocking new details about the continued use of NSO Group’s highly invasive spyware Pegasus to target prominent journalists in India, including one who had previously been a victim of an Read More …

Yakult Australia targeted in cyber attack, employee files published on dark web

Iconic probiotic company Yakult Australia has been hit by a significant cyber attack that has seen its company records and sensitive employee documents, such as passports, published on the dark web. Yakult Australia confirmed its Australian and New Zealand IT Read More …

UK: 767 sex crime victims affected by Norfolk police data leak

Hundreds of victims of sexual offences were among those to have personal details leaked as part of a huge police data breach. Norfolk and Suffolk constabularies revealed in August that a technical issue had led to sensitive raw data about Read More …

Michigan health system reports 2nd data breach, affecting more than 1M patients

A health system in Michigan has experienced its second cybersecurity breach this year, affecting more than 1 million patients, according to state officials. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday there was a breach at HealthEC, a vendor that provides Read More …

Motorists data stolen as RingGo parking app-owner hit by cyber attack

Hackers have stolen data including partial credit card numbers from parking apps used by millions of motorists. EasyPark, which owns RingGo and ParkMobile, said the details of at least 950 customers in the UK had been stolen by hackers, including Read More …