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T-Mobile confirms it was hacked in recent wave of telecom breaches
T-Mobile confirms it was hacked in the wave of recently reported telecom breaches conducted by Chinese threat actors to gain access to private communications, call records, and law enforcement information requests. “T-Mobile is closely monitoring this industry-wide attack, and at this time, T-Mobile systems and data have not been impacted in any significant way, and we have no evidence of impacts…
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Cisco says DevHub site leak won’t enable future breaches
Cisco says that non-public files recently downloaded by a threat actor from a misconfigured public-facing DevHub portal don’t contain information that could be exploited in future breaches of the company’s systems. While analyzing the exposed documents, the company found that their contents include data that Cisco publishes for customers and other DevHub users. However, files that shouldn’t have been made…
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LinkedIn fined €310 million for GDPR breaches
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has hit LinkedIn with a €310 million fine after ruling it misused personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted advertising. The ruling follows a complaint submitted to the French data protection authority in 2018 by privacy non-profit La Quadrature Du Net, and later referred to the DPC as the lead supervisory authority for LinkedIn. The…
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SEC charges tech companies for downplaying SolarWinds breaches
The SEC has charged four companies—Unisys Corp, Avaya Holdings, Check Point Software, and Mimecast—for allegedly misleading investors about the impact of their breaches during the massive 2020 SolarWinds Orion hack. “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four current and former public companies – Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, and Mimecast Limited – with making materially…
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Marriott’s FTC charge underlines danger of ‘inheriting’ data breaches during acquisitions
Marriott International has agreed to settle $52 million in penalty charges brought by the federal trade commission (FTC) after suffering multiple breaches over the last ten years. The hotel chain has suffered a number of cybersecurity incidents in recent years, but the initial breach is reported to have originated from Marriott’s subsidiary Starwood Hotels, which it acquired in 2016. As…
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Marriott settles with FTC, to pay $52 million over data breaches
Marriott International and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels will pay $52 million and create a comprehensive information security program as part of settlements for data breaches that impacted over 344 million customers. The settlement requires Marriott and Starwood to implement a comprehensive security program and allow their U.S. customers to request personal data deletions. Additionally, the American hospitality giant has agreed to…
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15 Notable Cyberattacks and Data Breaches
Cyberattacks, whether accidental or purposeful, have been a threat long before the invention of the World Wide Web. These attacks aim to steal money, data, or resources — and sometimes serve as tools for gaining an edge over rival nations. Each incident is a stark reminder for businesses to fortify their digital defenses while also underscoring the crucial role of…
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Verkada to pay $2.95M for security failures leading to breaches
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposes a $2.95 million penalty on security camera vendor Verkada for multiple security failures that enabled hackers to access live video feeds from 150,000 internet-connected cameras. Many of the cameras were located in sensitive environments, such as women’s health clinics, psychiatric hospitals, prisons, and schools. FTC alleges that Verkada not only failed to implement basic security measures…
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