Keyboard robbers steal 171k customers’ data from AnnieMac mortgage house

November 15, 2024 at 02:26PM AnnieMac Home Mortgage reported a data breach affecting 171,000 customers, where an intruder accessed names and Social Security numbers. The company found no evidence of data misuse and is investigating the incident. Affected individuals are offered 12 months of credit monitoring. The breach raises concerns for financially vulnerable customers. ### … Read more

Millions of Hot Topic Customers Impacted by Data Breach

November 12, 2024 at 07:26AM Hot Topic experienced a data breach affecting around 57 million email addresses and the personal information of about 25 million customers. The incident raises concerns about data security and customer privacy. ### Meeting Notes Takeaways: 1. **Data Breach Overview**: – Hot Topic has experienced a significant data breach. 2. **Impacted … Read more

‘Satanic’ data thief claims to have slipped into 350M Hot Topic shoppers info

October 23, 2024 at 04:35PM A hacker named Satanic claims to have stolen records of 350 million Hot Topic customers, including personal information. They demand $20,000 for the database, asserting limited financial details are compromised. The breach possibly originated from an employee’s malware infection. The data’s actual value appears minimal despite its large scale. **Meeting … Read more

Marriot & Starwood Face $52M Settlement After Security Breaches

October 11, 2024 at 04:39PM Marriott and Starwood Hotels will pay $52 million in fines and enhance their information security after three data breaches affecting 344 million customers from 2014 to 2020. They must also allow customers to delete personal information and undergo compliance assessments for 20 years, ensuring improved data security practices globally. ### … Read more

Fidelity Notifies 77K Customers of Data Breach

October 10, 2024 at 04:15PM Over 77,000 Fidelity Investments clients were notified of a data breach where unauthorized access to personal information occurred between Aug. 17-19. Although customer accounts were unaffected, concerns around identity theft persist. Fidelity offers two years of free credit monitoring and advises clients to monitor their financial activities closely. ### Meeting … Read more

Marriott settles with FTC, to pay $52 million over data breaches

October 10, 2024 at 03:05PM Marriott International and Starwood Hotels will pay $52 million to settle data breach claims affecting over 344 million customers. They must implement a comprehensive security program, allow data deletion requests, and provide transparency in data handling. Additionally, they agreed to pay 49 states to resolve related allegations. ### Meeting Takeaways … Read more

Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions

October 9, 2024 at 05:16PM Marriott will pay a $52 million penalty and enhance its cybersecurity practices following data breaches from 2014 to 2020 that affected 344 million individuals. Settlements with state attorneys general and the FTC mandate improved data security measures and customer rights regarding personal information without admitting liability. ### Meeting Takeaways: 1. … Read more

Car rental giant Avis data breach impacts over 299,000 customers

September 9, 2024 at 01:45PM Avis, the American car rental company, experienced a data breach when attackers accessed one of its business applications and unauthorizedly obtained customer personal information. Based on the meeting notes, it appears that Avis, a car rental company, experienced a data breach in one of its business applications last month. As … Read more

Park’N Fly notifies 1 million customers of data breach

August 27, 2024 at 11:25AM Park’N Fly issued a warning about a data breach that compromised the personal and account details of 1 million Canadian customers. The breach resulted from hackers infiltrating the company’s network. It seems like the meeting notes are relaying important information about a data breach at Park’N Fly, where personal and … Read more

31.5M invoices, contracts, patient consent forms, and more exposed to the internet

August 26, 2024 at 09:07AM Nearly 2.7 TB of sensitive data, including invoices, contracts, HIPPA patient consent forms, belonging to various businesses, has been exposed due to a non-password protected database. The exposed files, traced by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler, belonged to ServiceBridge and contained personal information from numerous clients. The database has since been … Read more