July 12, 2024 at 08:51AM AT&T revealed a massive hack affecting nearly all wireless subscribers. Customer call and text records were breached from as early as May 2022, and the stolen data includes phone numbers and call details but not personal info. The incident is linked to a series of data heists targeting Snowflake customers, … Read more
July 8, 2024 at 06:04PM Zotac, a computer hardware manufacturer, inadvertently exposed customers’ sensitive information through misconfigured web folders holding return merchandise authorization (RMA) data. Google searches with specific parameters revealed personal details such as invoices, addresses, and contact information. Remediation efforts are underway, with data now mostly secured, although still accessible via Google. Customers … Read more
July 8, 2024 at 04:39PM In May 2024, luxury retailer Neiman Marcus experienced a data breach, exposing over 31 million customer email addresses. The breach also compromised sensitive information including names, contact details, and gift card details. Neiman Marcus linked the incident to the Snowflake data theft attacks and negotiations with the threat actor are … Read more
July 1, 2024 at 10:07AM Apple’s AI initiatives have significant implications for hardware security, with an emphasis on customer privacy and extensive private infrastructure control. This includes secure lockboxes for AI queries and embedded security features in device and server chips. In contrast, rivals face security complexities with their diverse cloud and chip partnerships, raising … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 04:31PM Neiman Marcus’s customer information, including names, contact details, gift card numbers, and more, was stolen and offered for sale on the dark web. While the breach did not include credit card data, it prompted the luxury retailer to disable access to the cloud service, engage cybersecurity experts, and notify law … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 06:43AM Major disruptions have hit North American car dealerships following cyberattacks on CDK Global, impacting operations and causing delays for car buyers. Several dealership chains implemented alternative processes to continue operations. CDK serves more than 15,000 retail locations in North America and the outage is expected to last several days. Customers … Read more
June 25, 2024 at 05:01AM Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus recently experienced a data breach compromising millions of customers’ personal information. The breach, detected in May 2024, exposed data such as names, contact details, and birthdates, affecting over 64,000 individuals. A hacker, ‘Sp1d3r’, offered to sell a database containing information from 180 million users, triggering concerns … Read more
June 11, 2024 at 09:33AM The UK and Canada data protection watchdogs are collaborating to investigate the 23andMe data breach. The probe will assess any customer harm, safeguards in place, and transparency with regulators. The breach affected nearly 7 million individuals, with attackers targeting users’ genetic information. 23andMe’s delayed implementation of 2FA is also under … Read more
June 7, 2024 at 03:50PM Microsoft’s controversial Windows Recall, which takes snapshots of a user’s screen, uploads the images on the device, and analyzes them using OCR, has raised security concerns. After criticism, Microsoft will now offer Recall as an opt-in service, beef up data security, and require Windows Hello enrollment and presence proof for … Read more
June 7, 2024 at 02:46PM Frontier Communications suffered a data breach affecting 750,000 customers due to a cyberattack by RansomHub ransomware operation. Customers’ personal information, including names and Social Security Numbers, was exposed. Although no financial data was compromised, customers are advised to enroll in free credit monitoring and identity theft services. RansomHub threatened to … Read more