June 11, 2024 at 04:54PM Canada and the UK are conducting a joint investigation into a 23andMe data breach after a threat actor posted 4 million company records on the Dark Web. 23andMe confirmed the breach affected 7 million people due to a credential-stuffing attack. The investigation aims to protect individuals’ privacy rights and scrutinizes … 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
March 13, 2024 at 08:08AM Stanford University confirmed a ransomware incident, admitting to detecting it four months after the breach. The attack targeting the Department of Public Safety exposed 27,000 individuals’ information. The university notified affected individuals and offered credit monitoring and security enhancement. Perpetrators, Akira, demand, but Stanford refused to pay. Akira has targeted … Read more
February 23, 2024 at 09:17AM U-Haul recently informed customers that a hacker used stolen account credentials to access an internal system, exposing customer records with personal data, but no payment details. The American company, operational since 1945, provides moving equipment and storage. U-Haul is offering identity theft protection and has implemented security measures following the … Read more