A third-party data breach that began with systems integrator Kinmax Technology has flowed downstream to some big-name targets. The breach compromised Taiwan-based hardware supplier TSMC and LockBit is demanding a $70 million ransom.
Some pilots (and hopefuls) for American and Southwest Airlines may need to take steps to protect their identity, as a third party vendor has disclosed a data breach that involves an applicant portal it maintains.
Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth, trusted by numerous federal agencies and the country’s biggest banks, has suffered a data breach. Law firm said it became aware of the incident when stolen information was offered up on the dark web on April 28.
The data breach window ran from at least February 2022 to April 2023, according to UPS. The attackers somehow accessed package tracking updates, then used that information to craft targeted SMS phishing messages.
Bad news continues to pile up for investment research firm Zacks as new reporting from the Have I Been Pwned website indicates the company was unaware of a massive data breach that began in 2021 and compromised over 8.8 million customer records.
Data breach involving the Lockbit ransomware gang and a major provider of US government-subsidized medical care has resolved in about the worst way possible, with the sensitive personal information of nearly nine million patients dumped to the public.
A string of data breaches for T-Mobile that now dates back several years seems to be continuing without end, as the company has experienced two already in 2023. Those impacted in the latest breach are dealing with the loss of some very sensitive information.
Data breach at Nebu, a piece of marketing software used by numerous Dutch market research firms for creating surveys and maintaining contact information, impacted at least two million residents including Netherlands national railway and VodafoneZiggo.
Latitude, a major financial service provider in Australia, has lost about 14 million customer records to a data breach. The incident previously reported that 328,000 records had been exposed.
Australia’s string of major data breaches have prompted quick and dramatic action by the government to shore up the nation’s cybersecurity. The most recent is the announcement of a new cyber task force that will spend all of its time pursuing these criminal hackers, whether domestic or foreign.