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US Agencies Hit in MOVEit Hacking Campaign as Victim List Grows

Multiple US agencies were compromised by a hacking campaign in which attackers have exploited flaws in a popular software tool to gather information from a range of victims. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a unit of the Department …

BA, BBC and Boots Caught Up in File Transfer Hack

Tens of thousands of employees of British Airways, the UK drugstore chain Boots and Britain’s BBC were among those whose personal data was exposed following a wide-ranging breach centered on a popular file transfer tool, the organizations confirmed on Monday. …

Hackers Use Flaw in Popular File Transfer Tool to Steal Data, Researchers Say

Hackers have stolen data from the systems of a number of users of the popular file transfer tool MOVEit Transfer, U.S. security researchers said on Thursday, one day after the maker of the software disclosed that a security flaw had …

Cyber Attack Disrupts Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer experienced the most significant disruption to its operations in 27 years due to what the newspaper calls a cyberattack. The company was working to restore print operations after a cyber incursion that prevented the printing of the …

Data of 237,000 Government Employees Breached

The personal information of 237,000 current and former federal government employees has been exposed in a data breach at the U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT), sources briefed on the matter said on Friday. The breach hit systems for processing TRANServe transit …

Cyber Hack to Cost UK Outsourcer Capita Up to $25M

British outsourcing company Capita warned it would take a 15 million pound to 20 million pound ($25 million) hit after its systems were hacked in a cyber incident earlier this year. Capita, which provides business support services to government and …

Ex-Uber Security Chief Gets No Prison Time for Hack Coverup

Uber Technologies Inc.’s former security chief was spared from prison for concealing a massive data breach in 2016. Joe Sullivan’s sentencing to three years of probation Thursday followed his conviction by a jury last year of obstructing a government investigation …

American Bar Association Sued Over Data Breach

A member of the American Bar Association (ABA) has filed a class-action lawsuit against the organization related to a recent data breach. Tiffany Troy, on behalf of herself and other affected members, filed the suit in U.S. District Court for …

DC Health Link Data Breach Blamed on Human Error

The recent data breach of personal information for thousands of users of Washington D.C.’s health insurance exchange, including members of Congress, was caused by basic human error, according to a top administrator. The revelation came from prepared statements submitted in …

American Bar Association Has Network Breach

The American Bar Association said an unauthorized third-party gained access to usernames and passwords used by members to access an old website of the association. The ABA said in a statement there is no evidence the personal information obtained was …