The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined South Staffordshire Water Plc and parent company South Staffordshire Plc £963,900 ($1.3 million) over a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of 663,887 customers and employees. […]
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South Staffordshire Water Fined £1m After Data Breach
The ICO has fined South Staffordshire Water nearly £1m for a series of data protection failings
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Poor security left hackers inside water company network for nearly two years
The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), fined South Staffordshire Water’s parent company £963,900 over security failures linked to a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of 633,887 people. According to the ICO, the South Staffordshire breach began in September 2020 with a phishing email that tricked an employee into opening a…
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Harvester APT Expands Spying Operations with New GoGra Linux Malware
New GoGra Linux malware linked to Harvester APT targets systems in South Asia, using fake PDFs and Microsoft APIs for covert command and control.
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Former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to extortion scheme
A South Florida man pleaded guilty to conspiring with multiple ransomware affiliates to commit attacks against and extort payments from the same U.S. companies he represented as a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint in 2023, the Justice Department said Monday. Angelo John Martino III shared confidential information about victim organizations’ internal negotiating positions and insurance policy…
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5 Affordable Enterprise Internet Scalability Solutions in South Carolina Compared
In this post, I will show you 5 affordable enterprise Internet scalability solutions in South Carolina. South Carolina’s connectivity boom is here. Armed with $551.5 million in new BEAD funding, fiber crews are wiring Columbia, Charleston, and the Upstate according to the state’s broadband map release. For the first time, midsize firms can buy enterprise-grade…
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When Humanoid Robots Come to a Small-Town Factory
Two-legged robots have taken over a job in a South Carolina auto parts plant. That’s just the start.
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Feds say another DigitalMint negotiator ran ransomware attacks and extorted $75 million
A 41-year-old South Florida man is accused of conducting at least 10 ransomware attacks and extorting a combined $75.25 million in ransom payments while he was working as a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint. Five of Angelo John Martino III’s alleged victims hired DigitalMint, which assigned Martino to conduct ransomware negotiations on their clients’ behalf —…
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Web Server Exploits and Mimikatz Used in Attacks Targeting Asian Critical Infrastructure
High-value organizations located in South, Southeast, and East Asia have been targeted by a Chinese threat actor as part of a years-long campaign. The activity, which has targeted aviation, energy, government, law enforcement, pharmaceutical, technology, and telecommunications sectors, has been attributed by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 to a previously undocumented threat activity group dubbed
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LatAm Now Faces 2x More Cyberattacks Than US
Much of Central and South America struggles with cybersecurity maturity, and hackers are taking advantage.
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Altis appoints Luke Best to lead South Australia growth as data and AI demand surges
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Australian-owned expert data consultancy Altis Consulting has expanded into South Australia, responding to strong and growing demand for modern data and AI capabilities across the state.
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They seized $4.8m in crypto… then gave the master key to the internet
South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) has found itself in the middle of a deeply embarrassing – and costly – blunder after accidentally handing thieves the master key to a seized cryptocurrency wallet. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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$4.8M in crypto stolen after Korean tax agency exposes wallet seed
South Korea’s National Tax Service accidentally exposed the mnemonic recovery phrase of a seized cryptocurrency wallet in an official press release, allowing hackers to steal 6.4 billion won ($4.8M) worth in cryptocurrency. […]
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Teenagers charged over public bike service breach that exposed 4.62 million records
Two South Korean teenagers have been charged in connection with a cyberattack that compromised the personal data of 4.62 million users of Seoul’s public bike service, Ttareungyi. The compromised data included user IDs, mobile phone numbers, addresses, dates of birth, gender, and weight. According to the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency,…
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South Korea slaps $25M fine on Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany over Salesforce breach
South Korea fined Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Tiffany $25M after hackers breached their Salesforce systems, exposing customer data. South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission fined luxury brands including Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Tiffany & Co. a total of 36 billion Korean won ($25 million) after hackers compromised their Salesforce systems. The attack, linked to Scattered…
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Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Tiffany fined $25 million over data breaches
South Korea has fined luxury fashion brands Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior Couture, and Tiffany $25 million for failing to implement adequate security measures, which facilitated unauthorized access and the exposure of data belonging to more than 5.5 million customers. […]
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South Korea fines Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Tiffany $25M for SaaS security failures
South Korea’s data protection authority has handed down a combined KRW 36 billion (approximately US$25 million) in administrative fines to the local subsidiaries of three global luxury houses, after finding they failed to implement basic security controls while managing customer data through a SaaS platform. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), South Korea’s top privacy…