Tag: data breach
U.S. Marshals suffer ransomware breach containing personal data
February 28, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) suffered a cybersecurity data breach in February, affecting what it referred to as “sensitive personal data.”
First reported by NBC News, USMS spokesperson Drew Wade, chief of the Office of Public Affairs, told the outlet that a ransomware attack occurred and constituted a major incident. The breach occurred on Feb. 17, according to Wade, and was limited to a “stand-alone USMS System." An investigation revealed that...
Okta GitHub repositories hacked, source code stolen
December 28, 2022SSN Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – It’s been a hard year for security at identity and access management company Okta, with its most recent data breach incident causing the company to lose its source code to threat actors.
In a statement on Dec. 21 the company confirmed that earlier in the month Okta code repositories on popular website GitHub had been hacked, but assured customers that the breach did not affect customers. Furthermore GitHub concluded that none of its user services had been...
Former Uber Chief Security Officer convicted for data breach coverup
October 7, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SAN FRANCISCO – Former Uber Chief Security Officer Joseph Sullivan was convicted by a federal jury this week for his role in covering up a 2016 data breach of the company.
Sullivan was found guilty of obstruction of proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and misprision of felony in connection with his cover up efforts regarding the 2016 hack. United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp made the announcement after a four-week trial.
“Technology...
Defendify offers new Cybersecurity Service Warranty program
October 4, 2022SSN Staff
PORTLAND, Maine – All-in-one cybersecurity solution Defendify has a new offering for organizations of all sizes, the Defendify Cybersecurity Service Warranty.
This financial assistance program has been designed to increase peace of mind and mitigate financial damages, Defendify said. This new program is included in the Defendify All-In-One Cybersecurity package which consists of 13 different modules to protect users from ever-evolving cyber threats.
“With cybersecurity...
Equifax to strengthen supply chain security with CloudControl
October 4, 2022SSN Staff
ATLANTA – Today Equifax announced the implementation of the CloudControl dashboard, software meant to bring a greater degree of security for organizations using Equifax’s products and services.
CloudControl provides improved security to digital supply chains and provides real-time insights into Equifax products security posture. The company says the introduction of CloudControl is part of the company’s commitment to furthering transparency in cybersecurity.
"We believe...
Central banks security an uncomfortable unknown as cyberattacks increase
September 14, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – As data breach becomes a daily occurrence across every connected industry, experts look nervously to central bank financial institutions for potential damage to international finance.
On September 14 the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) produced a working paper titled “Cyber risk in central banking” that examines the readiness and stance of those institutions as cyber crime grows. “While there have been several studies and surveys on cyber threats...
Risky Business
September 7, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
One of the big cybersecurity stories this week, for those tuned in on that frequency, is the trial of former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan. He’s a big name in that corner of the industry brought low by a lawsuit resulting from the cover up of a data breach. This is important because it may be the first time a corporate executive faces criminal liability from a data breach and every other CISO is likely watching this case sweating bullets.
Whether they should be or not is another matter.
The...
Samsung latest in long line of data breaches
September 2, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – There’s bad news for Samsung customers this week as the electronics giant divulged the occurrence of a July 22 data breach.
In a corporate statement that Samsung released, the company discussed the recently discovered (August 4) data breach while assuring customers that some of its more vital data was still protected. “We want to assure our customers that the issue did not impact Social Security numbers or credit and debit card numbers, but in some cases, may...
CFPB fires warning shot at financial institutions over lax data security
August 15, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a circular announcing that financial companies may be in hot water if they fail to adequately protect consumer data.
The circular gives guidance to consumer protection enforcement, including language targeting financial firms that can be held liable for insufficient security protocols with their client data. "Financial firms that cut corners on data security put their customers at risk of identity theft, fraud,...
The Verkada Breach: A cautionary tale
March 10, 2021Cory Harris, Editor
If you have been following my and SSN Editor Paul Ragusa's blogs, you know how much we have been stressing hypervigilance on the cybersecurity front, because there is just so much to lose.
The news from Bloomberg this week that Verkada was the victim of a breach by hackers who were able to access live and archived footage from 150,000 security cameras inside Verkada customers' facilities, as well as its own offices, is just another example of why any company, regardless of size, can fall...