LONDON: British officials say the names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach at a payroll system. The Ministry of Defense said Defense Secretary Grant Shapps would make a statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon “setting out the … Read more
WASHINGTON — Hackers who breached UnitedHealth’s tech unit in February potentially stole a third of Americans’ data, the largest U.S. health insurer’s CEO told a Congressional committee on Wednesday. Two Congressional panels grilled CEO Andrew Witty about the cyberattack on the company’s Change Healthcare unit, which processes around 50% of all medical claims in the … Read more
All London Drugs stores remained closed across Western Canada on Tuesday morning, two days after the B.C.-based company announced it was dealing with a “cybersecurity incident.” A statement issued by the company at 7:20 a.m. PT Tuesday said its stores “will remain temporarily closed … until further notice while continuing to provide customers with urgent pharmacy care.” … Read more
Indigo Books & Music Inc. has agreed to be taken private after agreeing to a sweetened offer from a holding company connected to its largest shareholder. The retailer says its agreement will see Trilogy Retail Holdings Inc. and Trilogy Investments L.P. pay $2.50 per share in cash for the stake in Indigo they do not … Read more
What to know about AT&T data breach impacting millions of current, past customers – CBS News Watch CBS News AT&T confirms that data for tens of millions of current and former account holders has been found on the dark web after a massive data breach. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent … Read more
Millions of current and former AT&T customers’ leaked data, including Social Security numbers, were posted on the dark web earlier this month. The leak prompted a “robust investigation supported by internal and external cybersecurity experts,” the telecommunications giant said Saturday. The compromised data appears to be from 2019 or earlier and included the information of … Read more
SINGAPORE: Poh Heng Jewellery has notified its customers about a database breach that occurred on Monday (Mar 25). In response to CNA’s query, Ezekiel Chin, data protection officer at the jewellery company, said that the unauthorised access may have compromised members’ personal information. “Upon discovery, we took prompt action to secure our system and have … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the ever-evolving business landscape, a focus on risk management cannot be overstated. However, with the rapid pace of innovation, the rise of cyber threats, regulatory ambiguity and geopolitical complexities, the traditional one-size-fits-all approach to risk management is no longer sufficient. Today, businesses require a bespoke strategy … Read more
Comcast Comcast, alongside several other big corporations, has recently suffered a devastating data breach. According to reports, it’s possible that hackers got their hands on the data of up to 36 million Comcast Xfinity customers, meaning the company’s cable television and internet department. Although the company is pretty tight-lipped about it, the data breach occurred … Read more
Canadian residents whose personal data was compromised in a 2019 LifeLabs data breach can now apply for up to $150 in compensation from a multi-million dollar class action settlement approved in October. The private medical diagnostics company and its subsidiaries were the target of a cyberattack on Dec. 17, 2019, that compromised patient data for around 15 million … Read more
