This Week in Data Breaches | UpGuard Newsletter
Here's your weekly digest of global data breaches. This week's newsletter covers breaches impacting Sony, PHH Mortgage, and BORN Canada.
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Data Breaches
?? Global | BleepingComputer | Electronics
Sony says that it is investigating allegations of a cyberattack this week as different hackers claimed responsibility for the purported hack. Claims of attacking Sony's systems were initially made by an extortion group called RansomedVC, but a different threat actor has refuted these claims and touted themselves to be the attackers. Over 3.14 GB of uncompressed data, allegedly belonging to Sony, has been dumped on hacker forums. Read More
???? United States | JD Supra | Real Estate
PHH Mortgage Corporation (“PHH”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access information that had been provided to the company. In this notice, PHH explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and addresses. Read More
???? Canada | TechCrunch | Healthcare
Ontario’s government-funded birth registry has confirmed a data breach affecting some 3.4 million people who sought pregnancy care, including the personal health data of close to two million newborns and children across the Canadian province. According to BORN Ontario, hackers copied more than a decade’s worth of data including fertility, pregnancy, newborn and child healthcare offered between January 2010 and May 2023. Read More
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Other Cybersecurity News
?? Global | BankInfo Security | Technology
Global smart building and security systems maker Johnson Controls faces a major cybersecurity incident, it disclosed in a regulatory filing. "The incident has caused, and is expected to continue to cause, disruption to parts of the Company’s business operations," it told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
???? United Arab Emirates | BleepingComputer | Government
A novel and sophisticated backdoor malware named 'Deadglyph' was seen used in a cyberespionage attack against a government agency in the Middle East. The hacking group has been known for targeting activists, journalists, and dissidents for almost a decade.
?? Global | The Hacker News | Technology
Apple has released yet another round of security patches to address three actively exploited zero-day flaws impacting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari, taking the total tally of zero-day bugs discovered in its software this year to 16.?
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