Bill-payment processor company TIO Networks, recently acquired by PayPal, suffered a data breach incident early this month. Social security numbers, names and addresses were included in the data compromised.
This is the season when cybercriminals take advantage of eager holiday shoppers across the globe. Travelers and online shoppers are targets this year, and the rise in social media scams is also a cause for concern.
Clarksons announced that it suffered a data breach and warned that hackers might release stolen information soon. The UK shipping services provider did not disclose the size or type of the compromised data, or if any of it belonged to its customers.
In a highly publicized data breach incident, rideshare application Uber announced that the personal information of 57 million customers and drivers were potentially compromised in October 2016.
UK pawnbroker Cash Converters revealed that it was the victim of a data breach that could have exposed sensitive data, including customer usernames, passwords, delivery addresses, and other personal details
A pair of Joint Technical Alerts from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have revealed more details on cyberattacks, allegedly coming from North Korea.
More ransomware families and variants were discovered in the wake of the Bad Rabbit outbreak. New families include ones labeled as Kristina, and a holiday-themed "Christmas" ransomware, while new variants from old families also make an appearance.