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Lee Enterprises Investigating Ransomware Claim, Data Leak Threat – March 3rd
Lee Enterprises is investigating a claim from the Qilin ransomware group, which alleges it stole 350GB of data from the newspaper chain’s network in an early February attack. According to SentinelOne researchers, Qilin has threatened to begin leaking data on March 5, though the specific ransom demand remains unknown. A Lee Enterprises spokesperson confirmed awareness of the claims but provided no further details on the investigation.
New Sophisticated Attacks Demonstrated by Disney+ Impersonators – December 6th
Abnormal Security published a study revealing a Disney+ impersonation attack, demonstrating never-before-seen phishing tactics. The cybercriminals initiated the impersonation attack through an auto-generated notification email, about pending charges for their Disney+ subscription. The emails also demonstrated customized PDFs, with legitimate numbers & emails, inflated charges, and believable branding.
EU Bans Meta’s FB and IG Targeted Advertising – November 2nd
Imposed by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA), the European Data Protection Board announced its latest extension on the temporary ban of Meta's Facebook and Instagram's targeted advertising for data privacy purposes. The Norwegian DPA explained that Meta apps use content preferences based on user posts and location information to create personalized advertising targeting, which poses a threat to data privacy.
Pizza Hut threatened by hackers – September 20th
It seems that no one and no business is immune to hacker activity. Recent reports say that Pizza Hut Australia has again been the victim of threat actors a year after its newsmaking Optus cyber attack. Reports allege customers’ data has been compromised by the incident, which occurred in early September, with the fast food outlet having contacted clients to notify them of the data breach.