ADT Breach: Millions of records exposed in cloud compromise
Home security giant ADT sufferedata breach that appears to have exposed personally identifiable information pertaining to 5.5 million customers. ADT provides security services for homes and small businesses, runs a variety of sales and service offices nationwide, as well as six 24/7 monitoring and support centers, and relies on a large network of installation and service professionals. The filing sent by ADT says the company learned of the breach on April 20, involving “unauthorized access to certain cloud-based environments.” The Florida firm said it believes that “only limited customer and prospective customer data was accessed,” and that the breach is unlikely to materially dent its earnings.The extortion group ShinyHunters (reportedly linked to Russia) on Friday April 24 listed ADT on its data leak blog.
ITRON ATTACK: Grid management giant activates continuity plans
ITRON, a major US manufacturer of electricity grid management devices including the smart meters LINKY has been hit by a cyber attack. The company says it has succeeded to stop it and has set up its continuity plan. Energy is a key target for hackers, this can include the grid or the equipments linked to it.
STOÏK OPENS A 6th COUNTRY
STOÏK the cyber insurer announces its presence in a 6th European country. One more huge step: Stoïk is launching in the Netherlands! Each new market has exceeded our expectations, which gives us every reason to keep going. The Netherlands is one of the most digitalized countries in Europe, which also makes it one of the most exposed to cyber risk. And like everywhere else, the vast majority of Dutch SMEs are still unprotected. With the Netherlands, Stoïk is now active in seven European countries, protecting over 12,000 businesses through more than 2,000 broker partners.
