2019 Government Personal data Retail 
IT Governance
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 16, 2021
Like other mobile providers, T-Mobile is locked in a constant battle with scammers who target its own employees in SIM swapping attacks and other techniques to wrest control over employee accounts that can provide backdoor access to customer data. In at least one case , retail store employees were complicit in the account takeovers.
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IT Governance
JULY 1, 2020
Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). University of Missouri Health Care discloses 2019 security incident (unknown). China launches cyber attacks on government websites and banks following India massacre (unknown). Cyber attack on Mid-Michigan College endangers personal data of staff and students (16,000).
Hunton Privacy
DECEMBER 1, 2020
On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies.
IT Governance
JANUARY 9, 2024
Source (New) Software Luxembourg Yes 3,600,000 National Automobile Dealers Association Source (New) Retail USA Yes 1,065,000 Consórcio Canopus Source (New) Professional services Brazil Yes 1,400,000 The Teaching Company (Wondrium by The Great Courses) Source (New) Education USA Yes 1.3 TB Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co.
IT Governance
JUNE 11, 2019
The breach occurred between 23 April and 4 May 2019, potentially affecting anyone who has made a purchase through shop.lcfc.com. Upon discovery of the breach, the security of our retail platform was immediately restored and appropriate measures were taken to ensure the security of all other online assets,” the statement read.
IT Governance
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
xkcd forum taken offline after personal data leak (562,000). Baltimore acknowledges for first time that data was destroyed in ransomware attack (unknown). Irish government admits ransomware attack occurred last year (unknown). Government of LaPorte County Indiana suffered ransomware attack (unknown).
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