Privacy

Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing firm Casio had data from its customers around the world compromised following unauthorized access to its ClassPad.net education web app's server, reports SiliconAngle.

Major U.S. biotechnology and genetic testing firm 23andMe had 4.1 million more genetic data profiles for individuals in Great Britain and Germany compromised through credential stuffing attacks exposed by a threat actor following the leak of information from 1 million Ashkenazi Jews earlier this month, BleepingComputer reports.

BleepingComputer reports that Taiwanese multinational networking equipment provider D-Link has disclosed being impacted by a data breach stemming from the compromise of a test lab system running on end-of-life software following a successful phishing attack against an employee.

Numerous class action lawsuits have been filed against major U.S. biotechnology and genetic testing firm 23andMe following an alleged data breach of customer data stemming from credential stuffing attacks that compromised information from almost 1 million Ashkenazi Jews, BleepingComputer reports.

TechCrunch reports that French cloud gaming service Shadow may have downplayed the data breach it confirmed to have stemmed from an "advanced social engineering attack," which CEO Eric Sele said resulted in the compromise of customers' full names, birthdates, billing and email addresses, and credit card expiry dates.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved into law legislation that would enable the state's cybersecurity agency CAL-SIC to provide assistance to K-12 schools amid the growing prevalence of K-12 cyberattacks, reports CBS Bay Area.

TechCrunch reports that French cloud gaming startup Shadow had its customers' personal data compromised in a data breach stemming from a social engineering attack against an employee last month.