Thousands of bookstores in Europe have been affected by a ransomware attack that targeted a leading software supplier. The ransomware attack targeted TiteLive, a French company that offers cloud-based software for book sales and inventory management. Bookstores affected by the ransomware attack included Libris, Aquarius, Malperthuis, Donner and Atheneum Boekhandels, The Record reported today. Other clients listed ...

Department store company Neiman Marcus Group Inc. has been hacked, with data relating to about 4.6 million customers stolen. The details of the hack were not disclosed, but Nieman Marcus said today that it occurred in May 2020. The company officially describes the theft of data as unauthorized access related to customer’s online accounts. The data ...

Zoom Video Communications Inc.’s attempt to acquire cloud contact center provider Five9 Inc. is no longer. Five9 shareholders rejected the takeover offer today after U.S. regulators raised national security concerns over the deal. Zoom had announced in July that it entered into an agreement to acquire the company for a considerable $14.7 billion. Althoughall takeover offers ...

Researchers from Salt Security Inc. today detailed a new application programming interface vulnerability that can lead to attacks on Elastic Stack. The vulnerability stems from a faulty implementation of Elastic Stack, a group of open-source products that use APIs for critical data aggregation, search and analytics capabilities. The researchers found that nearly every organization using Elastic ...

Freight shipping company Forward Air Corp. has finally disclosed a data breach following a ransomware attack in December 2020. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in February, Forward Air said that it became aware of a ransomware incident affecting its operation and information technology systems on Dec. 15. The company launched an ...

A newly discovered Android Trojan being used in a campaign that tricks victims into subscribing to premium SMS services is believed to have over 10 million victims. Discovered and detailed today by researchers at mobile security company Zimperium Inc., the “GriftHorse” malware has been found embedded in more than 200 malicious applications, many of which have ...

Authorities in Russia have arrested the founder and chief executive officer of prominent cybersecurity company Group-IB Global Private Ltd. on accusations of high treason. Ilya Sachkov, who founded the company in 2003, was arrested today on a warrant issued by Moscow’s Lefortova district court. The arrested followed a raid on the office of Group-IB on Tuesday. ...

Dell Technologies Inc. today announced new support services and security features designed to enhance how information technology leaders provide a modern and secure personal computer experience for employees. The new services are being offered as added capabilities in the ProSupport Suite for PCs. Built on the foundation of artificial intelligence and an always-on approach, the additions ...

Data protection firm Veeam Software Inc. today launched a new version of its Kasten by Veeam data management platform with improved experiences that expand edge capabilities and broaden ecosystem support for data services and partner technologies. Kasten K10 V4.5 offers a range of new capabilities with features for Kubernetes DevOps teams and administrators. Leading the list is ...

Tesla Inc. is well-known for its lawsuits, but in a new twist, the company founded and run by Elon Musk is suing a Tesla owner in China for defamation. The story starts with a Tesla Model S owner known as Han Chao, who sued Tesla after buying the vehicle second-hand from the company, then discovered ...