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Toyota Suspends Tokyo Factory Operations After Suspected Cyber Attack

Toyota Motor Corp. said it will suspend domestic factory operations on Tuesday, losing around 13,000 cars of output, after a supplier of plastic parts and electronic components was hit by a suspected cyber attack. No information was immediately available about …

Massachusetts City’s Pension Fund Lost $3.5M in Email Scam

An employee of Quincy’s pension fund wrongly sent $3.5 million in a wire transfer in February 2021 in response to a scam email and the funds have not been recovered. The Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission is investigating the Quincy …

Judge Nixes Former Employees’ Suit Against Marsh & McLennan Over 2021 Data Breach

A federal judge in New York has dismissed a potential class action against Marsh & McLennan by two former employees who sued after the firm suffered a data breach in 2021. The plaintiffs, Florida residents Nancy Bohnak and Janet Lea …

Maryland Confirms Ransomware Attack Disrupted Agency Reporting COVID-19 Data

The disruption of Maryland’s reporting of COVID-19 data last month was caused by a ransomware attack, state officials said Wednesday. Chip Stewart, the state’s chief information security officer, said the state has not paid extortion demands for the attack, which …

Maryland Resumes Reporting COVID-19 Deaths After Cyber Attack

Maryland officials resumed reporting coronavirus deaths Tuesday after a more than three week interruption amid an apparent cyberattack, adding more than 400 deaths to the state’s tally. At least 415 Marylanders died from COVID-19 between Dec. 4 and Tuesday bringing …

SolarWinds Investors Suit Alleges Board Knew About Cyber Risks

SolarWinds Corp. investors have sued the software company’s directors, alleging they knew about and failed to monitor cybersecurity risks to the company ahead of a breach that created a vulnerability in thousands of its customers’ systems. The lawsuit filed in …

Cybersecurity Incident Knocks Iowa Farm Services Firm’s Systems Offline

Iowa-based farm services provider NEW Cooperative Inc. said its systems were offline to contain a “cybersecurity” incident just as the U.S. farm belt gears up for harvest. The cooperative operates grain storage elevators in the top U.S. corn producing state, …

T-Mobile Now Says Data Breach Affects More Than 50 Million Customers

T-Mobile US Inc. said on Friday an ongoing investigation into a data breach revealed that hackers accessed personal information of an additional 5.3 million customers, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 53 million. The third largest …

T-Mobile Says Hackers Stole 7.8 Million Current Customers’ Personal Data

T-Mobile US Inc. said on Wednesday an ongoing investigation into a cyberattack on its systems revealed that some personal data of about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customers were compromised. The company was made aware of the attack late …

Ryan Specialty Group Reports It Suffered Cyber Breach in April

Newly public brokerage firm Ryan Specialty Group reported today on a data security incident that happened in April. The firm said that on or about April 17, 2021, it became aware of “unusual activity” related to certain employee email accounts …