Friday 29 September 2017

Weekly News Roundup


Too busy working all week to keep up with the most interesting stories coming out of the technology and security industries? Below are our recommendations for a roundup of the top stories happening now that you need to know.

Deloitte hit by data breach

Corporate finance giant Deloitte suffered a cyber-attack that compromised confidential data, including the private emails of some of its clients, the company has confirmed. Its system had been accessed via an email platform and "very few" clients had been affected, Deloitte said. Read more…

Russian hackers targeted election systems in 21 U.S. states

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally notified election officials in 21 U.S. states about Russia trying to hack their election systems before the 2016 election. Read more…

Whole Foods Market Investigates Hack Attack

Upscale supermarket chain Whole Foods Market says it's investigating an apparent payment card data breach that affects facilities located in some of its stores, although none of its checkout lanes. Payment card data stolen from taprooms and restaurants, the supermarket chain says. Read more…

Sonic hit with class action suit over POS data breach

Two Sonic Drive-In customers are taking legal action against Sonic for allowing their payment card data to possibly have been compromised when the fast-food chain's POS system was hacked and are demanding the company pay for credit monitoring services for those affected. Read more…


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