by Proteon | May 9, 2024 | Australia, News, Security Operations and Incident Management
UniSuper, one of Australia’s leading superannuation funds, and Google Cloud issued a joint statement on May 8, 2024, regarding a significant disruption to services experienced by UniSuper members. UniSuper CEO Peter Chun and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian...
by Proteon | May 1, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, News, Transportation
The Qantas app experienced technical difficulties, causing significant concern among its users. Reports suggest that the app’s homepage malfunctioned, leading to unintended access to flight and booking details of other frequent flyers during two separate...
by Proteon | May 1, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, News
Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) discovered unauthorized access to its production environment, compromising customer information. While the incident was contained to Dropbox Sign infrastructure, we take full responsibility for the breach and are committed to...
by Proteon | May 1, 2024 | Cybersecurity Regulations and Compliance, Information security, Netherlands, News
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has issued a stern warning against the practice of scraping, emphasizing that it is almost always illegal for private parties and individuals. Scraping, which involves the automatic collection and storage of information from...
by Proteon | Apr 15, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, News
The U.S. government has issued a warning regarding a significant security vulnerability in Chirp Systems’ smart locks, affecting an estimated 50,000 homes across the country. Despite being notified of the issue over a year ago, Chirp Systems has failed to...
by Proteon | Apr 11, 2024 | Data breaches and hacks, News
A critical software flaw in Carrier Global’s system, utilised by the SMC alarm center in the Netherlands, has resulted in the exposure of secret logout codes from thousands of alarm systems. The breach, first brought to light by software developer Joris Talma,...