An official announcement made earlier this week acknowledged\nillicit access to customer data used in online accounts for Bed,\nBath, & Beyond<\/a>. While the breach didn\u2019t affect payment card\ninformation, the retailer quickly began contacting affected customers and took\nsteps to safeguard against future incidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Three months after a cyber attack hit Johannesburg<\/a>,\nSouth Africa, the city is once again dealing with network outages. After a\nransom note was posted to several social media outlets, city officials are\nstill attempting to downplay the attacks by claiming they purposefully took\ndown the sites rather than them being ransomed by hackers. In addition to the ransom\nnote, hackers also posted screenshots proving their control over the city\u2019s\nnetwork systems and their expectation of payment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Officials working for UniCredit<\/a>,\nan Italian banking firm, announced that unauthorized access to their systems\nhas left the sensitive information of nearly 3 million Italian exposed. Fortunately,\nthe stolen information did not include any financial data, but did contain personally\nidentifiable information such as names and contact details. It is unclear how hackers\ngained access to the data, though it appears the data may have even been taken\nyears earlier in prior security breaches faced by the firm. <\/p>\n\n\n\nJohannesburg Shutdown After Cyber Attack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UniCredit Financial Data Leak<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ransomware Shuts Down New Mexico School District<\/h2>\n\n\n\n