Christopher Brown reports: Flagstar Bank NA agreed to pay $31.5 million to settle allegations it failed to protect the personal information of nearly 2.2 million people in data breaches linked to Accellion Inc.’s file-transfer software. Class members would be eligible for up to $25,000 in documented monetary losses, three years of credit monitoring services, and...

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ChosunBiz reports: Lotte Card, whose internal data was leaked in a recent hacking incident, said on the 24th that from the 1st of this month through the previous day, among the 2.97 million customers whose information was leaked, about 650,000 applied for card reissuance, about 820,000 changed their card PINs, about 110,000 suspended their cards,...

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Choi Ji-won reports: Lotte Card said a hacking attack compromised the personal data of 2.97 million users, marking the biggest data breach this year. CEO Cho Jwa-jin on Thursday disclosed the findings of a probe by the Financial Supervisory Service and Financial Security Institute, in the first public announcement since regulators began investigating on Sept....

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Mathew J. Schwartz reports: A member of the band of native English-speaking adolescent hackers lately calling itself Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters published Friday a semi-coherent screed proclaiming the collective would be “going dark.” Many cybersecurity experts responded with skepticism. Evidence suggests that at least some members of the loose-knit hacking collective are continuing to hit targets. Threat intelligence...

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The Korea JoongAng Daily reports: Financial regulators have ordered Lotte Card to set up a dedicated call center for victims of a recent hacking incident and to prepare procedures for full compensation in cases of any fraudulent card use. The order comes after a cyber breach was reported at the company with 9.65 million individual...

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The420.in reports: The Delhi Police have arrested 18 individuals for duping State Bank of India (SBI) credit card holders of nearly ₹2.6 crore [USD $296,630.45] in a nationwide fraud. The operation, which ran for six months, relied on insider leaks at a Gurugram-based call centre and a sophisticated money-laundering network that spanned cash deals and...

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On August 7, external counsel for Connex Credit Union (“Connex”) in Connecticut notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office of a recent hacking incident. According to their notification, unusual activity was discovered on their system on June 3, 2025. An investigation that was promptly launched determined that files may have been accessed or downloaded without authorization...

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Sometimes you have to keep fighting, and sometimes, going to the media to get coverage of your complaint will help. Mark Emem reports: Bank of America repeatedly refused to reimburse a customer after hackers cracked his account and drained $70,000, according to a new report. 74-Year-Old Henry Waleczko says he became locked in a battle...

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