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U.S. State Department Hit by Cyberattack -&- Robinhood Giving Away $100,000 to Recruit New Investors

  U.S. State Department reportedly hit by a cyberattack in recent weeks https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/21/us-state-department-reportedly-hit-by-a-cyberattack-in-recent-weeks.html SOURCE:  Emma Newburger, CNBC   Robinhood is giving away $100,000 to recruit new investors https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/08/21/robinhood-giving-away-100-000-recruit-new-online-investors/8227913002/ SOURCE:  Craig Harris, USA TODAY

Wells Fargo Reverses Plan to End Personal Lines of Credit -&- US Census Bureau Servers were Hacked in 2020

  Wells Fargo reverses plan to end personal credit lines after customer backlash https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/18/wells-fargo-is-no-longer-shuttering-existing-personal-lines-of-credit-after-customer-backlash.html SOURCE:  Hugh Son, CNBC US Census Bureau hacked in January 2020 using Citrix exploit https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-census-bureau-hacked-in-january-2020-using-citrix-exploit/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer 

T-Mobile Confirms 48M 'Current' and 'Former' Customer Records Stolen -&- Major Japan Insurance Company hit by Ransomware Attack

  T-Mobile says hackers stole records belonging to 48.6 million individuals https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-says-hackers-stole-records-belonging-to-486-million-individuals/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer Japan's Tokio Marine is the latest insurer to be victimized by ransomware https://www.cyberscoop.com/tokio-marine-ryan-specialty-group-ransomware-cyber-insurance/ SOURCE:  Tim Starks, CyberScoop 

Chase Bank accidentally Leaks Customer Info -&- Pharmacist faces 100+ Years in Prison for Selling Vaccination Cards on eBay

Chase bank accidentally leaked customer info to other customers https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chase-bank-accidentally-leaked-customer-info-to-other-customers/ SOURCE:  Ax Sharma, Bleeping Computer Pharmacist faces 120 years in prison for selling vaccination cards on eBay https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pharmacist-faces-120-years-in-prison-for-selling-vaccination-cards-on-ebay/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer 

Colonial Pipeline Confirms 'Data Breach' after May Ransomware Attack -&- Secret Terrorist Watchlist Exposed on the Internet

  Colonial Pipeline reports data breach after May ransomware attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/colonial-pipeline-reports-data-breach-after-may-ransomware-attack/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer  Secret terrorist watchlist with 2 million records exposed online https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secret-terrorist-watchlist-with-2-million-records-exposed-online/ SOURCE:  Ax Sharma, Bleeping Computer

T-Mobile Investigating Claims of a Data Breach affecting 100M Customers -&- Tech Firms in a Race to Buy up American Homes

  T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Customer Data Breach https://www.vice.com/en/article/akg8wg/tmobile-investigating-customer-data-breach-100-million SOURCE:  Joseph Cox, Motherboard Zillow, Other Tech Firms Are in an ‘Arms Race’ To Buy Up American Homes https://www.vice.com/en/article/93ymxz/zillow-other-tech-firms-are-in-an-arms-race-to-buy-up-american-homes SOURCE:  Maxwell Strachan, Motherboard 

Accenture hit by Ransomware Attack -&- Hackers return half of $600M Stolen Cryptocurrency

  Accenture confirms hack after LockBit ransomware data leak threats https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/accenture-confirms-hack-after-lockbit-ransomware-data-leak-threats/ SOURCE:  Ax Sharma, Bleeping Computer Hackers return nearly half of the $600 million they stole in one of the biggest crypto heists https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/11/cryptocurrency-theft-hackers-steal-600-million-in-poly-network-hack.html SOURCE:  Arjun Kharpal & Ryan Browne, CNBC  

FlyTrap Malware Hijacking Facebook Accounts -&- All Military Troops to be Vaccinated by Sept. 15

  FlyTrap malware hijacks thousands of Facebook accounts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flytrap-malware-hijacks-thousands-of-facebook-accounts/ SOURCE:  Ionut Ilascu, Bleeping Computer Military to require all troops receive COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/09/covid-vaccine-required-all-military-troops-sept-15/5540556001/ SOURCE:  Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press  (via USA TODAY)