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business1 day ago•2 min saved

Krispy Kreme breach settlement deadline nears, up to $3,500 for documented victims

Approximately 161,000 current and former Krispy Kreme employees affected by the November 2024 data breach can claim a share of the settlement: documented losses may reach up to $3,500, while claims without documentation are about $75. To opt out or object, you must act by June 6, 2026; to file, submit online or by mail by June 22, 2026. All victims receive one year of credit monitoring, and payouts depend on court approval.

via LiveNOW from FOX|

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business2 days ago•3 min saved

Krispy Kreme data breach settlement: claim window narrows, potential payouts up to $3,500

Krispy Kreme’s 2024 data breach victims have a closing window to file claims from a class-action settlement. Those with documented losses could receive up to $3,500, while claims without documentation are estimated at about $75. Exclusions by June 6, 2026 and claims postmarked by June 22, 2026. About 161,000 people were affected, and one year of credit monitoring is provided to all victims regardless of filing.

via FOX 5 Atlanta|

#business #claim-deadline #credit-monitoring

technology3 days ago•4 min saved

Trump Mobile faces potential data exposure in preorder system

Trump Mobile says a security flaw on its site may have exposed the personal details of about 27,000 customers who submitted preorder forms, including names, addresses and phone numbers, though there’s no evidence of payment data being compromised; the company is working with cybersecurity professionals, adding safeguards, and weighing notification obligations as investigators review the scope after the issue was flagged by an Australian programmer.

via The Guardian|

#cybersecurity #data-breach #personal-information

computing9 days ago•67 min saved

Fidelity breach settlement could pay up to $5,000 to affected customers

Fidelity Investments has agreed to a $2.5 million class-action settlement over a 2024 data breach that affected more than 155,000 customers. Eligible claimants include those Fidelity notified and U.S. customers whose account numbers and routing numbers were exposed; payouts can reach up to $5,000 for documented out-of-pocket losses, with the bulk of payments expected to be pro-rated around $100. A July 9 court hearing will decide final approval, and claims must be filed by July 27 via the settlement website; California residents may receive additional payments under the California Consumer Privacy Act.

via Tom's Guide|

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business10 days ago•1 min saved

Fidelity data-breach settlement could pay eligible customers up to $5,000

Fidelity Investments has reached a $2.5 million settlement over a 2024 data breach that exposed names, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license data for tens of thousands of customers. Eligible impacted customers may receive up to $5,000 after court approval, with a final approval hearing on July 9 and a claim deadline of July 27. The breach occurred Aug. 17–19, 2024, affecting more than 77,000 customers, with about 86,000 additional customers whose financial details potentially qualify for a payout. For questions, contact Fidelity at [email protected] or (833) 386-6470.

via LiveNOW from FOX|

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technology13 days ago•2 min saved

Canvas LMS breaches halted after hackers’ deal, data reportedly returned

Instructure says it reached an agreement with the ShinyHunters hackers after a breach of the Canvas LMS; the stolen data has reportedly been returned and the company asserts that no customers will be extorted as a result of the incident, though it’s unclear if a ransom was paid. Instructure also says data destruction was verified, most systems are back online, and it will share more details in a forthcoming webinar.

via The Verge|

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technology14 days ago•13 min saved

Georgia Tech says stolen Canvas data deleted after hackers' settlement

Georgia Tech announced that data stolen in a breach of the Canvas education platform has been deleted under a deal with the attackers, after IT warned students and staff about the cybersecurity incident.

via AP News|

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technology14 days ago•4 min saved

Canvas breach ends as hackers delete stolen data after deal

Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning platform, says it reached a deal with the hackers (ShinyHunters) responsible for a major breach, secured the stolen data back, and obtained digital proof that remaining copies were destroyed via shred logs. The incident compromised student IDs, email addresses, names and messages for thousands of schools and hundreds of millions of people, though no passwords or financial data were found. Canvas was taken offline during the investigation, and the company is conducting forensic work and hardening its systems while students faced finals-related disruptions.

via WRAL|

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technology14 days ago•3 min saved

Canvas breach: hackers' data deletion confirmed after deal

Instructure says it reached an agreement with the hackers behind the Canvas breach, returned the stolen data, and obtained digital confirmation that remaining copies were destroyed, though there’s no absolute certainty data is fully erased. The incident, claimed by ShinyHunters, affected about 9,000 schools and up to 275 million individuals, exposing student IDs, names, emails and messages and briefly disrupting Canvas access during investigations and exams; the company will continue forensic analysis and system hardening.

via NBC News|

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technology14 days ago•51 min saved

Instructure Pays Ransom, Restores Canvas Access After Hackers

Instructure paid a ransom to the ShinyHunters gang after Canvas was breached twice, returning data for about 275 million users across 8,800 institutions and promising no extortion of customers. The monetary amount wasn’t disclosed, the deal arrived before a May 12 deadline, and Canvas environments are back online as investigators continue forensic work and security hardening.

via Inside Higher Ed|

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technology15 days ago•4 min saved

Canvas breach uses XSS to deface portals and pressure ransom campaigns

Instructure confirmed attackers exploited multiple cross-site scripting flaws in the Canvas Free-for-Teacher environment to hijack authenticated admin sessions, deface login portals, and trigger a ransom demand by ShinyHunters. The initial breach exposed data from about 8,809 educational organizations, with ShinyHunters claiming as many as 275 million records stolen; the defacement itself did not involve direct data loss, and Canvas has since been restored after a temporary shutdown.

via BleepingComputer|

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local-news17 days ago•23 min saved

Needham's Canvas breach may affect every student and staff member, superintendent says

Needham Public Schools say the Canvas data breach could have affected all students and staff, with teacher gradebook data possibly modified in PowerSchool. The district disconnected Canvas from PowerSchool to prevent further compromise and is awaiting a full incident report from Instructure, while continuing to monitor for additional affected systems.

via WCVB|

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technology18 days ago•3 min saved

Hackers Take Down Canvas LMS, Disrupting Finals Across U.S. Colleges

A cyberattack on Instructure's Canvas learning-management system knocked the platform offline for thousands of schools and universities across the U.S., with the ShinyHunters group claiming responsibility and threatening data leaks; exams and finals were canceled at several campuses as the outage persisted, but Canvas gradually returned for most users by nightfall and investigations continued.

via CBS News|

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technology19 days ago•4 min saved

Canvas breach hits Charlotte-area schools, exposing basic student data

Multiple North and South Carolina school districts report a Canvas data breach; while basic directory-style data such as student names and IDs may have been accessed, officials say passwords, birth dates, financial data, and government identifiers were not involved, and there is no evidence of ongoing unauthorized access as investigators coordinate with Instructure to secure accounts.

via WCNC|

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technology19 days ago•2 min saved

Massive Canvas cyberattack could expose millions of student records

A cyberattack on Canvas, the widely used learning management system, may have exposed names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages for millions of users, including many Utah schools; financial data, dates of birth, SSNs, and passwords were not involved; the hacker group ShinyHunters claimed credit, and Instructure says the incident is resolved with ongoing scope investigation; Utah law requires parent notification, and while overall identity theft risk is low, data could be used for phishing.

via KUTV|

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