Libraries in B.C. have been targeted by a hacker who threatened to release user data if a ransom was not paid. The B.C. Libraries Co-operative said it was contacted by a hacker "attempting to extort payment" using private information taken from its servers. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-05-03 18:55:02 UTC ]
Digital advance-copy service NetGalley has revealed it suffered a data breach just before Christmas that may have exposed members' information. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-29 00:17:57 UTC ]
Ingram has warned clients of a breach within its CoreSource platform, which stores publishers' digital assets. According to the wholesaler and distributor it led to the "unauthorised downloads of some publishers’ titles", but was quickly shut down. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-13 20:44:06 UTC ]
Pearson has admitted a data breach that saw around 13,000 of its US school and university student accounts accessed by hackers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-04 19:12:10 UTC ]