Exploit: Ransomware
Spotless: Hospitality Services
Risk to Business: 2.112 = Severe
Hackers may have obtained past and present staff members’ passport and IRD numbers in a growing data breach at banquet and cleaning company Spotless. Impacted workers were informed by email last week. The company expects that a large amount of HR information may have been stolen by the cybercriminals in a suspected ransomware incident that is still under investigation.
Risk to Business: 2.206 = Severe
Current and former staff members may be at risk for identity theft and spear phishing. Fraud attempts have already begun to come to light.
Customers Impacted: Unknown
How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Ransomware is the weapon of choice for cybercrime, and ransoms have been skyrocketing as criminals grow more brazen.