data breaches
Google Chrome makes it easier to fix weak passwords
Google Chrome makes it easier to fix weak passwords
The new tool will be rolled out over the coming weeks as users upgrade to the Chrome 88 browser version
21 Jan 2021
OpenWRT forum suffers data breach
OpenWRT forum suffers data breach
Hackers have compromised the personal information of up to 27,000 users
19 Jan 2021
Capcom data breach adds another 40,000 estimated victims
Capcom data breach adds another 40,000 estimated victims
The gaming company now estimates up to 390,000 have been affected
13 Jan 2021
Mimecast admits hackers accessed users’ Microsoft accounts
Mimecast admits hackers accessed users’ Microsoft accounts
'Sophisticated' threat actors obtained one of Mimecast's digital certificates and abused it to gain access to clients' accounts
13 Jan 2021
Parler suffers data leak before being taken offline
Parler suffers data leak before being taken offline
Hackers could combine leaked data with phishing emails to exploit users
12 Jan 2021
United Nations suffers potential data breach
United Nations suffers potential data breach
Hackers could have breached the database long before the UN applied a patch
11 Jan 2021
SolarWinds hires former Trump cyber security chief
SolarWinds hires former Trump cyber security chief
Chris Krebs is joined by former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to help boost the company's security
8 Jan 2021
Hackers breach T-Mobile customer records
Hackers breach T-Mobile customer records
The breach, which affects around 200,000 customers, contains data types the FCC considers "highly sensitive"
4 Jan 2021
Stolen card details now selling for 225% higher than in 2018
Stolen card details now selling for 225% higher than in 2018
Report also finds UK passports are worth $3,500 each on the dark web
18 Dec 2020
People's Energy data breach affects all 270,000 customers
People's Energy data breach affects all 270,000 customers
The company says financial data was kept in a separate system and remains secure
18 Dec 2020
Hackers accessed vaccine documents in EMA cyber attack
Hackers accessed vaccine documents in EMA cyber attack
Information relating to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was targeted during the attack on the European Medicines Agency
10 Dec 2020
What is hacktivism?
What is hacktivism?
From Anonymous to Omega, here’s everything you need to know about hackers with a conscience
9 Dec 2020
HMRC branded ‘incompetent’ following 11 serious data breaches
HMRC branded ‘incompetent’ following 11 serious data breaches
The incidents, which were reported to the ICO, affected nearly 24,000 people
7 Dec 2020
Walsall-based construction firm hit by cyber attack
Walsall-based construction firm hit by cyber attack
RMD Kwikform is cooperating with the NCSC to “investigate, contain and remedy the situation”
7 Dec 2020
Global cyber crime costs breach $1 trillion mark
Global cyber crime costs breach $1 trillion mark
Losses due to cyber attacks surge 50% against figures from 2018
7 Dec 2020
US department store Kmart hit by Egregor ransomware
US department store Kmart hit by Egregor ransomware
Struggling retailer's HR system remains offline after an attack on its network servers
4 Dec 2020
Data: A resource much too valuable to leave unprotected
Data: A resource much too valuable to leave unprotected
Protect your data to protect your company
2 Dec 2020
How much will a data breach really damage your organisation’s reputation?
How much will a data breach really damage your organisation’s reputation?
It’s not just fines that can hurt in the wake of a data breach – your reputation can take a hit, too
30 Nov 2020
Sophos warns customers of potential data leak
Sophos warns customers of potential data leak
The incident is the second the security firm has suffered in 2020
26 Nov 2020
Egregor ransomware could take up where Maze left off
Egregor ransomware could take up where Maze left off
Security researchers warn that new ransomware has claimed at least 71 business victims around the world
26 Nov 2020
80% of cyber professionals say the Computer Misuse Act is working against them
80% of cyber professionals say the Computer Misuse Act is working against them
techUK report calls for "rapid modernisation" of the 30-year-old law that's "stifling" penetration testing
20 Nov 2020
Up to 350,000 people affected by Capcom ransomware attack
Up to 350,000 people affected by Capcom ransomware attack
Update following the initial disclosure suggests personal information and sensitive corporate material was compromised
16 Nov 2020
Hackers steal 8.3 million user records from 123RF
Hackers steal 8.3 million user records from 123RF
Stolen data contained users’ names, addresses, hashed passwords
13 Nov 2020