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Visit/security/cyber-warfare/354745/us-indicts-four-chinese-military-officials-over-equifax-hack
US indicts four Chinese military officials over Equifax hack
The indictments come as tensions between the US and China continue to escalate
11 Feb 2020
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Yahoo’s $117 million data breach settlement rubber-stamped
Eligible users can claim up to an estimated $100 following the compromise of data in several major breaches
6 Feb 2020
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United Nations hit by possible state-sponsored attack
At least 40 servers were compromised over three separate European offices, according to a leaked report
30 Jan 2020
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What is Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS)?
Explaining the latest security tool helping organisations identify and rectify vulnerabilities in their cyber defences
29 Jan 2020
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Our 5-minute guide to security awareness training
How security awareness training can build resilience in your business and reduce the likelihood of a successful cyber attack
24 Jan 2020
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Misconfigured security command exposes 250 million Microsoft customer records
Some of the exposed records date as far back as 2005 and were accessible to anyone with a web browser
23 Jan 2020
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Mitsubishi breached by suspected Chinese hackers
The electronics giant is one of Japan’s key defence and infrastructure contractors
20 Jan 2020
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‘Huge’ data leak exposes thousands of consultants
Leaky S3 buckets held sensitive information including passport scans, personal details and financial documents
14 Jan 2020
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Las Vegas IT teams quick to thwart cyber attack
Viva Las Vegas' security systems as it prevents and resolves a cyber compromise within 48 hours
9 Jan 2020
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Are you taking enough accountability on cyber security?
60% of organisations have had at least one serious security incident this year
18 Dec 2019
Visit/security/data-breaches/354394/canadian-laboratory-advised-to-pay-ransomware-demand-despite-industry
Canadian laboratory advised to pay ransomware demand despite industry best practice
LifeLabs said it successfully retrieved 85,000 stolen lab results after negotiating with the hackers
18 Dec 2019
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40,000 students forced to queue for new passwords after 'severe' cyber attack
Legal quirk means German university students must receive new passwords in person following a password reset
18 Dec 2019
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Thief swipes sensitive details of 30,000 Facebook employees
Stolen hard drives contained personal banking information including payroll data
16 Dec 2019
Visit/security/data-breaches/354219/adobe-discloses-magento-marketplace-data-breach
Adobe discloses Magento Marketplace data breach
The e-commerce platform was taken offline after a hacker accessed customer data and commercial information
28 Nov 2019
Visit/security/data-breaches/354192/t-mobile-data-breach-affects-more-than-a-million-users
T-Mobile data breach affects more than a million users
The company has given no indication as to whether any personal information has been stolen
25 Nov 2019
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Genetics startup Veritas rocked by data breach
Customer information has been stolen from the DNA-screening company
8 Nov 2019
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Trend Micro insider sells customer data to scammers
Scammers used stolen data to make fraudulent phishing calls
6 Nov 2019
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Leading web domain registrars suffer data breach
Account information with web.com, Network Solutions and register.com were accessed by cyber criminals
31 Oct 2019
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A lack of global norms is killing the security industry
Better protocols to facilitate global cyber co-operation should be at the forefront of innovation in the sector
30 Oct 2019
Visit/data-insights/34675/nordvpn-confirms-2018-data-centre-breach
NordVPN confirms 2018 data centre breach
Personal virtual private network provider admits to a breach in March 2018 but claims no data was exfiltrated
22 Oct 2019
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US military data exposed in 179GB Autoclerk leak
Travel arrangements of hundreds of thousands disclosed via “unsecured and unencrypted” AWS database
22 Oct 2019
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Hackers 'are no longer winning', says KPMG cyber chief
Despite progress over the past two years, a wealth of threats still plague both the public and private sectors
18 Oct 2019
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Arm, UK gov to create chips resistant to cyber attacks
Initiative claims strong passwords and regular updates aren't enough to prevent cyber attacks
18 Oct 2019