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Dead Netflix accounts reactivated by hackers
Former users are being charged months after cancelling subscriptions, according to reports
29 Nov 2019
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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
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Thousands of Disney+ accounts hijacked
Hackers exploited the video streaming service just hours after it launched
19 Nov 2019
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BlueKeep attack discovery has done nothing to motivate businesses into patching systems
Thousands of vulnerable systems remain unpatched with news of the first attack barely changing trends
12 Nov 2019
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Labour Party targeted by ‘large scale’ cyber attack
Election campaigning was 'slowed down' but the attack ultimately failed, and no data was lost
12 Nov 2019
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Leading ASP.NET host crippled by ransomware attack
The platform is working to restore services to more than 440,000 affected customers
11 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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North Korean hackers allegedly targeted Indian space agency
The Dtrack malware infection successfully disrupted an active lunar mission
7 Nov 2019
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US government arrests Saudi Twitter spies
Ahmad Abouammo allegedly accessed Twitter account data to find critics of the Saudi government
7 Nov 2019
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FBI asks private sector for advice on ransomware attacks
The “Ransomware Summit” opens lines of communication between corporate and government
7 Nov 2019
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Tenable: There are far more dangerous threats than zero-days
‘If you’re scared of zero-days, you don’t know what you’re talking about’ claims Tenable
7 Nov 2019
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First mass BlueKeep exploitation spotted in the wild
Amateurish coin mining attack discovered six months after the critical Microsoft vulnerability was discovered
4 Nov 2019
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US allies targeted by WhatsApp video hack
Victims include high profile government and military officials spread across 20 countries, report
1 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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Businesses stung by convincing Office 365 voicemail scam
This latest wave of phishing attacks incorporates real audio recordings to create a sense of urgency
31 Oct 2019
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Two men plead guilty to 2016 Uber and LinkedIn hacks
The pair used stolen AWS account credentials to access 57 million Uber customer accounts
31 Oct 2019
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Thousands infected with malware that 'reinstalls itself'
More than 45,000 Android devices have been affected by the Xhelper malware since March
30 Oct 2019
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Is cyber security about to go interstellar?
When we think about the cyber attacks of the future, we may have to think bigger
30 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
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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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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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Prolific payment data peddler BriansClub has been hacked
The four-year operation is under threat as records amounting to more than double its all-time sales have been stolen back
16 Oct 2019
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Two Scottish teens arrested over Met Police Twitter hack
Obscene messages appeared on force's official Twitter account following breach of MyNewsDesk platform
11 Oct 2019