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Equifax breach vulnerability surfaces as top network attack in Q3 2019

Mon, 16th Dec 2019
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Equifax breach vulnerability from Apache Struts tops WatchGuard's Q3 2019 list of network attacks, highlighting rising malware and zero-day threats.
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Hackers access NordVPN server, users unaffected

Wed, 23rd Oct 2019
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In 2018, hackers breached a NordVPN server at a Finnish data centre, but the company insists no user data was compromised.
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Social games company Zynga reveals data breach

Tue, 1st Oct 2019
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Zynga has disclosed a data breach that may have compromised millions of account login details for its popular Words With Friends and Draw Something games.
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Finance breaches highlight need for internal cyber vigilance - Bitglass

Wed, 18th Sep 2019
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The financial services sector reported the second-highest number of data breaches in the 12-month period covered by the latest OIAC report.
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More than half of personal data breaches caused by human error

Wed, 21st Aug 2019
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Human error is the leading cause of data breaches in the UK, with the healthcare sector being the most affected, according to a new report.
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Limiting access key to minimising data breaches, says expert

Fri, 16th Aug 2019
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Data breaches are costing companies an average of $3.92 million, according to a study by IBM, forcing organisations to step up their cybersecurity efforts.
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Sephora hit by data breach; Asia & ANZ user passwords cancelled

Tue, 30th Jul 2019
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Beauty retailer Sephora urges customers across Asia, Australia, and New Zealand to change their passwords after a data breach exposed personal information.
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Marriott, British Airways fines highlight critical need for security investment

Fri, 12th Jul 2019
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Heavy fines of GBP £183.39 million for British Airways and GBP £99.2 million for Marriott underscore the critical need for immediate cybersecurity investment.
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Breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is up for grabs

Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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The man behind the popular breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is stepping down from his esteemed post as sole manager of the site.
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Experts comment on US Customs data breach

Wed, 12th Jun 2019
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The United States Customs and Border Protection agency has been responsible for the leaking of tens of thousands of images of travellers and license plates.
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Why one in three CEOs would fire the person responsible for a breach - Nominet

Tue, 4th Jun 2019
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One in three CEOs would fire staff responsible for a data breach, finds Nominet's report on the cyber challenges and leadership gaps facing large enterprises.
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Users' names and email addresses leaked in Flipboard data breach

Thu, 30th May 2019
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Flipboard suffered a major data breach, compromising users' names, email addresses, and passwords. The breach went unnoticed for over nine months.
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Treasury “deliberately and systematically” hacked

Wed, 29th May 2019
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This follows the opposition party's unexpected release of details of the Government's Budget, which were due to be made public on Thursday.
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Salesforce continues to stumble after critical outage

Mon, 20th May 2019
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Salesforce faces backlash after a major outage left EU and North America customers' data vulnerable, with permissions issues causing significant disruptions.
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Another cryptocurrency exchange breached, but at least investors are safe

Thu, 9th May 2019
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Binance has been hacked, losing 7000 Bitcoin (USD $41 million) from its BTC hot wallet. Customer funds remain safe, covered by its Secure Asset Fund.
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61% of IT professionals have experienced serious data breach - McAfee

Thu, 2nd May 2019
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A new McAfee report reveals 61% of IT professionals have faced serious data breaches in their current jobs, highlighting persistent cybersecurity challenges.
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Yahoo proposes US$117.5m breach settlement - but will it be enough?

Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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Yahoo proposes USD $117.5m settlement for breaches impacting billions. Judge Lucy Koh's approval will determine if it's truly sufficient to address the fallout.
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Interview: Uber's CISO reveals lessons learned from breaches

Mon, 8th Apr 2019
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Uber's chief information security officer John 'Four' Flynn has a career history that many technologists could only dream of.
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Experts and execs comment on Facebook data leak

Fri, 5th Apr 2019
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Facebook's reputation takes another hit as 540 million user records are exposed due to misconfigured AWS servers.
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61% of CIOs believe employees leak data maliciously

Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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Egress conducted a survey to examine the root causes of employee-driven data breaches, their frequency, and impact.