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German Facebook Users Eligible For Compensation Over Data Breach

Millions of German Facebook users eligible for financial compensation over data leak in 2018-2019, finds country's highest civil court

2 days ago

Board Support Critical For Robust Cybersecurity Defence – Trellix

Security managers receive more board level support following a cyberattack, but cyber incidents are still occurring for majority

12 months ago

Okta’s Latest Cyber Breach Knocks Billions Off Company Value

Not again. Another security breach admission from Okta wipes more than $2 billion off its market valuation

1 year ago

Microsoft Account Compromise Led To Chinese Hack Of US Officials

Chinese hack of senior US officials came after the corporate account of a Microsoft engineer was compromised

1 year ago

Met Police Contractor Hack Places Officer Data At Risk

Metropolitan Police on high alert following a significant breach of an IT contractor, led to officers' and workers' data being…

1 year ago

Listed US Firms Must Disclose Cyber Breaches In Four Days

US financial regulator adopts new rules to require publicly traded companies to disclose hacking incidents in just four days

1 year ago

BBC, Boots, British Airways Hit By Mass Hack

BBC, Boots, British Airways on growing list of companies affected by hack last week of US data-transfer software used around…

1 year ago

T-Mobile Discloses Second Data Breach…This Year

Surely not. Second data breach of 2023, as number of security breaches continue to pile up at US mobile operator…

2 years ago

WH Smith Admits Staff Data Accessed In ‘Cyber Incident’

Book and stationary retailer WH Smith investigates a cyber security incident that led to illegal access to some company data

2 years ago

JD Sports Cyber-Attack Affects Data Of 10 Million Customers

JD Sports says hackers may have accessed the personal data of 10 million customers following a breach of its systems

2 years ago

Twitter Says No Evidence Data Leak Originated From Its Servers

Data on 200 million Twitter users posted online by hacker did not come from a Twitter vulnerability, platform insists

2 years ago

Optus Slammed By Aussie Cybersecurity Minister, After Hack

Australia’s cybersecurity minister lambasts Optus, while alleged hacker apologises in change of heart and drops ransom demand

2 years ago

InterContinental Hotels Suffers Cyberattack

British owner of Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza - InterContinental Hotels Group - confirms “unauthorised access” to systems

2 years ago

Plex Breach Exposes Account Data, Including Passwords

Security breach at Plex has compromised account information, including usernames, email addresses, and even hashed passwords

2 years ago

Cisco Admits ‘Security Incident’ After Breach Of Corporate Network

Yanluowang ransomware hackers claim credit for compromise of Cisco's corporate network in May, while Cisco says no sensitive data was…

2 years ago

Organisations Outmatched By Nation-State Hackers, Survey Finds

Businesses are increasingly seeking government help in light of cyberattacks from nation-state attackers, survey from Trellix and CSIS

3 years ago

Nearly Half Of UK Organisations Suffer Multiple Breaches

Checkmarx report uncovers alarming cybersecurity trends, with 45 percent of UK respondents experiencing multiple breaches in past 12 months

3 years ago

Volvo Cars Investigates Cyber-Theft Of R&D Data

Volvo Cars says investigating theft of research and development data in cyber-attack that may have an effect on the company's…

3 years ago

GoDaddy Confirms Data Breach Of 1.2 Million Customers

Unauthorised access of customer's WordPress installations, results in the data of 1.2 million GoDaddy customers being accessed

3 years ago

Tesco Website Hack Attempt: What We Know So Far

Tesco website and app back online, after hackers apparently attempted to 'intefere' with the supermarket's website and app

3 years ago

Twitch Warns Over Source Code Breach

Gameplay streaming service Twitch says massive breach earlier this month mainly affected confidential source code, with 'minimal' effect on end-users

3 years ago

MoD Web Gaffe Exposes Special Forces Weapon Data

Secret data of enhanced weapons exposed in embarrassing cut-and-paste blunder, mirroring similar mistake in 2011 of data concerning nuclear submarines

3 years ago

Microsoft Power Apps Data Leak Impacts 38 Million People

Check default settings. Names, phone and social security numbers made public to organisations using Microsoft’s Power Apps platform

3 years ago

Thousands Of Records Stolen From Gun Seller’s Database

Gun owners' groups urge caution after names and addresses of 100,000 customers stolen from popular gun site and post details…

3 years ago

Data Breach Affects 3.3m Volkswagen, Audi Customers

Personal data on more than 3.3m Volkswagen and Audi customers in North America compromised after vendor leaves information unsecured for…

3 years ago

Facebook Says Massive Leak Involves ‘Old’ User Data

Facebook says public leak of personal details of 530 million users involves 'old' data from 2019, while Irish data protection…

4 years ago

Verkada CCTV Breach Exposes Hundreds Of Businesses

Verkada compromise of its CCTV system, sees hackers gain admin access to cameras inside Tesla, hospitals, police stations, prison etc

4 years ago

Salesforce’s LinkedIn Account Hijacked With Black Lives Matter Post

CRM giant Salesforce confirms its LinkedIn social media account have been compromised, following unauthorised BLM post last week

4 years ago

Sectigo Warns 40 Percent Of SMBs Are Attacked Monthly

Survey finds that 50 percent of SMBs have suffered a website breach at some point, with 20 percent admitting being…

4 years ago

Capcom Latest Multinational To Be Hit By Disruptive Cyber-Attack

Resident Evil and Street Fighter maker Capcom hit by attack that disrupts internal systems, while researchers say Ragnar Locker ransomware…

4 years ago