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US Congress Demands More Info On Epsilon Breach

Epsilon and Alliance Data must say how many customers were affected by the recent massive data breach

14 years ago

RSA Reveals Origins Of SecurID Breach

RSA has told analysts that the SecurID breach began with a phishing email bearing a malicious Excel spreadsheet

14 years ago

Keep Using SecurID, Despite The RSA Breach

Thieves have stolen information from RSA relating to SecurID. Don't panic, says Wayne Rash, keep other security strong

14 years ago

Each Data Breach Costs UK Firms £1.9m

British organisations are continuing to suffer from data loss, despite increased prevention measures

14 years ago

Security Breach Hits RSA’s Secret SecurID Information

An Advanced Persistent Threat attack on RSA Security has stolen its SecurID two-factor authentication data

14 years ago

Vodafone Network Crippled By Break-In

Did the mobile operator not have a back-up plan in place for theft of its network kit?

14 years ago

Update: Assange Extradited, 7 Days To Appeal

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has seven days to appeal, after a judge ruled he should be extradited to Sweden

14 years ago

Nintendo Hacker Arrested In Spain

The Spanish police have arrested a man accused of hacking and leaking Nintendo users' data online

14 years ago

Irish Opposition Party Website Hacked By Anonymous

The Anonymous group has hacked Fine Gael's website, and stolen thousands of confidential details

14 years ago

What Can We Learn From Gawker’s Stupidity?

Gawker was stupid to run with poor security and antagonise hackers, says P. J. Connolly. Now he is picking up…

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Rarely Experience Leaks

...but you apparently show a tendency to hush them up. Next: the Christmas present poll!

14 years ago

Music Industry Site Taken Down By ‘Anonymous’

Anti-censorship group Anonymous hit back at the IFPI after The Pirate Bay lost in court

14 years ago

Public Calls For Stronger Data Breach Penalties

Consumers would be in favour of stronger regulations for organisations that lose their personal data, according to a new survey

14 years ago

ICO Issues First Data Loss Fines

A county council and an employment agency are first to feel the wrath of the Information Commissioner

14 years ago

Afghan Military Secrets Found On eBay Laptop

Personal details of Afghan police and army volunteers were found on a “scrapped” laptop belonging to a British soldier

14 years ago

ICO U-Turn: Google Broke The Law

Google's Wi-Fi snooping was a "significant breach" of UK Laws - but the ICO is not fining the company

14 years ago

Bocada Tweaks Prism Data Protection Software

Bocada's new data protection service management software improves reporting on trend analysis and speeds up report rendering

14 years ago

Will The ICO Make An Example Of Google?

The Information Commissioner has yet to impose a fine for a breach of privacy. Peter Judge thinks Google's revelations about…

14 years ago

Google Could Get Massive UK Privacy Fine Over WiSpy

Google could be the first company to face an ICO privacy fine, after admitting its Street View took more personal…

14 years ago

Facebook To Encrypt User IDs After Privacy Concerns

Facebook is planning on encrypting user IDs to allay privacy concerns after popular apps were found to be transmitting user…

14 years ago

Facebook Developer Sued Over Privacy Breach

Zynga, the developer behind the popular FarmVille app on Facebook, is being sued over allegations of privacy violations

14 years ago

Kaspersky Hack Redirected Users To Fake AV Site

Kaspersky Lab admits that people attempting to buy its security products were redirected to a scareware site

14 years ago

Nuclear Station Suffers USB Data Breach

An investigation has begun after a USB stick containing sensitive information about Sellafield was found in a hotel room

14 years ago

SonicWall Shows Off Anti-Spam Service

SonicWall has announced an integrated anti-spam service for SMBs struggling to deal with the rising amount of unwanted emails

14 years ago

Doctors’ Personal Data Sold Online

Another organisation has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act, after the personal information of doctors…

14 years ago

RSA: ‘End Of Business As Usual’ On Compliance

As legislators lead a crack down on data protection violations, regulators are beginning to take a more interventionist approach

14 years ago

ICO Demands Jail For Data Protection Offenders

The Information Commissioner's Office says prison sentences should be available for data protection offenders, but has yet to impose a…

14 years ago

BT Fights Data Handover Request

Following the recent ACS:Law data breach, BT said it will fight future requests for users' personal information

14 years ago

Cloud Is Not The Security Issue!

Cloud isn't a new security problem, says Peter Judge. It just one more example of the increasing ability of data…

14 years ago

Data Leaks On The Rise, Survey Finds

Data leaks are on the increase and while security remains a priority, existing solutions are not cutting the mustard

14 years ago