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Hedge Fund Hit For Trade Details, Says BAE Systems
Attackers were able to delay and exploit a US hedge fund's trades for months, according to BAE Systems
Agriculture Giant Monsanto Hacked
Monsanto says March breach saw some financial data compromised
Details Of 100,000 Morrisons Staff Stolen In Major Data Theft
Home addresses and bank details among information stolen by hackers from Morrisons headquarters
Target CIO Resigns Amid Ongoing Breach Fallout
US retailer Target is still reeling from its damaging security breach, as the CIO hands in her resignation
Tesco Customers’ Passwords Stolen And Posted Online
Thousands of online customers have their accounts deactivated after user details were leaked and posted
Target Hackers Snuck In Through Ventilation Vendor
Epic breach in part down to credentials stolen from Fazio Mechanical Services
Yahoo Mail Passwords Breached In ‘Co-ordinated Attack’
Yahoo admits its Yahoo Mail service was breached by a co-ordinated attack using passwords gathered from elsewhere
FBI Warns US Retailers To Expect Future Cyber Attacks
Warning comes in the wake in massive hack of Target customer data
New Target Cyber-Attack Details Emerge
Security researchers reveal details of the malware used in the damaging breach of US retailer Target
Over 70 Million Customers Hit In Target Hack
Significantly higher than the 40 million customers originally thought compromised
US Retailer Target Investigating Massive Credit Card Breach
As many as 40 million credit cards potentially compromised as Target brings in law enforcement
Flaws In Legit Software Cause Security Woes – Kaspersky
The root cause of internal security incidents are often down to flaws in legitimate software, says Kaspersky Lab
Adobe Admits Massive Security Breach
Adobe has reported a major security breach that could impact up to 2.9 million customers
US Federal Reserve Admits ‘Revenge’ Breach By Anonymous Over Swartz
US Federal Reserve admits hack but doesn't name names
Stolen Edinburgh Council Laptop Contains Children’s Details
We hope the crook wiped data before fencing the computer, Council says
Leaked Yahoo Passwords ‘Mostly Invalid’
Leaked file was an old one says Yahoo. But why wasn't it encrypted?
Hackers Hold Belgian Credit Provider To Ransom
Hackers claimed to have breached the systems of Elantis and have demanded more than £100,000 or they will publish customer information
Could PCs-On-A-Stick Clear Up e-Waste?
Homekey's USB computer is supposed to get the older generation online, but Peter Judge thinks it could also reduce e-junk
ICANN Says No gTLD Data Was Compromised
New top level Internet domains still on hold while ICANN sifts the evidence
Global Payments: Breach Hit Less Than 1.5m Credit Cards
After warnings from Visa and MasterCard, payment processor Global Payments says less than 1.5 million credit cards were affected
UK Data Breach Cost Drops To £1.75 Million
Ponemon research shows businesses are getting better at preparing for breaches
ICO Raps Scottish Charity For USB Data Breach
A Scottish charity is told off after one of its workers is robbed of two unencrypted USB sticks.
Anonymous Hackers Claim To Release Symantec Source Code
'Anonymous' hackers release source code despite Symantec offering $50,000 to prevent the leak
The Dangerous World Of Bring Your Own Devastation (BYOD)
A Bring Your Own Device policy has many attractive attributes but the security risks can be enormous and, as yet, unfathomed, says Eric Doyle
Midlothian Council Fined £140,000 for Data Breach
Council sent information to the wrong people five times in six months
Switch Off pcAnywhere Immediately To Avoid Security Risk Says Symantec
Symantec warns older versions of pcAnywhere are at "increased risk" following theft of source code
Symantec Products’ Source Code Stolen In Unnoticed 2006 Breach
Servers of security specialist Symantec were breached six years ago but the company did not notice source code had been stolen
Enterprises Need To Secure Private Data With Encryption
Security experts are urging users and businesses to adopt full disk encryption to secure sensitive data
Careless UK Firms Ignore USB Security
In the last two years, UK employees have lost more than 17,000 staff and customer records on USB sticks