data breach

uTorrent Hack Exposes Account Details And Passwords

Undergound data breach. Up to 35,000 user accounts on the uTorrent community forums exposed after hack

9 years ago

Twitter Denies Major Password Breach

More than 32m user passwords appear online, but Twitter claims no breach occurred

9 years ago

TeamViewer Bolsters Security Following Attacks

The remote login software acknowledged a 'significant' number of users have been hit by attacks involving stolen passwords

9 years ago

FoI: Employees Are Still Responsible For Two Thirds Of Data Breaches

Pesky humans to blame as data breaches increase, an FOI request to the ICO reveals

9 years ago

LinkedIn Invalidates Passwords Of Accounts ‘Up For Sale’

Professional social network “invalidates” affected passwords, but says there has been no new breach

9 years ago

117m LinkedIn User Accounts Are ‘Up For Sale’

LinkedIn account details including names, emails and passwords were originally stolen in 2012, but reportedly remain up for sale

9 years ago

Hacking Forum Hack Exposes 473,000 Members And 2.2m Posts

Nulled.IO forum used to sell credentials and cracks is itself hacked, potentially allowing law enforcement to solve other attacks

9 years ago

Parenting Retailer Kiddicare Hit By Data Breach

794,000 customers contacted to warn about their details potentially being leaked in Kiddicare data breach

9 years ago

Spotify Denies Hack After Hundreds Of User Details Appear Online

Names, passwords among leaked details, although Spotify maintains all is fine

9 years ago

National Childbirth Trust Hit By Major Data Breach

Details of over 15,000 expectant parents leaked, including email addresses

9 years ago

Panama Papers Leak Pinned On Server Breach

Did 2.6 TB worth of data come from the breach of Mossak Fonseca’s email server in 2015?

9 years ago

Verizon Enterprise Customer Data Stolen, Sold Online

Contact data on 1.5 million Verizon business customers was reportedly listed on an underground forum for $100,000

9 years ago

Will The Next TalkTalk Breach Start On Mobile?

Lookout's Gert-Jan Schenk explains why the risks of mobile data breaches are something your organisation should be concerned about

9 years ago

ICO Hands Politicians Data Protection Warning After David Lammy MP Fine

David Lammy gets £5,000 fine after two day, 35,000 automated call binge as ICO tells political campaigns to respect the…

9 years ago

Ofcom Investigates Ex-Employee TV Data Breach

Ofcom confirms an ex-employee tried to offer a broadcaster sensitive information about rivals

9 years ago

How To Hack A Bank In 20 Minutes

Ryan MacDougall, senior security consultant at Coalfire, details the simple techniques he (hypothetically?) used to breach a major bank

9 years ago

TalkTalk CEO: We Underestimated Challenge Of Cybersecurity

TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding says investigation into £60m data breach showed its security needs to be less like a startup

9 years ago

Hide And Seek: How To Avoid The Attribution Trap

Carl Leonard from Forcepoint tells us what companies can do to ensure their security protection is up to scratch

9 years ago

Privacy Watchdog Studies University of Greenwich Data Breach

Information Commissioner's Office investigates after students' private details are published online

9 years ago

Will You Experience The Next Data Breach?

Charlotte Marshall, MD of Iron Mountain in the UK, Ireland and Norway, explains what steps can be taken to minimise…

9 years ago

Why NFL Teams Can’t Afford To Fumble Their Cyber-Security

And how the Broncos found a number of ways they could ensure their information would always be accessible and secure

9 years ago

Data Breach Costs TalkTalk £60m, 100,000 Customers

TalkTalk says it took longer than expected to get back to normal, but believes it has now recovered from data…

9 years ago

Privacy In The Age Of The Data Breach

Greg Hanson, VP business operations EMEA, Informatica, discusses what organisations can do to protect their customers' sensitive data

9 years ago

Hacked Toy Firm VTech Restores Some Online Functions

Kids toy manufacturer VTech says it's "very sorry" for hack that exposed the data of 6.4 millions children

9 years ago

Casino Operator Sues IT Security Firm Over ‘Inadequate’ Breach Investigation

Affinity Gaming alleges Trustwave failed to detect the attack was ongoing during and after its investigation

9 years ago

250 Hotels Impacted By 2015 Hyatt Data Breach

Hyatt reveals hotels in the UK affected by malware attack last year, which took place over several months

9 years ago

Data Centre Firm Interxion Leaks Customer Data

The security breach enabled unauthorised access to Interxion's customer and prospect contact details

9 years ago

Faithless Fans Hit By Data Breach

Thousands of fans of the band have their personal details sold online following leak

9 years ago

Etihad Airways Considers Legal Action Over Three-Year-Old Data Breach

Details of 7,000 Etihad Airways customers appear to have been leaked by an email marketing agency

9 years ago

Time Warner Cable Warns 320,000 Users Of Possible Hack

Corporate security under scrutiny again as Time Warner tells customers to change passwords after possible hack

9 years ago