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Biometric Devices Sold On eBay Contained US Military Data

Sensitive US military data has been found on the memory cards within biometric devices sold on eBay, researchers find

2 years ago

LastPass Admits Hackers Obtained Customer Password Vaults

Password manager's update on its August breach confirms customer password vault was stolen, as security experts slate the firm

2 years ago

Telstra Apologises After Error Exposes Data Of 130,000 Customers

Not a malicious cyberattack. Telstra says sorry after database error results in names, addresses of unlisted customers being released

2 years ago

Stolen Twitter Data Leaked Online, Even Bigger Breach Revealed

Summer data breach at Twitter sees hackers publish stolen data, but even bigger data breach has since been uncovered

2 years ago

Royal Mail Admits Data Breach After IT Glitch

Customers see information belonging to other users, after an issue with the Royal Mail's Click and Drop status updates website

2 years ago

Hackers Breach Iranian Atomic Energy Network

Iranian hacking group, Black Reward, releases Iran nuclear documents in support of protesters in the country

2 years ago

Australia’s Top Health Insurer Hacked

Hacker steals customer data from Australia's leading health insurer Medibank Private, in latest data breach down under

2 years ago

Former Uber Security Boss Found Guilty Of Breach Concealment

Jury finds former head of security at Uber guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report massive data breach in…

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

Optus Warns Cyberattack Compromised Data Of 10 Million Customers

Mobile operator Optus blames "offshore entity" for what could be Australia's largest ever data breach, impacting up to 10 million…

2 years ago

American Airlines Warns Customers Of Data Breach

Customers of American Airlines informed that hackers have accessed their personal data from employee email accounts

2 years ago

Uber Begins Infosec Hiring Spree After Lapsus$ Hack

Ride hailing giant began a hiring spree for cybersecurity professionals, one day after a hack attributed to the Lapsus$ group

2 years ago

Uber Responding After ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

Ride hailing giant Uber confirms 'cybersecurity incident', amid report that 18 year old hacker accessed its network via social engineering

2 years ago

Whistleblower Tells Senate Twitter Prioritised Profit Over Security

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko tells Senate panel of ‘egregious’ security failings at Twitter, and warns of multiple breaches by intelligence agencies

2 years ago

Hacking Forum Thread Alleging TikTok Breach Has Been Deleted

Hacker claim of TikTok breach has been deleted and the user banned, after TikTok dismissed the allegations as incorrect

2 years ago

LastPass Confirms Hack And Theft Of Source Code

Not again. Password management service confirms hackers stole source code and technical data, but insists customer data was not compromised

2 years ago

More People Charged After 2017 Equifax Hack

US financial regulator charges three more people with insider trading concerning Equifax hack, after its former CIO was jailed over…

2 years ago

Hacker Touts Data Sale Of 48.5m Users Of Covid App – Report

Personal data of 48.5 million Chinese citizens who used Shanghai's Covid App, is being offered for sale by a hacker…

2 years ago

Twitter Hacker Seeks $30,000 For Stolen Data On 5.4 Million Users

Investigation begins after hacker seeks buyers for personal data of 5.4 million Twitter users, reportedly stolen via 7 month old…

2 years ago

Nearly All UK Businesses Experience Security Incident – Barracuda

In the past year, 98 percent of UK business experienced a security incident, new report from Barracuda Networks has discovered

2 years ago

Marriott Hotels Admits Third Breach – Report

Not again. Marriot Hotels has admitted it has suffered a third data breach, with customer credit cards and other data…

2 years ago

UK Army Recruitment Portal Closed After Data Breach

British army recruitment computer system has been offline since March, after hackers offered candidate data for sale on the dark…

3 years ago

Okta Admits ‘Mistake’ Waiting Two Months Before Breach Admission

Amid criticism of its response, Okta now admits it “made a mistake” and says it “would have made a different…

3 years ago

Anonymous Claims Hack Of Russia’s Central Bank

Hacking group's war on Russia continues with Central Bank hack claim. And Anonymous promises to release 35,000 files containing 'secret…

3 years ago

Authentication Specialist Okta Denies Data Breach

Okta says there was an unsuccessful compromise attempt in January via a third party, but it had limited potential impact…

3 years ago

Microsoft Investigates After Lapsus$ Hack Claim

Lapsus$ strikes again? Redmond investigating claims that Brazilian-based hacking group Lapsus$ leaked 37GB of its source code

3 years ago

Meta Fined $19m For 2018 Data Breach

Ireland's data protection watchdog issues 17 million euros fine against Meta for 12 data breaches notifications back in 2018

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

Vodafone Investigates Hacker Threat To Release Source Code

Following on from Samsung hack, ransomware group Lapsus$ threatens to release a 200GB data tranche of Vodafone source code

3 years ago

Nvidia Admits Data Breach, Exposing Staff And Company Data – Report

Data stolen from GPU powerhouse Nvidia has been leaked online, amid media reports that it has suffered a ransomware attack

3 years ago