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California Joins US Voter Breach Investigation
Probe begins after a database of confidential US voter information was published online
What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas? (Part 2)
We asked the tech industry what CSOs should ask Santa for, and we had so many great suggestions we needed a second article....
Will You Have The Next Data Breach?
Charlotte Marshall from Iron Mountain offers some tips on how to protect your business from a data breach
Poor Cyber Security Training At NHS Places Data At Risk
Freedom of information requests reveals shocking state of cyber security awareness within the NHS
IT Departments Warned About Device Loss Risk At Christmas Parties
ESET says 138,000 phones and laptops are lost in bars each year - 61 percent of which aren't protected
JD Wetherspoon Hit By Major Cyber-Attack
Details of over 650,000 customer details stolen in hack, pub chain confirms
UK ISPs ‘At Risk Of Attack’ Due To Security Failings
However recent TalkTalk attack has raised company awareness of security vulnerabilities
Adele Fans Claiming Personal Data Breach
Those looking to buy tickets on Adele.com say they saw details of other customers when logging out
Hack Of Toy Maker VTech Could Include Child Data
Major breach at VTech includes data on 200,000 children and nearly five million parents
Police Arrest Welsh Youth For TalkTalk Hack Blackmail
Arrests just keep coming as another youngster is arrested for last month’s damaging cyberattack
TalkTalk Offers Free ‘Upgrades’ After £35m Cyberattack
TalkTalk says it wants to recognise the uncertainty following last month's major cyberattack and has put a figure on the cost of the assault
TalkTalk Admits 157,000 Customer Details Were Hacked
Hack compromised the details of 'only' 157,000 customers, not four million as originally thought
British Workers Fear Data Theft More Than Home Intruders
Citrix survey finds privacy becoming more important to younger workers in particular
Marks & Spencer Website Suspended After Customer Data Breach
Not a hack! “Technical difficulties" blamed for exposing customer details to other website users
Fear Of Hacks Crippling Business
IT departments are struggling to get the most out of mobile technology due to fear of data breaches
TalkTalk: Cyberattack Not As Bad As First Feared
The number of customers affected and the amount of data potentially stolen could be less than expected says TalkTalk CEO
‘Significant’ TalkTalk Data Breach Could Affect Millions Of Customers
TalkTalk data breach is being investigated by police and ICO as company urges customers to be wary of potential identity theft
Uber Accidentally Leaks Details Of Hundreds Of Drivers
Driving licence information and vehicle registration among data let out by Uber
Millions Of Patreon Donators Hit In Data Breach
Hackers steal 15GB of Patreon user personal details, but card information stays protected
Experian Blamed After 15m T-Mobile Customer Details Are Stolen
Boss of T-Mobile US “incredibly angry” after 15 million customer details stolen from Experian server
IT Security Spending To Reach £50bn, But Human Error Is Still Main Cause Of Data Loss
Spending on security set to grow, but pesky humans still main reason for data losses in organisations
More Than Five Million Fingerprints Stolen In US Government Hack
Office of Personnel Management hack stole over five million fingerprint records of US government staff
A Global Data Breach Notification – How Long Should You Wait?
Absolute's Stephen Midgley tells us how businesses can cope best when dealing with a data breach
Lloyds Customer Data Stolen From Insurance Firm RSA
Lloyds admits theft after customer data left on a storage device was taken
Most Data Breaches Are Result Of Identity Theft
Identity theft takes top spot in breach study, accounting for 53 percent of data breaches
Mozilla Blames Bugzilla Hack For Firefox Attack
Bug reporting system compromised by hackers and used to attack on Firefox users, Mozilla admits
WHSmith Blames ‘Administrative Error’ For Privacy Mishap
British newsagent denies data breach after customer information is reportedly emailed to its entire mailing list
Federal Staff ‘Still Not Notified’ Months After OPM Hack
US government still not notified staff of personal data compromise, months after the OPM hack
Hundreds Of Holidaymakers Hit By Thomson Data Beach
Holiday firm confirms personal details of 458 customers were leaked in an email