Report from privacy campaigners at Big Brother Watch show there were 4,236 data breach incidents between 2011 and 2014 in local government
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Carphone Warehouse Hack: How Can You Protect Yourself?
NEWS ANALYSIS: The security industry explains how consumers and businesses can protect themselves from this hack and against future data breaches
Digital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity Law
Search engines, social networks and e-commerce websites will have to comply with EU security measures
What Can The United Airlines Hack Tell Us About IT Security?
The data breach at United Airlines could reveal a lot about hacker motivation
Employees Have ‘No Idea’ Of Business Data Value
UK employees admit they value their organisation's data below their own personal information
JP Morgan Security Exec Reassigned After Breach
Security executive Greg Rattray reassigned a year after one of the largest ever data breaches
China Denies Hack Of US Government Personnel Records
China denies it was behind massive breach of US government data and employee records
Adult FriendFinder User Details Hacked
Adult FriendFinder has called in police after being informed of the leak of millions of users' personal details, including those of ex-users
Mspy Admits Blackmail Attack, Denies Data Breach
Child monitoring firm denies massive data leak but admits that it was approached by blackmailers
Should Tech Bosses Be Responsible For Data Breaches?
C-level tech executives should be held accountable for loss of data, Tripwire survey claims
RSA Hammers Home Fact That Hackers Are Winning
BLOG: Many themes emerged at RSA and many vendors seem resolved to the fact that you can't stop attacks, but you can detect them.
HSBC Notifies US Customers Of Data Breach
HSBC customers in America have had their personal account information exposed in a data breach
AT&T Slapped With ‘Largest Ever’ US Data Breach Fine
US regulator sanctions AT&T over breaches at three overseas call centres that exposed valuable customer data
Australian Immigration Email Exposes G20 Leaders’ Personal Information
Australian government accidentally sends G20 leaders' information to Asian Cup organisers but decides not to tell anyone
Target To Settle Epic Data Breach Lawsuit With $10m Payoff
The stark reality of the financial cost of a data breach is revealed, as Target aims to settle lawsuit for $10m
‘Nearly Half’ Of Public Sectors Bodies Have Suffered A Data Breach
Staff often just too busy to cope with new government guidelines, Iron Mountain report claims
Hacker Releases More South Korean Nuclear Data
Nuclear operator insists leaked secrets, including blueprints of reactor, are not 'classified material'
Two Arrested After ‘Largest Ever’ Data Breach
Three charged in the United States following major data breach, authorities confirm
Mandarin Oriental Admits Credit Card Data Breach
Upscale Mandarin Oriental hotel chain, which boasts 27 properties around the globe, is investigating a malware attack on guests' financial data
TalkTalk Admits Customer Account Data Breach
TalkTalk says small but significant number of customers are affected but stresses no payment details have been stolen
Which Industry Is Most Likely To Suffer Cyber Attacks?
Low predictability of cyber-attacks increases risk for all 11 industries surveyed in new study
Anthem Hack Investigators Cite Chinese ‘Fingerprints’
Investigators of Anthem attack pursue evidence pointing to Chinese state-sponsored hackers
Anthem Admits Data Breach After ‘Sophisticated’ Attack
US healthcare insurer admits 80 million customer and staff records compromised in a damaging cyber attack
Sony Music Bosses Braced For Damaging Leaks
Sony issues blanket apology ahead of more embarrassing leaks from 'Guardians of Peace' (GoP) hackers
Minecraft Passwords And User Names ‘Leaked’ Online
Minecraft players may have more than just creepers to worry about
72 Percent Of UK Retailers Are Not Cyber Secure This Christmas
Despite Christmas surges around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, large amounts of customer data was worryingly available to hackers, Sophos study finds
Sony Hack Reveals Personal Details Of Film Stars
Sony Pictures hack exposes salary of Hollywood actor Seth Rogen and details of other Hollywood stars
Vodafone Blames ‘Human Error’ For Handing News UK Phone Records To Police
ICO investigates after Vodafone accidentally sends more than a thousand phone records to the Met who wanted details of just one number
Home Depot Confirms Theft Of 53 Million Email Addresses
Massive data breach at US retailer worse than first thought, with 53 million email addresses also compromised
5 Things That Are Freaking Out IT Security Pros This Halloween
Fred Touchette from AppRiver outlines the spookiest threats to businesses