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Wonga Suffers Mass Data Breach Affecting 245,000 UK Customers
Stolen data from customers in the UK and Poland includes names, addresses and credit card information
Microsoft Boosts Office 365 Security And Data Compliance
Threat Intelligence and Data Governance capabilities come to Office 365
IAAF Cyber Attack Puts Confidential Athlete Medical Data At Risk
IAAF president Sebastian Coe apologises for breach affecting athelete medical records
Hackers Demand Ransom In Exchange For Stolen Apple iCloud Accounts
Hacker's claims are yet to be fully verified as Apple says it won't pay up for stolen user credentials
ICO: Councils ‘Have Work To Do’ Ahead Of GDPR
'Concerning' shortcomings include the lack of mandatory data protection training at many local authorities, the ICO said
ABTA Data Breach Impacts 43,000 Holidaymakers
ABTA says passwords were encrypted, mitigating risk, following attack on third party hosting provider
Security Breach Sees Thousands Of Welsh NHS Staff Data Stolen
The data was swiped form a server being operated by an external contractor
1.4bn Emails Exposed As Huge Spam Operation Fails To Password Protect Documents
Spammergate: Researchers discover vast database of email addresses and suggestions of cybercrime against spam kings sending 1bn messages a day
Coachella Website Hack: 950,000 User Accounts For Sale On The Dark Web
Big data breach shows organisations of all sizes and sectors are open to the attentions of cyber criminals
Yahoo Woes Continue As Hackers Access 32 Million Accounts Using Forged Cookies
Yahoo regulatory filing reveals continued impacts of mass security failings
Verizon Shaves Off $350m From Yahoo Purchase After Massive Data Breaches
The telecoms giant will share the cost of lawsuits levied at Yahoo following the cyber attacks it suffered
Yahoo Issues Fresh Warning About Compromised Accounts
Does it ever end? Yahoo issues fresh warning to users after disastrous data breach
Executives And IT Managers Disagree On Who Is Responsible For Cybersecurity
BAE survey says that unless there is more coordination between executives and IT departments, hackers will find holes to exploit
Sports Direct Hides Massive 2016 Data Breach From 30,000 Employees
Security experts lambaste the retailers handling of the data breach
MPs Slam ‘Dysfunctional’ Governmental Breach Reporting
Parliamentary committee also warns of real skill shortage to tackle growing cyber menace
President Trump’s Top Security Advisers Have Had Their Passwords Hacked
Several key members of Trump's cabinet have found themselves caught up in the spate of recent mass data breaches
Attackers ‘Steal’ 900GB Of Data From Phone Hacker Cellebrite
The stolen information in Cellebrite hack included customer information and technical product data
ICO Slaps Insurers RSA With £150,000 Fine After Data Protection ‘Failure’
An unencrypted hard drive containing customer's names, addresses and bank account details was stolen
Hacker CyberZeist Breaches FBI Website And Leaks Data
Leaked FBI data has been posted online after a well known hacker penetrated the Fed's CMS system
Box Increases Security After Researcher Accesses Confidential Data
Box denies flaw allowed user data to be leaked, but increases precautions
Password Reuse Strikes Again As Fraudsters Hit Groupon Users
One user has claimed their account was used to purchase a £2,400 European holiday
LinkedIn’s Lynda.com Suffers Data Breach, 9.5 Million Users Alerted To The Hack
55,000 users have had their passwords reset after someone gained access to a database containing user information
Yahoo Suffers Biggest Data Breach In History With A Billion Accounts Hacked
Another major data breach could torpedo Yahoo’s acquisition by Verizon
Rehab Order For One TalkTalk Hacker As Another Teenager Faces Prison
Teenager TalkTalk hacker has iPhone confiscated, as a second teenager pleads guilty to ISP attack
Hackers Pilfer Trade Secrets In ThyssenKrupp Cyber Attack
Hackers have looted sensitive trade secrets from a German conglomerate in latest damaging data breach
Scottish Football Association Suffers Third-Party Data Breach
"I'd rather be associated with being hacked by some porn site," says one unhappy football fan
Europol Terror Data Found On Unsecured Network Drive
Red faces at Euro cops after sensitive terror data is found online by Dutch TV programme
ICO Launches Probe After National Lottery Compromise
ICO begins investigation after Camelot detected 'suspicious activity' on player online accounts earlier this week
Up To 26,500 National Lottery Online Accounts Are Breached
National Lottery and experts suggest accounts breached by reusing compromised credentials