Data breach stories - Page 27

There were no pints enjoyed at this Scottish brewery this week as it fell victim to a crippling ransomware attack.

CA Technologies' recent survey finds a vast disconnect between organisations' perception and customer trust in data handling across Asia Pacific and Japan.

The malicious Chrome extension asks for elevated permissions & steals credentials from sites such as Amazon, GitHub, Live.com, My Monero, plus others.

ForeScout says that network segmentation splits networks into specific zones, which can then enact barriers against infiltrators.

New Zealand needs to update its privacy laws to protect citizens from increasing data breaches, says InternetNZ. #PrivacyBill #DataProtection.

Phishing for and using the stolen credentials to access systems or services stands out as a particularly popular attack method.

Cisco has announced the intent to acquire Duo Security in order to expand its users' ability to manage secure connections to devices.

Its primary access points for code and infrastructure had required two-factor authentication via SMS, and the main attack intercepted the text.

More than 100 manufacturing companies including Tesla, Volkswagen, Toyota, and Ford have been caught up in a data breach.

US retailers are neglecting encryption despite storing more data in the cloud, leading to a 50% surge in data breaches, a Thales report reveals.

Data breach at Mega exposes 15,000 users' login details due to reused passwords and credential stuffing attacks.

The Ticketmaster breach is part of a global digital card-skimming campaign by Magecart, affecting over 800 eCommerce sites, reveals RiskIQ.

The breach occurred as an access credential to TimeHop's cloud computing environment that didn't have multifactor authentication was compromised.

From a communications perspective, an incident response plan should do one thing: reassure your customers that you care.

A data breach on the Tasmanian Electoral Commission site, via Typeform online forms, exposed voters' sensitive details. The issue was swiftly addressed.

Ticketmaster has suffered a breach that affects 5% of its global customer base, here's what the experts had to say on the incident.

Z says it believes the data accessed does not include bank details or other information that would put customer finances directly at risk.

Tesla has taken a former employee to court for allegedly hacking company data and handing it over to third parties.

It's important for healthcare firms to maintain organisation-wide security that is both up-to-date and automated, says Wavelink.

Leaked personal information includes names, credentials, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and home addresses.