Data breach stories - Page 28
Germany infiltrated by Russian group that crippled Ukraine's power
Wed, 9th May 2018
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The power grid in modern countries may not be as secure as you think, as reports have emerged revealing hackers have breached Germany's supply.
Building customer trust is paramount as data breaches become more common
Tue, 8th May 2018
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As data breaches become more common, building customer trust is pivotal. Firms must prioritise transparency, ethical standards, and robust data protection.
Vector to take Stuff to High Court; media agency refuses to hand over confidential breach data
Fri, 4th May 2018
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Vector may take legal action against Stuff over refusal to secure, return or destroy customer data leaked in a data breach.
Vector's Outage app hit by data breach last month - personal info stolen
Fri, 4th May 2018
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The breach happened on April 26, 2018. On April 27 the company posted a FAQ section that detailed an API vulnerability in its Outage app.
2.5 billion data records exposed - most from human error
Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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In 2017, 2.6 billion data records were exposed, mainly due to human error, marking a staggering 580% increase since 2016, Gemalto reports.
IT decision makers unsure about their security maturity
Wed, 11th Apr 2018
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Respondents in APAC put forth highest IT budget allocation to security, but overall executives allocate security less than 10% of their budget.
175 days to detect a network intruder in EMEA - just 77 in US
Sat, 7th Apr 2018
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A study has revealed the median time for an EMEA business to detect an intruder is more than double that in the US - and it's much worse in APAC.
New report delves deep into cybercrime - and forecasts its future
Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Now in its tenth year, Trustwave has released its encyclopaedic report that details both current and future threats that are crucial to be aware of.
Facebook is finally making changes to its data sharing controls - but is it too little, too late?
Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Most Facebook users could have had their data scraped by cyber attackers, says the social network's chief technology officer.
1.5 billion confidential data files publicly available - that's more than 12 petabytes of data
Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Credit card data, medical records, payroll data, intellectual property and tax information are all available publicly online with no data protection.
OPINON: Counting the broader cost of Facebook's data dilemma
Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Barracuda SVP Chris Ross talks about the results of a recent survey they ran following the Facebook fallout to determine the true cost.
The 475-day siege: APAC firms' breach detection times are getting worse
Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Asia Pacific organisations take over a year to detect cyber threats, the longest of any region, according to FireEye's M-Trends 2018 report.
SURVEY: 70% of customers would leave a business after a breach
Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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A recent study from Gemalto proves it's not just data that is lost following a breach – you'll lose most of your customers too.
Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement following the revelation that data from 50 million people was misused.
Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.
Engineer says Emirates is virtually handing customer data to hackers
Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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wireless networks
After the allegations about Emirates' customer data policies emerged, High-Tech Bridge ran a test on the site's security - with interesting results.
Expert: Farce involving Russia's US elections breach needs resolving
Mon, 5th Mar 2018
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Multiple US officials have announced the intelligence community had evidence that states had been compromised by Russia but didn't tell anyone.
Equifax ushers new CISO as breach fallout continues
Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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Equifax has ushered in a new chief information security officer as the fallout continues from the company's massive US data breach last year.
Surprise - the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games were hacked
Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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Games organisers have reportedly admitted that its servers had been attacked, forcing them to shut down the official website.
Expert opinion: Three simple ways to prevent data loss
Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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IBM estimates the cost of a data breach is $3.62m, highlighting the importance of encryption - COMPAREX UK's expert on the matter provides his advice.