Havenly Breach Hits Over 1.3 Million Accounts
Havenly has become the latest online firm to suffer a serious breach of customer data after hackers published the information…
Promo Data Breach Hits 14.6 Million User Accounts
An Israeli marketing video firm this week announced a major breach of user data which appears to have impacted over…
Cosmetics Giant Avon Leaks 19 Million Records
A misconfigured cloud server at global cosmetics brand Avon was recently discovered leaking 19 million records including personal information and…
Hundreds Targeted By Free TV License Scam
Researchers from the think tank Parliament Street have uncovered a text message scam offering a ‘Free TV License.’ Coinciding with…
University of York data breach
The University of York has announced that a ransomware attack suffered by its CRM provider Blackbaud resulted in a cyber…
Telecom Argentina suffers ransomware attack; told to pay £5.8m to recover files
Telecom Argentina has been handed a ransom demand of £5.81 million by ransomware hackers who have managed to encrypt up…
Password Reuse to Blame for Fifth of Account Takeovers
Email account takeover (ATO) attacks often last for over a week and result from employees reusing passwords across multiple sites,…
Home Distractions a Major Cause of Cybersecurity Errors During Lockdown
Nearly half (43%) of UK and US employees have made errors leading to cybersecurity repercussions, according to a new study…
Three-Quarters of UK Businesses Facing Compliance Problems Following Lockdown
Three-quarters (75%) of UK data protection officers (DPOs) anticipate the Covid-19 lockdown will cause difficulties in meeting data compliance obligations,…
Personal Data of the Average Brit Held by at Least 39 Different Organisations
At least 39 different organizations hold personal data of the average UK citizen, providing a wide-range of opportunities for hackers…
Twitter data breach: Social engineering attack made a mockery of security controls
On Thursday morning, millions of Internet users all over the world woke up to the most audacious social engineering campaign…
99% of UK organisations suffered security breaches in the past one year
A survey of UK CTOs, CIOs, and CISOs has found that 99% of UK organisations suffered security breaches in the…