Data breach stories - Page 25

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.

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.

The company admits that approximately 10 million records containing personal data may have been accessed during the 2017 breach.

Gartner research director Sid Deshpande has put together a commentary to address the impact of this serious breach of personal data.

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

At least 1.5 million patients who visited any SingHealth outpatient clinic or polyclinic between 1 May 2015 and 4 July 2018 may be affected.

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.

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

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

Singapore's Cyber Security Agency highlights a surge in disruption-focused cyber threats in 2017, urging stronger defences amid rising cybercrime cases.

Europol has revealed details surrounding the arrest of a 25-year-old coder who allegedly helped to extort a British organisation.

In light of Australia's NDB legislation, one Australian technology integrator says we can expect to see many reports surfacing over the coming years.