Data breach stories - Page 19
Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.
Beyond the breach: How to preserve your customers’ trust
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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data protection
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Transactions happen online between two entities that will never see each other. This means trust matters even more as physical interactions disappear.
Engineer says Emirates is virtually handing customer data to hackers
Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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storage
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breach prevention
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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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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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elections
Multiple US officials have announced the intelligence community had evidence that states had been compromised by Russia but didn't tell anyone.
Australian CIOs well aware of internal security risks and plan to do more
Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
The battle of the breach continues to play out and at least 87% of Australian CIOs have experienced a breach in their own company.
EU companies least prepared for GDPR with just 26% fully compliant
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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data protection
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breach prevention
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data privacy
Despite the low level of compliance, Forrester Research says these numbers are in fact 'encouraging' for a number of reasons.
Breach prevention better than cure for NDB regulations, says Aleron
Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
As the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act comes into effect, Aleron stresses prevention over cure to avoid hefty fines and loss of trust.
Equifax ushers new CISO as breach fallout continues
Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
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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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Games organisers have reportedly admitted that its servers had been attacked, forcing them to shut down the official website.
Now's the time for Aussie firms to review their security, say vendors
Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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siem
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Australians simply aren’t prepared for the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, even just with less than two weeks to go before the scheme takes effect.
Expert opinion: Three simple ways to prevent data loss
Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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encryption
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dlp
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breach prevention
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.
Mega breach: 800,000 Swisscom customers’ data stolen via hacked partner
Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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hackers
Experts say while Swisscom may be playing the huge breach down, the implications of the breach will be far and wide.
Personal details of 12,000 social media ‘stars’ leaked in avoidable breach
Tue, 6th Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Octoly was informed of the exposed cloud repository on January 4th, yet the personally identifiable information was not secured until February 1st.
Applying best practice identification to prepare for Notifiable Data Breaches
Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
The NDB scheme will mean businesses could be facing penalties of up to $360,000 for individuals and $1.8 million for body corportates.
NSW hacker to appear in court seven months after GoGet data breach
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Popular car sharing service GoGet has been hit by a massive data breach that may affect all users who joined prior to July 27, 2017.
Why the C-suite must not be exempt from cyber defense training
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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phishing
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email security
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breach prevention
Some C-suite executives do not think they need training or education to spot attacks because they don’t think they would ever fall for an attack.
How businesses can prepare for the Notifiable Data Breaches legislation
Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Australian organisations are likely to embrace mandatory data breach reporting requirements and most businesses believe it should be mandatory.
Singapore Cybersecurity Challenge winners laud UK 'Masterclass' experience
Wed, 17th Jan 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has congratulated participants in last year’s Cyber Security Challenge UK Masterclass Finals.
How digitisation is changing the security landscape
Tue, 16th Jan 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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verizon
Australia’s complex mandatory data breach notification laws coming into effect in February. The security pressures of the digital age are evident.
£400k fine: Is it big enough for Carphone Warehouse’s huge data breach?
Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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hackers
The retailer has received a £400k fine after 'striking' security issues & systemic failures led to its 2015 breach - but experts say it's not enough.