data breaches
Oxford University COVID lab falls victim to hackers
Oxford University COVID lab falls victim to hackers
The NCSC is investigating how hackers managed to access details for system controls used by the Strubi lab
26 Feb 2021
Microsoft and FireEye push for corporate breach reporting rules
Microsoft and FireEye push for corporate breach reporting rules
The two companies believe companies should be able to report breaches without legal retribution
24 Feb 2021
Four tips for keeping your business secure during mass remote work
Four tips for keeping your business secure during mass remote work
How to maintain a resilient cyber security strategy when your employees are outside the company firewall
19 Feb 2021
Kia Motors allegedly suffers a ransomware attack
Kia Motors allegedly suffers a ransomware attack
Hackers demanding a $20 million ransom to release a decryptor
18 Feb 2021
US charges three North Koreans for Sony Pictures, WannaCry attacks
US charges three North Koreans for Sony Pictures, WannaCry attacks
The men are said to have been responsible for a $1.3 billion hacking spree
18 Feb 2021
Donald Trump’s one-time law firm allegedly suffers data breach
Donald Trump’s one-time law firm allegedly suffers data breach
Hackers claim to have stolen 100GB of confidential files belonging to the Jones Day law firm
17 Feb 2021
Foxtons customer data leaked onto the dark web
Foxtons customer data leaked onto the dark web
The company has been accused of "failing" to inform customers after becoming aware of data leak last month
3 Feb 2021
Cost of a data breach report 2020
Cost of a data breach report 2020
Find out what factors help mitigate breach costs
2 Feb 2021
10 ways to protect your company from the next big data breach
10 ways to protect your company from the next big data breach
Even big-name corporations can’t prevent all breaches, but there are ways to protect your business
28 Jan 2021
Citrix employees win $2.3m settlement over 2019 data breach
Citrix employees win $2.3m settlement over 2019 data breach
The cyber attack resulted in the loss of 6TB worth of data
28 Jan 2021
Mimecast links breach to SolarWinds hackers
Mimecast links breach to SolarWinds hackers
The company has confirmed that the Microsoft credentials hack was related to the SolarWinds Orion compromise
27 Jan 2021
Pixlr data breach exposes over 1.9 million user records
Pixlr data breach exposes over 1.9 million user records
Bad actors could use the breached data in targeted phishing and credential-stuffing attacks
22 Jan 2021
Hackers publish over 4,000 files stolen from SEPA in ransomware attack
Hackers publish over 4,000 files stolen from SEPA in ransomware attack
1.2GB of data was taken from the Scottish regulator's digital systems on Christmas Eve
22 Jan 2021
Google Chrome makes it easier to fix weak passwords
Google Chrome makes it easier to fix weak passwords
The new tool will be rolled out over the coming weeks as users upgrade to the Chrome 88 browser version
21 Jan 2021
OpenWRT forum suffers data breach
OpenWRT forum suffers data breach
Hackers have compromised the personal information of up to 27,000 users
19 Jan 2021
Capcom data breach adds another 40,000 estimated victims
Capcom data breach adds another 40,000 estimated victims
The gaming company now estimates up to 390,000 have been affected
13 Jan 2021
Parler suffers data leak before being taken offline
Parler suffers data leak before being taken offline
Hackers could combine leaked data with phishing emails to exploit users
12 Jan 2021
United Nations suffers potential data breach
United Nations suffers potential data breach
Hackers could have breached the database long before the UN applied a patch
11 Jan 2021
SolarWinds hires former Trump cyber security chief
SolarWinds hires former Trump cyber security chief
Chris Krebs is joined by former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to help boost the company's security
8 Jan 2021
Hackers breach T-Mobile customer records
Hackers breach T-Mobile customer records
The breach, which affects around 200,000 customers, contains data types the FCC considers "highly sensitive"
4 Jan 2021
Stolen card details now selling for 225% higher than in 2018
Stolen card details now selling for 225% higher than in 2018
Report also finds UK passports are worth $3,500 each on the dark web
18 Dec 2020
Hackers accessed vaccine documents in EMA cyber attack
Hackers accessed vaccine documents in EMA cyber attack
Information relating to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was targeted during the attack on the European Medicines Agency
10 Dec 2020
What is hacktivism?
What is hacktivism?
From Anonymous to Omega, here’s everything you need to know about hackers with a conscience
9 Dec 2020