Data Breaches
Discover expert analysis on data breaches with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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News Corp admits China-linked hackers breached company for two yearsNews The News Corp breach follows recent news that threat actors had access to GoDaddy systems for three years
By Ross Kelly Published
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Medibank bleeds $26 million in cyber costs following hackNews The company believes this figure could rise to $45 million for the 2023 financial year
By Zach Marzouk Published
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What is hacktivism?In-depth From Anonymous to the IT Army of Ukraine, we answer 'what is hacktivism' and guide you through the history of the most compelling corner of the tech industry
By Connor Jones Last updated
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GoDaddy’s multi-year security breach a 'damaging blow' to user confidenceNews An investigation by the domain hosting service found the same threat actor was responsible for multiple breaches
By Ross Kelly Published
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Atlassian breach sparks brief blame game with app providerNews Atlassian and a third-party app provider, Envoy, both presented contesting claims over the source of the breach
By Ross Kelly Published
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Hackers hijack Namecheap's email platform to phish its customer baseNews Customers received scam emails made to look like notices from delivery firm DHL and crypto wallet MetaMask
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Yandex data breach reveals source code littered with racist languageNews Yandex source code for a range of key services was leaked to a popular hacker forum last week
By Ross Kelly Published
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Dutch hacker steals data from virtually entire population of AustriaNews The data was stolen from a misconfigured cloud database found by the attacker through a search engine
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Mailchimp data breach impact unravels as second customer reveals extent of damageNews Mailchimp customers affected by a recent data breach have warned users to “remain vigilant” of heightened security threats
By Ross Kelly Published
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T-Mobile breach leaves customers vulnerable to phishingNews T-Mobile confirmed that while customer information was exposed, no financial data or company systems were compromised
By Ross Kelly Published
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FCC plans strict overhaul of 15-year-old US data breach regulationsNews Telcos could no longer be able to use negligence as a defence for data breaches as the FCC also seeks to hasten public notification of breaches
By Rory Bathgate Published
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IRS mistakenly publishes 112,000 taxpayer records for the second timeNews A contractor is thought to be responsible for the error, with the agency reportedly reviewing its relationship with Accenture
By Zach Marzouk Published
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