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Ransomware operators don’t discriminate between targets, hitting everything from industrial control systems and government agencies to small businesses and regular people sitting at home watching YouTube. Depending on the target, the damage … Continue reading Spate of Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Providers Raises Serious Health Concerns
American department store chain Macy’s has suffered an embarrassing data breach where hackers gained access to customers’ personal and financial information, including credit card numbers and even card security codes. In a letter to affecte… Continue reading Macys.com checkout page hacked; customers advised to be vigilant of fraud
Spear phishing is the number one cyber-threat to organizations in the European Union, according to the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), a group of cybersecurity experts set up by Europol to help fight cybercrime. The finding is highlighted in the EC3&… Continue reading Spear phishing is now the main attack vector for cybercriminals, says Europol
Companies worldwide have mustered the motivation to address the most common cybersecurity challenges, but are hampered by technological and procedural lapses, new research shows.
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Google’s Australian arm is under fire from local watchdogs over its data collection practices on Android devices – specifically, the counterintuitive nature of location data settings. On Tuesday, October 29, the Australian Competition &… Continue reading Australia sues Google for allegedly misleading Android users about location data collection
Italian banking giant UniCredit has suffered a “data incident” that exposed 3 million customer records, including full names, phone numbers and email addresses. UniCredit issued an urgent security notice yesterday announcing that a file con… Continue reading UniCredit leaks 3 million customer records in data breach
Creative software giant Adobe has issued a security notice confirming the embarrassing exposure of over 7 million user accounts, potentially leaving users vulnerable to phishing scams. On Friday, an Adobe blog entry titled “Security Update”… Continue reading Adobe exposes 7 million Creative Cloud accounts online
The stakes are higher than ever for hacked companies today as most customers say they would completely abandon a brand following a breach.
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A healthcare provider in Kalispell, Montana has suffered an embarrassing data breach resulting in 129K health records getting leaked, exposing patients to identity theft and fraud. Kalispell Regional Healthcare initially learned of the breach in June, … Continue reading Hospital leaks 129K patient records in sophisticated phishing scam
California is changing its Information Practices Act of 1977 to expand the definition of personal information with additional identifiers, including biometric data of those affected. The amendment comes with new instructions on how to notify affected p… Continue reading California adds biometric specs to data breach law