Data breach stories - Page 27

Games organisers have reportedly admitted that its servers had been attacked, forcing them to shut down the official website.

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.

Experts say while Swisscom may be playing the huge breach down, the implications of the breach will be far and wide.

Octoly was informed of the exposed cloud repository on January 4th, yet the personally identifiable information was not secured until February 1st.

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.

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has congratulated participants in last year's Cyber Security Challenge UK Masterclass Finals.

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.

SonicWall appoints Wias Issa as VP of sales and GM for APJ. Issa aims to drive growth, enhance security, and forge strategic partnerships in the region.

The predictions for the new year include both good news and bad news, like the biggest data breach settlement of all time and increased awareness.

LinkedIn went down yesterday in countries across the world due to an SSL certificate expiry, leaving some users' data at risk with no encryption.

We covered an expert commentary story of the Uber breach - this is round 2 with Check Point, Barracuda, Digital Shadows, Mimecast, and Webroot.

In October last year hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber and it has only just emerged now.

A number of experts have come forward to share their opinions on the huge Uber breach affecting 57m people that was kept under wraps for a year.

With a career spanning over five decades, Richard Cousins explains why understanding the bleeding edge of technology is essential for thriving in business.

Cash Converters breached, hackers have access to UK customer account details, usernames, passwords, addresses and partial credit card numbers.

A cybersecurity expert has said it is a 'stunning admission' by the former CIA director about the NSA breach that is being touted as catastrophic.

A cyber breach has left data from 46 million Malaysian mobile users for sale at RM32,000. Once bought, there's 'no way' to halt its sale or misuse.

IDC says billions of dollars are spent around the world every year on various forms of IT security, and yet, data breaches are still happening.

FireEye has nabbed the hacker behind the Mandiant attack that compromised researcher Adi Peretz's accounts, claiming it as a victory for the good guys.

Japanese firms are reeling from a spate of 'Night of the Devil' cyberattacks, with a new wiper masking as ransomware.