Data leak stories

Australians want to see greater transparency about the extent of the problem, new polling has found.More

A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.More

Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.More

"The report calls into question the providers’ security practices and dismisses their claims of being no-log VPN services."More

UpGuard reported that each of the data sets was stored in its own Amazon S3 bucket configured to allow public download of files. More

Techday spoke to experts and executives in the security industry about the data leak and the implications on phishing and credential stuffing.More

This makes the second leak three times bigger than the Collection #1 dump leaked last month.More

Objections to data sharing recorded in GP practices running clinical software TPP’s system between March 2015 and June 2018 were not sent to NHS.More

How ironic! Tens of thousands of user accounts of an app used by parents to monitor their children’s phone activity has been leaked.More

After a critical source code for the iPhone was leaked online recently, Apple reassured there was nothing to fear but experts think otherwise.More

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.More

​The recent news about the huge leak of financial documents has caused waves around the world.More

JobStreet is informing clients by email whether they were caught up in a Malaysia-based data breach that affected 19 different companies.More

A data breach has put more than 46 million Malaysian mobile phone users at risk and has affected many of the country’s major telecommunicatioMore

It is a disturbing sign to see that a relatively high percentage of leaks stem from top managers and system administrators."More

BlackBerry has expanded its Indian channel, appointing six new partners as the Canadian vendor looks to increase its enterprise business.More

Data leaks and breaches are alarmingly common, but there are still many misconceptions as to how and why they happen.More

In this piece we look at four key approaches that will plug any gaping holes in your defences.More

Over 1.5 million customer records at T-Mobile Czech Republic were stolen by one of its employees.More

Data leaks, especially from an organization’s point of view, are a huge and growing problem, as the fallout can be devastating.More

Data theft is continuing to spur on the mobile identification market, and will generate an additional $700m for mobile network operators by 2020.More

Labour is slamming a recent privacy breach that has seen the unauthorised release of confidential birth and death details of over 24,000 people.More