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Ardagh hit by cyber-attack
Supply chain operations and product delivery at Ardagh have been impacted by what the global packaging giant described as a cyber security incident.
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Company denies 'negligent security flaw' allegation
Insurance company Lemonade said a website security flaw that exposed customer data is ‘by design.’
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Giant US insurer warns breach leaked customers’ driving license numbers
Major US car insurer Geico has sent a letter to policy holders to tell them of a hack which exposed their driver’s licence number to cyber-attackers.
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Investigation under way after hack at provider of code testing software
Codecov has called in law enforcement agencies after a cyber attacker breached one of its products which enables software developers to test source code to help prevent bugs and syntax errors.
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Why are British educational establishments under cyber attack?
The National Cyber Security Centre in the United Kingdom last month put out an alert to schools, colleges and universities warning of a rise in ransomware attacks. But what is driving the attacks and how can educational establishments respond? GRC World Forums finds out.
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Indian online stockbroker Upstox enhances security after suspected data breach
Upstox, India’s second largest stockbroker, has upgraded its security systems after receiving emails claiming unauthorised access into the company’s database.
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DoS and API attacks ‘on the rise’
New analysis from F5 Labs suggests Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Application Programming Interface (API) attacks, are on the rise globally.
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Cyber attacks hit Australian government and broadcaster
Some Australian government systems were shut down and the country’s Channel Nine TV station went off the air temporarily after cyber-attacks over the past three days. It is unclear if the incidents are connected.
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Biden reportedly planning to oblige software companies to disclose cyber breaches
Many software vendors would have to notify their US government customers when the companies suffer a cyber security breach, according to an executive order reportedly being considered by President Joe Biden.
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UK businesses are not taking cyber security seriously enough, warns new NCSC chief
Businesses in the United Kingdom need to take cyber security more seriously, the new National Cyber Security Council (NCSC) Chief Executive has said
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Californian government agency breached in phishing attack
The California State Controller’s Office (SCO) has fallen victim to a data breach, with the records of more than 9,000 people reportedly stolen.
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Seven key themes from PrivSec Global Day One
Here are the talking points and takeaways from Day One of PrivSec Global
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Two arms of Australian government at risk of cyber attack
Australia’s prime minister and cabinet office and attorney-general departments are vulnerable to cyber security incidents because they have not fully implemented key mitigation strategies, auditor-general Grant Hehir has warned in a report.
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Cyber-attack compromises data of hundreds of thousands airline passengers
Data has leaked from air transport communication and IT company Sita following a cyber-attack on its US-based Passenger Service System (PSS) which operates passenger processing systems for airlines.
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US mortgage lender agrees to pay $1.5m penalty after failing to report cyber breach
Residential Mortgage Services (RMS) has agreed with New York state’s Department of Financial Services to pay $1.5m after failing to report a cyber breach.
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Malaysia Airlines passengers’ data compromised for almost a decade
Personal details of Malaysia Airlines’ Enrich frequent flyer programme members were exposed in a security breach via a third-party IT service provider lasting from March 2010 through to June 2019, it has emerged.
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Oxford University confirms cyber incident at Covid-19 research lab
Oxford University has confirmed reports of a cyber incident at a research laboratory that is researching how to counter the Covid-19 pandemic
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Ukrainian agency links cyberattack on government to Russia
The National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of Ukraine believes Russian hacker-spy group Pterodo/Gamaredon is behind a cyberattack on a Ukrainian government file-sharing system.
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Hacker leaks personal data of 110,000 Lithuanians, including government officials
A criminal investigation into the leak of 110,000 Lithuianians’ personal data is underway after a hacker posted a list obtained from an unsecured database backup in return for $1,000 in bitcoin.
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Second North American university hacked
Personally identifiable information of students and others connected with the Simon Fraser University (SFU) in western Canada have leaked in a cyberattack.