More From Security Threats – Page 8
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News
Covid-19 ‘has permanently altered cyber risks’
The threat landscape reached a critical tipping point during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, changing cyber security forever, says SonicWall.
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Cyber-attack puts data of cruise lines’ clients at risk
Parent group Carnival Corp has written to customers of Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises to tell them their personal information could have been exposed in a data breach.
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Event
Ciaran Martin delivers keynote at PrivSec Global
At PrivSec Global today, Ciaran Martin, founding CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, discussed ransomware.
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Feature
GRC TV Episode 4: Trust and Transparency in the Digital Space
“Ethical Hacker” Victor Gevers discusses the cross-cultural use of Responsible Disclosure and this week’s panellists talk privacy-washing in Big Tech, and the c suite perspective of “If it’s not a fine, it’s not getting funded.”
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Hackers breach EA, stealing game source code
Gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) has confirmed that hackers have stolen a treasure trove of data including game source code and tools for multiple popular games.
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Volkswagen, Audi discloses data breach
Audi and Volkswagen have suffered a data breach impacting 3.3 million customers after an unsecured treasure trove of data was exposed online by a vendor.
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McDonald’s suffers data breach
A data breach at fast food restaurant McDonald’s has impacted company operations in the United States and customers and employees in South America and Taiwan.
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NYC Law Department struck by cyber attack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have launched an investigation into a cyberattack targeting the IT system belonging to the New York City Law Department.
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California city hid cyber attack
Azusa’s police department has revealed that it had been targed by cybercriminals in an earlier cyber attack in 2018.
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US compares ransomware to terrorism
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is elevating ransomware attacks to a similar status at terrorism following the Colonial Pipeline hack.
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US police department hacked
The police department in Azusa, California, has gone public about a ransomware attack, 12 weeks after becoming aware of the incident.
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Blog
The key theme: third party risk management
Rapid shifts in the way we structure our IT infrastructrues have put a spotlight on third party risk management, which is a key theme of PrivSec Global next month. Emma Osborn explains why the issue is so important for privacy and security.
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Bizarro banking trojan sweeps through Europe
A new banking trojan has targeted customers from at least 70 banks as it expands its attacks from South America to Europe.
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Major UK construction companies work together to counter cyber attacks
The cyber security heads of major contractors working in the UK are drawing up guidance for dealing with online attacks and other cyber security matters, especially when working in joint ventures.
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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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Sponsored
Microsoft: Identifying and managing insider threats
Data breaches due to the behaviour of insiders is of increasing concern globally, but how do you tackle the problem? Neha Monga of Microsoft explains how you can identify and mitigate the risks
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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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NCSC alerts UK education sector to rise in ransomware attacks
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a fresh alert to schools, colleges and universities after an increase in ransomware attacks on such establishments.
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Analysis
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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News
Microsoft releases updates for older software to try and combat soaring Exchange Server attacks
Microsoft is pushing out updates for older software as ransomware groups seek to exploit vulnerabilities caused by ongoing attacks against on-premise versions of its Exchange Server.