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The fallout from Capita’s so-called “cyber incident” last month has been slow and damning. After weeks of insisting that criminal hackers had merely disrupted internal systems, the outsourcing giant has confirmed this week that the damage was more than just …
Ferrari is racing to contain the damage after it was targeted by cyber criminals this week. The supercar manufacturer said that its systems were compromised and that customer data has been stolen. In a breach notification letter sent to affected …
The UK government has announced plans to ban ministers and civil servants from using TikTok on work devices. It follows concern regarding the data privacy practices of the Chinese-owned app, with the European Parliament making a similar ruling last week. …
In yet another controversial policy move, Twitter announced this week that it’s removing text-based 2FA (two-factor authentication) for non-paying users. The log-in mechanism is designed to protect people’s accounts from scammers by requiring them to provide second piece of information …
Pepsi Bottling Ventures confirmed this week that vast quantities of personal data were stolen in a cyber attack. The incident began late last year, after criminal hackers broke into the organisation’s systems and installed malware. It took almost three weeks …
NortonLifeLock customers have been warned that their accounts may have been compromised in a security breach. The company, which specialises in antivirus software and identity theft protection, said that 925,000 people were targeted in a credential-stuffing attack. Customers’ full names, …
Twitter is in the middle of yet another PR disaster after a criminal hacker leaked more than 220 million users’ email addresses. The fraudster, who goes by the name ‘Ryushi’, initially demanded $200,000 (about £166,000) to hand over or delete …
Intersport recently fell victim to a ransomware attack during what should have been the busiest time of the year. The incident occurred in late November, with the sports retail giant gearing up for Black Friday and the start of the …
Medibank faced angry questioning during its annual general meeting yesterday as shareholders sought explanations for the organisation’s response to last month’s cyber attack. The Australian health insurance giant fell victim to ransomware in October, as a result of which the …
UK organisations suffer the third highest rate of ransomware attacks globally, with small businesses most at risk, a report by NordLocker has found. According to its analysis, 260 organisations in the UK fell victim to ransomware between January 2020 and …
