Tag: Breach

October 8, 2018

This year we’ve seen massive malware attacks spanning from nation-state campaigns originating in North Korea and Russia to popular restaurants and everything in between. Each new incident serves as a grim reminder to business leaders that hackers will not relent. […]

October 2, 2018

Facebook has revealed additional details about the cyber attack that exposed personal information of 50 million accounts. Last week, Facebook announced that attackers exploited a vulnerability in the “View As” feature that allowed them to steal Facebook access tokens of […]

September 6, 2018

It’s one thing to slip spyware onto somebody’s phone so you can surreptitiously intercept text messages, call logs, emails, location tracking, calendar information and record conversations – that kind of privacy-spurning stuff. It’s another thing entirely to be the company […]

August 21, 2018

Attackers are abusing the characteristics of cloud services to launch and hide their activity as they traverse target networks. A new body of evidence indicates threat actors are using increasingly advanced techniques to target cloud providers and leveraging cloud-specific traits […]

August 9, 2018

Real-world breaches and security incidents continue to show that many of the most widespread issues still stem from a lack of basic cyber hygiene, according to a report by security firm Tripwire. Therefore, organizations cannot overlook the fundamentals such as […]

August 8, 2018

APIs provide the digital glue that binds apps, cloud resources, app services and data altogether – and they’re increasingly an appsec security threat. Last year the category of underprotected APIs cracked the OWASP Top 10 list for the first time. […]

August 2, 2018

Security analysts have discovered a new hacking group that has been successful in breaching networks of electric utilities in the United States. The new research from cybersecurity firm Dragos is yet more evidence that hacking groups are looking for ways […]

June 27, 2018

The hotel booking software provider reports an actor stole personal and payment card data of guests from hundreds of properties. FastBooking, a Paris-based provider of hotel-booking software, is alerting client hotels to a data breach in which an attacker lifted […]

June 7, 2018

Colorado has enacted a new data breach notification law that contains some of the most stringent requirements in the US. If your company has customers in Colorado, get ready to revamp your policies notifying victims of a data breach. Last […]

June 6, 2018

Covers all costs of a data breach that occurs within the systems protected by its EPP Complete endpoint security service. CrowdStrike is the latest security vendor to put its money where its product or service is with the offer of […]

May 3, 2018

The debate around whether companies should be able to engage in “active cyber defense” is heating up. Often described by critics as “hacking back,” the controversial concept involves organizations employing a variety of techniques to prevent breaches or track down […]

April 12, 2018

Every minute, nearly 5,000 data records are lost or stolen somewhere around the globe: that’s more than 7.1 million a day. New data from security firm Gemalto’s annual Breach Level Index calculated more than 2.6 billion data records were compromised […]

March 21, 2018

Travel website Orbitz on Tuesday disclosed a possible breach that may have resulted in hackers making away with personal information on 880,000 customer payment cards. Orbitz, which is now owned by Expedia, described the episode as a “data security incident,” […]

March 13, 2018

A federal judge ruled that individuals affected by the Yahoo data breaches can sue the company. Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday ruled against a motion from Verizon, which bought […]

March 12, 2018

The mid-term US election season is underway and it seems that hackers are already busy. Phil Bredesen (D), the former governor of Tennessee, is running for senate in that state. And his campaign has notified the FBI that they think […]

March 5, 2018

RMH Franchise Holdings revealed on Friday that malware had been found on point-of-sale (PoS) systems at the Applebee’s restaurants it operates as a franchise. RMH disclosed the incident on Friday afternoon, which often indicates an attempt to avoid the news […]

February 21, 2018

A group of House Democrats is urging Equifax to extend protections for those affected by its massive data breach last year, arguing that the credit bureau’s offering is inadequate. Every Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee signed […]

February 14, 2018

Given the current cybersecurity environment and the increasing sophistication of ransomware, getting to threats before they can have a business impact is more important than ever. If you find yourself questioning whether to pay a ransom, you’ve already lost the […]

February 5, 2018

Healthcare has been at or near the top of the list for industries at greatest risk of cyber intrusions over the past two years. And CIOs and CISOs at healthcare organizations are shelling out a lot of money to cyber […]

January 22, 2018

The smartphone manufacturer has sent an email to anyone who may have been affected in the breach. Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus has reported a credit card breach affecting up to 40,000 users at oneplus.net. Users who entered their credit card […]