data theft
Breaches might be inevitable, but penalties are not harsh enough
A panel on the topic of data breaches organized by cyber security and penetration testing company Cognosec has revealed that most industry professionals believe that breaches …
A data security guy’s musings on the OPM data breach train wreck
Despite all the media attention to breaches, there is still way too much apathy when it comes to data-centric security. Given the sensitive data the OPM was tasked with …
Hackers hit UCLA Health, access medical files of 4.5 million patients
UCLA Health, the administrative structure which governs the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) hospitals, has suffered a data breach, and personal and medical …
Ashley Madison hacked, info of 37 million users stolen
Popular online cheating site Ashley Madison has been hacked, and personal information and financial records of 37 million of its users has apparently been compromised by the …
New GamaPoS malware targets US companies
“After dedicating their efforts to swelling the number of computers roped into their malicious net, the masters of the Andromeda botnet are putting it to use by …
Epic Games forums hacked, user data stolen
The forums of popular game development company Epic Games have been hacked, and the users’ username, email address, password and date of birth have likely been …
More of Hacking Team’s capabilities and questionable actions revealed
The Hacking Team data leak has shown us with whom the company does business with, and their employees’ and management’s unguarded opinions about various …
Naked pictures or financial info? Users would rather thieves stole the former
Every day it seems information security is ruling the headlines, Americans are (perhaps understandably) feeling insecure about the security of their financial information. In …
Never underestimate the impact of a data breach
The growth of cyber-crime and the impact of successful attacks on an organization’s bottom-line should not be underestimated; it is anticipated that data breaches will …
Reactions to the Hacking Team breach
Hacking Team, the (in)famous Italian company that provides offensive intrusion and surveillance software to governments, intelligence and law enforcement agencies around the …
Hacking Team hacked, 400GB+ of company documents and emails leaked
Hacking Team, the (in)famous Italian company that provides offensive intrusion and surveillance software to governments, intelligence and law enforcement agencies around the …
Plex forums hacked: IPs, private messages, encrypted passwords compromised
Users of Plex’s forums are being forced to change their password in wake of a breach that resulted in the compromise of some of their private information, including …
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