data theft
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 …
You’ve been breached, now what?
Everybody tends to think that hackers will never ever target them or their company/organization until a breach occurs. This article concentrate on post-incident actions and …
Harvard University suffers IT security breach
Discovered on June 19, the intrusion was first spotted on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Central Administration information technology networks, but a subsequent …
US OPM takes vulnerable background investigation portal offline
The US Office of Personnel Management announced on Monday that it has temporarily suspended the E-QIP (Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing) system, a …
4 in 10 midsize businesses have experienced a data breach
Most midsize business leaders view a data breach among their top risks and a majority consider IT security ‘very important’ when selecting a supplier. They have good reason to …