data theft
Would you dump your network provider after a security breach?
Compromised security – rather than high monthly fees – would be the biggest catalyst for triggering UK smartphone users to change mobile network providers. The …
UN atomic energy agency confirms breach into its server
It has been confirmed that the email addresses recently leaked by anti-Israel hacker group “Parastoo” have been stolen from a server belonging to the International …
Nationwide customers notified of breach, PI theft
Nationwide, one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world, has been sending out letters to notify some of its clients about the compromise and …
U.S. denies hacking computers in the Élysées Palace
U.S. cyber spies have allegedly hacked a string of computers inside the official residence of the President of the French Republic during the last days of Sarkozy’s …
What’s the most coveted target for cyber attackers?
Despite repeated warnings, organizations are still failing to lock down the primary target of most cyber-attacks – privileged access points. Cyber-Ark labs analyzed a …
FreeBSD infrastructure breached, third-party packages potentially affected
The FreeBSD team has announced over the weekend that two machines within the FreeBSD.org cluster have been compromised and have been consequently pulled offline for analysis. …
Adobe shutters forum site following breach and data leak
Adobe has confirmed that the records leaked on Tuesday by an Egyptian hackers were part of a database containing user information and login credentials for Connectusers.com, a …
Hacker claims to have breached Adobe, releases customer data
An Egyptian hacker claims to have breached one of Adobe’s servers and gotten his hands on a database containing over 150,000 records belonging to Adobe’s …
Organizations fail to realize the implications of a data breach
New research by the Ponemon Institute revealed that 54 percent of respondents have experienced at least one data breach in the last year, with nearly a fifth (19 percent) …
When will the public sector grasp basic lessons on information security?
Another day, another public sector data breach. Last month the ICO fined Greater Manchester Police £120,000 for the loss of a USB stick. The month before, the Scottish …
PayPal, Symantec, ImageShack, NBC targeted in hacking spree
The last few days have witnessed a flurry of activity and data leaks from several hacker groups. Anonymous has leaked VMware’s ESX Server kernel source code online, and …
Team GhostShell leaks 2.5M records from Russian govt, firms
Team GhostShell, the hacker group responsible for the recent leak of some 120,000+ records raided from top universities around the world, has done it again. “GhostShell …