data theft
PCI DSS compliant companies suffer fewer data breaches
While the majority of PCI compliant organizations suffer fewer or no breaches, most practitioners still do not perceive PCI-DSS to have a positive impact on data security, …
WordPress.com servers breached, source code presumed copied
Automattic – the web development corporation behind WordPress.com – has suffered a root break-in and a compromise of several of their servers. “We have been …
Barracuda Networks breached by automated SQL injection attack
Barracuda Networks is the latest security firm to be shamed by a successful attack against its assets. Barracuda’s chief marketing officer Michael Perone has confirmed …
Government-owned credit cards compromised in contractor breach
Numbers and expiry dates of over 600 credit cards belonging to government and law enforcement employees have been stolen and exposed after an attack aimed at an Australian …
TJX hacker appeals his sentence, claims US government sanctioned his crimes
Albert Gonzales has become a well-known name in information security circles when he was charged of having organized a gang of cyber thieves that managed to steal over 130 …
Servers breached at Fortune 100 company
The Connecticut-based Hartford Financial Services Group – a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest investment and insurance companies in the US – has suffered …
Bogus Facebook app harvests user login credentials
A bogus application harvesting Facebook users’ login credentials has recently appeared on the social network, according to Symantec researchers. Luring in users with …
Most global energy organizations suffered a breach
More than 75 percent of global energy organizations surveyed admit to having suffered at least one data breach over the last 12 months. Furthermore, 69 percent of …
The true scale of the insider threat
UK employees are likely to either maliciously or accidentally disclose confidential information about their employers to unauthorized personnel. A LogRhythm survey of 3000 UK …
Phishing scam offers fake Adobe Reader upgrade
Spam campaigns that target Adobe users are rather common, but there are always some users that haven’t heard about them and fall for the scam that offers them a fake …
Massive Epsilon breach affects JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, US Bank and others
Third-party firms that handle e-mail marketing for big companies and corporations have lately become a very desirable target for attackers, and the onslaught continues. The …
The execution of the RSA hack
More than two weeks have passed since the high profile RSA hack, and the company has finally decided to share some of the details regarding the attack. The question that is …