data breaches
Emails of leading pro-Brexit figures leaked by Russian hackers alleging ‘deep state conspiracy’
Leaked emails from several prominent pro-Brexit figures have been published on a website called “Very British Coop d’Etat.” The perpetrators…
Has ‘clown show’ hacking gang Stormous really breached Coca-Cola?
Coca-Cola is investigating claims of a breach into its systems by hacking gang Stormous, which has published a statement online…
Personal data breaches are falling – except in Russia
The number of people affected by personal data breaches fell by 95% over the last year, according to a tally…
Greencore case highlights risk of employee data breach claims
A data breach at UK food manufacturer Greencore could end up proving costly for the company, with a group of…
Facebook internal email accidentally reveals strategy to deal with data breach
Facebook confirmed to the BBC that the memo was genuine. Credit: Brett Jordan/Unsplash. A Facebook internal email, sent accidentally to…
Facebook internal email accidentally reveals strategy to deal with data breach
Facebook confirmed to the BBC that the memo was genuine. Credit: Brett Jordan/Unsplash. The email indicates that the social network…
The Biggest Cause of Data Breaches is (Again) Frustratingly Banal
We'll see your Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) and raise you a "bcc", "reply all", "fat finger", "address typo" and wrong…
Fat Fingers, Insider Threats Continue to Far Outweigh Cybersecurity Incidents
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) dealt with thousands of data breach notifications in 2019, its first full year operating…
UK government departments confirm rise in lost laptops in three years
Image: The Ministry of Justice has reported over 400% increase in lost laptops in three years. Photo: courtesy of free…
Unauthorised Disclosures up FIVE-FOLD at the Ministry of Defence, While Device Losses Triple
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) suffered 352 unauthorised disclosures of information over the last year, up nearly five-fold on the…