data breach

Verizon details breaches they were called in to investigate
If at all possible, organizations like to keep details of the breaches they suffered under wraps, mostly to safeguard their reputation and to minimize legal trouble. As …

Financial info of 380,000 British Airways customers stolen in site, app breach
British Airways has suffered a data breach and has confirmed that personal and financial details of some 380,000 customers have been compromised. About the breach “From …

Data breach reports to Information Commissioner increase by 75%
The number of reports of data security incidents received by the Information Commissioner (ICO) has increased by 75 per cent over the past two years, according to new analysis …

Air Canada confirms mobile app data breach, passport numbers were accessed
Air Canada has suffered a data breach and is forcing a password reset on all 1.7 million users of its mobile app, though apparently only 20,000 of the mobile app accounts were …

2.6 billion records exposed in 2,300 disclosed breaches so far this year
Risk Based Security released its Mid-Year 2018 Data Breach QuickView report, showing there have been 2,308 publicly disclosed data compromise events through June 30th. After a …

Reddit suffers data breach despite using SMS-based 2FA
Popular social news aggregation and discussion website Reddit has suffered a breach. The attacker broke into some of its systems and got access to some user data, but did not …

Analysis: Reported data breaches in Australia
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published the first full quarter report on data breaches that fall under Notifiable Data Breaches scheme and, …

Hackers stole personal, medication data of a quarter of Singaporeans
Hackers have breached Singapore’s health service and have stolen personal information of some 1.5 million patients. They have also compromised outpatient medication data …

Inside look at lifecycle of stolen credentials and extent of data breach damage
Shape Security released its Credential Spill Report, shedding light on the extent to which the consumer banking, retail, airline and hospitality industries are impacted by …

Cost of data breaches rises, mega breaches cost up to $350 million
Hidden costs in data breaches – such as lost business, negative impact on reputation and employee time spent on recovery – are difficult and expensive to manage. For example, …

German web hosting firm DomainFactory suffers data breach
DomainFactory, one of the largest web hosting companies in Germany, has suffered a data breach. The breach dates back to January 29, 2018, and the attacker had access to the …

Could an Equifax-sized data breach happen again?
Many global financial services organizations are targeted by sophisticated cyberattackers in an attempt to steal critical data and personally-identifiable information (PII), …