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Mobile forensics firm Cellebrite confirms data breach
Israeli mobile forensics firm Cellebrite has announced that it has suffered a data breach following an unauthorized access to an external web server. “The impacted …

Deadlines for investigating and reporting data breaches
75% of organisations set fixed time limits for investigating potential security incidents, according to Balabit. However, 44% of respondents reported missing internal or …

One billion users affected in newly revealed Yahoo hack
Yahoo has revealed that it’s been the victim of another hack and massive data breach that resulted in the compromise of information of a billion users! What happened? …

Hackers stole technical trade secrets from German steelmaker
German-based ThyssenKrupp, one of the world’s largest steel producers, has announced that it has been the target of a cyber attack. The company said that the attack was …

Top 6 breach response best practices for 2017
Cybercrime costs are expected to rise to $2 trillion by 2018, according to Juniper Research, in large part because the increase in cyber threats is resulting in a surge in …

What will the data breach landscape look like in 2017?
While many companies have data breach preparedness on their radar, it takes constant vigilance to stay ahead of emerging threats and increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals, …

Five step approach to address data breaches, increase online trust
The Internet Society has released the findings from its 2016 Global Internet Report in which 59 percent of users admit they would likely not do business with a company which …

Michigan State University database with 400,000 student and staff records breached
Michigan State University has announced on Friday that a university server and a database containing information on some 400,000 faculty, staff and students has been accessed …

Fraudsters accessed Three UK customer database with authorised credentials
Three UK, a telecom and ISP operating in the United Kingdom, has suffered a data breach. According to Three’s status report on the investigation, the attackers were able …

Compromised: 339 million AdultFriendFinder users
Friend Finder Networks, the company that operates sites like Adultfriendfinder.com (“World’s largest sex & swinger community”), and Cams.com …

Tesco Bank hack shows that attackers continue to follow easy money
What happens when nearly 9,000 accounts at a financial institution experience fraudulent activity and clients have nearly £2.5 million stolen? People notice. The bank notices …

Most employees violate policies designed to prevent data breaches
Companies are increasing technology investments to protect against external data breaches, but employees pose a bigger threat than hackers, according to CEB. To mitigate the …
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