The telecom provider Sure has been fined £80,000 for data breaches in last year’s directory. The Office of the Data Protection Authority took action after Sure told the regulator there had been a “small number of entries” that were incorrect. An investigation by the ODPA found 216 complaints had been made to the company relating […]
Almost two-fifths of business decision-makers (39 per cent) have dismissed employees because of a cybersecurity policy breach since the pandemic began, a survey has found. The research, conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Centrify, polled 200 UK business decision-makers and found more than half (58 per cent) of firms believed that working from home made […]
The firm recently disclosed a data breach affecting more than 143 million people, and set up a new website to share information with customers. But it mistakenly tweeted the wrong web address several times, leading some customers to a fake website. One security researcher told the BBC it was a “massive faux-pas”. Following its data […]
Uber’s former chief security officer Joseph Sullivan has been charged with obstruction of justice in the US. The 52-year-old is accused of trying to cover up a data breach in 2016 that exposed the details of 57 million Uber drivers and passengers. The company has previously admitted to paying a group of hackers a $100,000 […]
Depending on whose version of the story is correct, a 20 GB data leak affecting Intel presents an important lesson on either the perils of default credentials and insecure server misconfigurations, or the risks of sharing proprietary secrets with third-party business partners and customers. Software engineer Tillie Kottmann, whose Twitter account looks to have been […]
Illinois healthcare system FHN has notified patients of a data breach that took place in February. An investigation was launched by the Freeport-based healthcare provider after it transpired that the email accounts of a number of employees had been compromised. According to a notice issued by FHN, the alarm was raised when suspicious activity was […]
The word ‘unprecedented’ seems to have been used on a daily basis during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly when it comes to the impact of the virus on patients, clinicians, resources and care delivery. But it has resonated equally strongly with hospital chief information security officers (CISOs), with its power to either stiffen resolve or ratchet […]
Dentists’ bank account numbers and correspondence with a trade body are feared to have been stolen by hackers. The British Dental Association has told its members that it is still not sure exactly what was accessed in a breach on 30 July. A spokeswoman told the BBC it was possible that information about patients was […]
Garmin has finally admitted that its recent outage was caused by a cyber-attack. In an update last week, the company initially said it was “experiencing an outage that affects flyGarmin and as a result, the flyGarmin website and mobile app are down at this time.” However, following rumors online that the company had actually suffered […]
A US fintech giant has admitted that it suffered a breach of customers’ personal data via a third party supplier, after researchers found a database containing millions of records for sale online. LA-based Dave offers digital banking services, and in 2019 hit a valuation of $1bn after just two years in business. However, reports emerged […]