A new report by Thales looks at the data threats affecting federal agencies in the US. It shows that 60% of agencies have suffered a data breach in the past and over one-third (35%) experienced one in …
New Cybersecurity Report Warns CIOs — ‘If You’re Breached Or Hacked, It’s Your Own Fault’
A new 1E and Vanson Bourne survey conducted among IT and cybersecurity executives in the US and the UK highlights the continued failure of many companies to combat cyber threats, despite increasing …
Failed blackmail attempt prompts hackers to leak ocean of data belonging to major companies
Threat actors have leaked over 516GB of data of German IT firm Citycomp after the company refused to comply with a blackmail attempt. The dump includes information on Citycomp enterprise customers …
61% of IT pros have experienced a serious data breach
New McAfee research highlights how incredibly common serious data breaches have become. According to the report, 61% of IT security professionals have experienced a significant data breach at the firm …
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Unknown Data Breach Exposes 80 Million US Households
Researchers with vpnMentor have stumbled upon an unsecured database that contains sensitive information on 80 million US households, which is 65% of total households. Unfortunately, the database …
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Dark Web-leaked banking credentials leap 129 percent
IntSights has released a new report on the threat landscape for the financial sector. It shows that the number of compromised banking credentials surged last year, and the same is true for stolen …
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Nearly half of firms suffer data breaches at hands of vendors
Almost one in two (44%) companies has experienced a disruptive data breach as the result of a third-party vendor getting compromised, recent research by eSentire and Spiceworks shows. 26% of the …
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Hacker dumps thousands of sensitive Mexican embassy documents online
Last week, a hacker using the moniker @0x55Taylor published over 4,800 documents that were obtained from a server of the Mexican embassy in Guatemala. According to the hacker, he had informed Mexican …
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Breaking Down The Wipro Breach — And What It Means For Supply Chain Security
Various reports suggest that Indian IT outsourcing and consulting services giant Wipro has experienced a significant breach affecting some of the companies it provides services to. Krebs On Security …
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Hackers publish personal data on thousands of US police officers and federal agents
Threat actors have hacked into three websites of the FBI National Academy Association (FBINAA), downloaded the contents and subsequently published about 4,000 records containing personal data on …