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With Data Privacy Day coming up, we spoke to cybersecurity industry experts about the latest data privacy trends... Alex Hazell, Head of Legal and Privacy for Acxiom EMEA, says: “In 2024, we can no longer discuss data privacy without talking about AI. Up until now, the overarching challenge for businesses has been that pre-existing legislations around privacy and intellectual property were not written with newly released AI technologies in mind. “While we’ve made significant progress...

Yesterday, the security team at Cybernews announced what will likely prove to be the largest data breach of all time. In joint effort with security researcher Bob Dyachenko, the Cybernews team found an open instance on the web containing billions of exposed records. This breach, amounting to an incredible 12 terabytes of information and 26 billion records, is being dubbed as the Mother of All Breaches—MOAB for short.  From Twitter and LinkedIn to Adobe and...

Almost 71 million email addresses linked to compromised accounts from the Naz.API dataset have been incorporated into the data breach notification service of Have I Been Pwned. The Naz.API dataset, consisting of 1 billion credentials, is an extensive compilation derived from credential stuffing lists and data pilfered by information-stealing malware. Credential stuffing lists comprise login name and password pairs obtained from prior data breaches, serving as tools to compromise accounts on different platforms. According to...

With Christmas fast approaching, many of us will be hoping to find some new tech under the tree. From innovative gadgets that spark creativity to interactive devices that bring families together, tech toys can add an extra layer of excitement and wonder to the festivities. However, new tech can be particularly susceptible to opportunistic cybercriminals. Following on from their Black Friday tips, cybersecurity experts at Keeper Security aim to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding...

This week, Lookout, Inc., is warning employees and businesses that phishing attacks across enterprise and personal devices are expected to more than double this week, based on historical data. With more corporate data residing in the cloud today and an increased number of employees working remotely, mobile has become the endpoint of choice for the modern workforce. However, since these devices have traditionally been neglected as part of a company’s overall security strategy, they have...

During the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales this year, Brits plan to spend an estimated £3 billion, with over half of UK adults (51%) planning to splash the cash over the holiday weekend. But it's not just a lucrative time of year for businesses. Cybercriminals also look to take advantage of the increased traffic and high volume sales.  Fortunately, Keeper Security has provided cybersecurity best practices for small businesses to help protect sensitive systems...

On November 8th, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was impacted by a ransomware attack that disrupted a subset of their Financial Services (FS) systems. ICBC is China’s largest bank with the Financial Services unit based in New York City. ICBC FS has many operations but has a significant hand in the U.S. Treasury market.   As the Financial Times first reported, the ransomware attack against ICBC FS came in the form of LockBit...

Outpost24 has made significant updates to its offering with the release of Threat Explorer, an advanced vulnerability intelligence and custom alerting tool for continuous threat monitoring. The new module, available as a part of the Threat Compass threat intelligence solution, provides a timely source of vulnerability intelligence, enabling organizations to be alerted on the latest vulnerability exploits and prioritize remediation. Key features in Outpost24 Threat Explorer With Threat Explorer, organizations can see and manage where...

Electric Ireland, an Irish utility company, released an announcement confirming that 8,000 customer accounts containing personal and financial information may have been compromised.  Though the exact details of the breach are unknown, the statement explained that “Electric Ireland is aware that an employee of a company working on our behalf may have inappropriately accessed a small portion of our 1.1 million residential customer accounts.”  This, the statement said, has resulted in the potential misuse of...

In the UK on November 5, we celebrate ‘Guy Fawkes Night’ or ‘Bonfire Night’ often with fireworks and bonfires. Yet, had Guy Fawkes and his conspirators succeeded with the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 to kill King James I and his governmental officials, the country, its politics, religion and society, could have turned out very differently. Thankfully, the intelligence that was obtained by the authorities helped avoid what could have been a catastrophic event. Parallels could...