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Delta Air Lines said Tuesday that a cyber security breach involving an online chat service it uses put some customer payment information at risk. Atlanta-based Delta said it was notified of the “cyber incident” March 28 by online chat service provider 7.ai. From Sept. 26 to Oct. 12, 2017, “certain customer payment information” for clients of the online chat service including Delta may have been accessed. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: AJC

The Rover Pipeline’s corporate parent came under cyber-attack this week, according to Bloomberg News, as did three other natural gas transmission companies. No pipeline operations or safety systems were affected. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: WKSU

As more consumers cut the cable cord, media companies are increasingly transitioning to over-the-top (OTT) content, offering online-based shows and information. However, increasing cyber threats may halt media organizations' online services and ability to innovate in the space, according to a Wednesday report from security firm Akamai. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Tech Republic

As more consumers cut the cable cord, media companies are increasingly transitioning to over-the-top (OTT) content, offering online-based shows and information. However, increasing cyber threats may halt media organizations' online services and ability to innovate in the space, according to a Wednesday report from security firm Akamai. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Tech Republic

Healthcare breaches are common in our monthly lists – but the number of incidents this month is insane. Take a look at the list, and you’ll quickly notice that the majority of them are healthcare related. There’s a mixture of incidents in there, from a rogue employee to someone accidentally sending information to the wrong fax number. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: IT Governance

The North Korean cyber-threat to the UK remains below that of Russia and China but could increase in the future, a new parliamentary Defence Committee report has claimed. It reiterated the view that the WannaCry ransomware attack which decimated large parts of the NHS was carried out by the Kim Jong-un regime, but that the UK was not its intended target. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Infosecurity Magazine  

Lavrusik, a YouTube product manager, sent out one of the first tweets about the active shooting at the San Bruno, California, office at 12:57 p.m. Then, he sent out another tweet when he was safely evacuated about 16 minutes later. Following that update, around 2:10 p.m., a new tweet came up from the account: PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FRIEND I LOST HIM IN THE SHOOTING View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Naked Security

It’s a harsh awakening for celebrities who have entered the wild west of initial coin offerings amid the Bitcoin craze. Late Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the founders of an ICO, Centra, with fraud, saying the creators raised $32 million from investors with an intricate marketing campaign, including the use of paid endorsements from prominent celebrities such as boxer Floyd Mayweather and singer DJ Khaled. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Fortune

A WARNING has been issued over contactless bank cards with details being “skimmed” while the card is still in your pocket. And criminals can gain access to the equipment by purchasing it legally for just £20 online. One of the biggest threats to consumers using contactless cards is that there details can be very easily “skimmed”, this is when a criminal does not steal any cash from your card but instead your card details. View...

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it has detected strange fake cellphone towers – known as IMSI catchers – in America's capital. These devices, which can masquerade as real phone masts to track people's movements and potentially eavesdrop on calls and texts, represent a real and growing security risk, the agency said. And whoever is operating them in Washington DC is, we're told, a mystery to Uncle Sam's g-men. View full story ORIGINAL...