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Samsung Confirms Hackers Compromised Customer Data – Report
Customers of the Samsung UK Store are being notified of a data breach that exposed their personal information
ICO Drops Investigation Into 2020 EasyJet Hack
BA not happy? UK data protection watchdog confirms it is halting EasyJet hack probe due to lack of resources
Equifax Fined By UK Watchdog Over 2017 Data Breach
UK's financial watchdog fines Equifax £11.2m for failure to protect UK consumer data in one of the largest ever cyber security breaches
Sony Confirms Data Breach After MOVEit Tool Compromise
Sony finally confirms it was impacted by the Clop compromise of the MOVEit tool and begins notifying thousands of victims
ICC War Crime Tribunal Admits ‘Cybersecurity Incident’
International tribunal responsible for prosecuting those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes has been hacked
Manchester Police Officer Data Compromised In Supplier Attack
Ransomware attack on third-party supplier has compromised data of staff employed by Greater Manchester Police (GMP)
PSNI Data Breach Results In Arrests, Resignations
Two men arrested under the Terrorism Act, by detectives investigating huge PSNI data breach, have been released
Norfolk, Suffolk Police Confirm Data Breach
Another data breach for a UK police force, after Norfolk and Suffolk police admit victim data has been accessed
Microsoft Role To Be Investigated After US Government Breach
Investigation into serious breach by China-based hackers of US Government emails, will examine Microsoft's role
Dissident Republicans Claim To Have PSNI Breach Data, Admits Chief Constable
Disastrous PSNI data breach this week sees dissident republicans claiming to have information from the leak, chief constable admits
‘Monumental’ Data Breach Exposes Northern Ireland Police Officers
Every police officer in Northern Ireland has had their names and departmental locations exposed in a self-inflicted data breach
Council Publishes 15,000 Staff Salary Details Online
South Lanarkshire Council accidentally publishes salaries and national insurance numbers of 15,000 staff in Freedom of Information response
Former Uber Security Chief Sentenced To Probation Over Hack
San Francisco judge sentences former Uber security chief to three years' probation for role in covering up massive 2016 data breach
T-Mobile Discloses Second Data Breach…This Year
Surely not. Second data breach of 2023, as number of security breaches continue to pile up at US mobile operator T-Mobile
OpenAI Fixes Bug With ChatGPT That Exposed User Chats
Chief executive of OpenAI admits “significant issue” in ChatGPT has now been fixed, after user chat titles were exposed
Acer Confirms Huge 160GB Data Breach
Taiwanese PC giant Acer confirms major data breach, with hacker stealing 160GB of sensitive data and hawking it for sale
T-Mobile Confirms Hacker Stole Data Of 37 Million Customers
Not again. American mobile operator T-Mobile confirms customer data for 37 million users compromised by hacker
Twitter Says No Evidence Data Leak Originated From Its Servers
Data on 200 million Twitter users posted online by hacker did not come from a Twitter vulnerability, platform insists
Hacker Posts Twitter Emails Of 200 Million Users Online
Researcher claims hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted the data on hacking forum
Twitter Faces Probe After Data On 400m Users Offered For Sale
Ireland data commission to investigate after hacker offers information from 400 million Twitter accounts for sale
Biometric Devices Sold On eBay Contained US Military Data
Sensitive US military data has been found on the memory cards within biometric devices sold on eBay, researchers find
LastPass Admits Hackers Obtained Customer Password Vaults
Password manager's update on its August breach confirms customer password vault was stolen, as security experts slate the firm
Telstra Apologises After Error Exposes Data Of 130,000 Customers
Not a malicious cyberattack. Telstra says sorry after database error results in names, addresses of unlisted customers being released
Stolen Twitter Data Leaked Online, Even Bigger Breach Revealed
Summer data breach at Twitter sees hackers publish stolen data, but even bigger data breach has since been uncovered
Royal Mail Admits Data Breach After IT Glitch
Customers see information belonging to other users, after an issue with the Royal Mail's Click and Drop status updates website
Hackers Breach Iranian Atomic Energy Network
Iranian hacking group, Black Reward, releases Iran nuclear documents in support of protesters in the country
Australia’s Top Health Insurer Hacked
Hacker steals customer data from Australia's leading health insurer Medibank Private, in latest data breach down under
Former Uber Security Boss Found Guilty Of Breach Concealment
Jury finds former head of security at Uber guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report massive data breach in 2016
Optus Slammed By Aussie Cybersecurity Minister, After Hack
Australia’s cybersecurity minister lambasts Optus, while alleged hacker apologises in change of heart and drops ransom demand