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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
Optus Warns Cyberattack Compromised Data Of 10 Million Customers
Mobile operator Optus blames "offshore entity" for what could be Australia's largest ever data breach, impacting up to 10 million customers
American Airlines Warns Customers Of Data Breach
Customers of American Airlines informed that hackers have accessed their personal data from employee email accounts
Uber Begins Infosec Hiring Spree After Lapsus$ Hack
Ride hailing giant began a hiring spree for cybersecurity professionals, one day after a hack attributed to the Lapsus$ group
Uber Responding After ‘Cybersecurity Incident’
Ride hailing giant Uber confirms 'cybersecurity incident', amid report that 18 year old hacker accessed its network via social engineering
Whistleblower Tells Senate Twitter Prioritised Profit Over Security
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko tells Senate panel of ‘egregious’ security failings at Twitter, and warns of multiple breaches by intelligence agencies
Hacking Forum Thread Alleging TikTok Breach Has Been Deleted
Hacker claim of TikTok breach has been deleted and the user banned, after TikTok dismissed the allegations as incorrect
LastPass Confirms Hack And Theft Of Source Code
Not again. Password management service confirms hackers stole source code and technical data, but insists customer data was not compromised
More People Charged After 2017 Equifax Hack
US financial regulator charges three more people with insider trading concerning Equifax hack, after its former CIO was jailed over the same matter
Hacker Touts Data Sale Of 48.5m Users Of Covid App – Report
Personal data of 48.5 million Chinese citizens who used Shanghai's Covid App, is being offered for sale by a hacker on the dark web
Twitter Hacker Seeks $30,000 For Stolen Data On 5.4 Million Users
Investigation begins after hacker seeks buyers for personal data of 5.4 million Twitter users, reportedly stolen via 7 month old vulnerability
Nearly All UK Businesses Experience Security Incident – Barracuda
In the past year, 98 percent of UK business experienced a security incident, new report from Barracuda Networks has discovered
Marriott Hotels Admits Third Breach – Report
Not again. Marriot Hotels has admitted it has suffered a third data breach, with customer credit cards and other data being swiped
UK Army Recruitment Portal Closed After Data Breach
British army recruitment computer system has been offline since March, after hackers offered candidate data for sale on the dark web
Okta Admits ‘Mistake’ Waiting Two Months Before Breach Admission
Amid criticism of its response, Okta now admits it “made a mistake” and says it “would have made a different decision” over its lengthy breach admission
Anonymous Claims Hack Of Russia’s Central Bank
Hacking group's war on Russia continues with Central Bank hack claim. And Anonymous promises to release 35,000 files containing 'secret agreements'
Authentication Specialist Okta Denies Data Breach
Okta says there was an unsuccessful compromise attempt in January via a third party, but it had limited potential impact to its customers
Microsoft Investigates After Lapsus$ Hack Claim
Lapsus$ strikes again? Redmond investigating claims that Brazilian-based hacking group Lapsus$ leaked 37GB of its source code
Meta Fined $19m For 2018 Data Breach
Ireland's data protection watchdog issues 17 million euros fine against Meta for 12 data breaches notifications back in 2018
Nearly Half Of UK Organisations Suffer Multiple Breaches
Checkmarx report uncovers alarming cybersecurity trends, with 45 percent of UK respondents experiencing multiple breaches in past 12 months
Vodafone Investigates Hacker Threat To Release Source Code
Following on from Samsung hack, ransomware group Lapsus$ threatens to release a 200GB data tranche of Vodafone source code
Nvidia Admits Data Breach, Exposing Staff And Company Data – Report
Data stolen from GPU powerhouse Nvidia has been leaked online, amid media reports that it has suffered a ransomware attack
MoD Reported 7 Serious Data Losses To ICO
Data blunders continue at Ministry of Defence, with 7 serious data incidents in the space of a year, as well as the loss of 27 electronic devices
GoDaddy Confirms Data Breach Of 1.2 Million Customers
Unauthorised access of customer's WordPress installations, results in the data of 1.2 million GoDaddy customers being accessed
Labour Party Member Data Compromised After Breach
'Cyber incident' for the UK's Labour Party sees 'significant quantity' of membership data, held by unidentified third party, being compromised
Hacker Steals Government Database Of All Argentine Citizens
Argentine government database containing ID card data of all citizens has been stolen by a hacker, and that data is now reportedly being sold online
Twitch Confirms Huge Data Breach Of Confidential Data
Amazon's video streaming service Twitch admits it has suffered a huge data breach, after source code and earnings information is posted online
Home Addresses Of Gun Owners Leaked By Activist
Animal rights activist effectively publishes a map that reportedly shows the home addresses of thousands of UK gun owners