Marriott Fined £18.4m Over Data Breach
ICO fines Marriott International £18.4m for failing to secure customers’ personal data …
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Month: October 2020
US Sanctions Russian Institute Linked to TRITON
US sanctions Russian institution linked to malware used in attack on petrochemical facility …
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Montreal Metro Hacker Demands $2.8m Ransom
Montreal’s transit agency will not meet hacker’s US $2.8m ransom demand …
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ICO Slaps £250,000 Fine on Another Nuisance Call Company
Reliance Advisory Limited made millions of unsolicited calls …
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Number of “Breached” Records Hits 36 Billion in 2020
Risk Based Security report shows drop in reported incidents …
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Scammers Spoof MAGA Hat Vendors to Steal $2.3m from Republicans
Wisconsin Republican Party appears to have been hit by a BEC attack …
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BEC Attacks Targeting Energy and Infrastructure Rise by 93%
Overall BEC attacks grew by 15% in Q3 compared with Q2 …
Read moreIOTW: Will There Be An Incident Of Impact On Tuesday’s Election?
The United States presidential election is four days away. Last Wednesday, government officials released a statement about Russian and Iranian hacking threats. On Thursday, more information followed…. …
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US: Collaboration Needed to Combat Online Child Exploitation
US assistant attorney general calls for civil society to work together to combat online child exploitation …
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Triple Data Breach Earns Insurer $1m Fine
Aetna agrees to pay $1m to settle three HIPAA breaches …
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Taiwanese Company Admits Stealing US Trade Secrets
UMC fined $60m for stealing trade secrets of US semiconductor business …
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Education Sector Facing Disproportionate Level of Spear-Phishing Attacks
Education institutions have been targeted by more than 3.5 million spear-phishing attacks from June to September …
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Employee Awareness Recognized as Biggest Lockdown Security Failing
Apricorn poll finds two-fifths of employees unprepared for remote working …
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Red Alert as US Hospitals Are Flooded with Ryuk Ransomware
Six facilities hit in a single day, forcing patients to divert …
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ICO Still Failing to Collect Fines from Unlawful Companies
Neary 70% of the total value of fines issued last year still outstanding …
Read moreHow Was 2020 Cyber Security Awareness Month?
The state of cyber security is indeed strong. Nearly 80% of the community feels that the overall state of cyber security is improving. But that is of course through the end of the day today. As cyber… …
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UK Recruiting Youths for “Digital Army”
Urban regeneration project to train 200 young Brits in digital and cybersecurity skills …
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Scammers “Seize” Trump Campaign Site
President Trump’s campaign site briefly defaced a week before election day …
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Hackers Leak Swedish Security Firm’s Data
Gunnebo customer data leaked online following attack on company’s servers …
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Joint Network Established to Combat E-Commerce Fraud
Forter partners with FreedomPay to tackle online fraud more effectively …
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