Tag: cybersecurity
Dark web dealers selling bank details for price of a pint. 5 tips to keep your info safe
Stolen British bank card details are being traded on the dark web for an average price of just £6.27, according to alarming new research from NordVPN. While the price has […]
Breach of Chinese cybersecurity firm reveals state-backed hacking tools
A prominent Chinese cybersecurity firm with ties to the government, Knownsec, has suffered a catastrophic data breach, exposing over 12,000 classified documents detailing the inner workings of China’s state-sponsored cyber […]
Hackers steal 1.2 million records from University of Pennsylvania
Cybercriminals have claimed responsibility for a major data breach at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), saying they stole records belonging to approximately 1.2 million students, alumni and donors. The attack […]
183 million email accounts just got breached. Is yours one of them?
A staggering 183 million email accounts, complete with corresponding passwords, have been exposed in a massive data breach, sending shockwaves through the cybersecurity community. The immense collection of leaked user […]
GCHQ head urges firms to do more to prevent cyberattacks
Companies must assume their digital defences will fail, the head of GCHQ, Anne Keast-Butler, told an audience of executives in London yesterday. Speaking at the Predict 2025 conference, the chief of […]
JLR Cyberattack – most costly in UK history at £1.9 billion
The £1.9 billion hack of luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is officially the most economically damaging cyber event in UK history. The devastating financial impact stems primarily from the […]
Retailer Mango confirms data breach after cyber attack
Fashion retailer Mango has informed customers that a recent cyber attack involving one of its external marketing service providers has resulted in the potential theft of personal contact information. The […]
Serious cyberattacks increase 50% in past year, UK security agency says
The UK’s digital environment is facing an escalating crisis, with “highly significant” cyberattacks rising by 50% in the past year. New figures from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which […]
Personal data possibly stolen in recent Asahi cyberattack
Japan’s largest brewer, Asahi, has confirmed that personal data may have been compromised during a recent ransomware attack which forced the company to halt beer production across most of its 30 […]
Vodafone reveals cause of massive internet blackout
Vodafone has confirmed that a massive internet blackout yesterday, which left hundreds of thousands of customers without broadband, 4G, and 5G services, was caused by a “non-malicious software issue” from […]
