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USB devices pose a serious cyber security threat to industrial facilities
Hydrocarben Engineering is reporting that new Honeywell cybersecurity research reveals that USB devices pose a significant threat to industrial facilities. Data derived from Honeywell technology used to scan and control USB devices at 50 customer locations showed that nearly half (44%) detected and blocked at least one file with a security issue. It also revealed that…
Read MorePrivate messages from hacked Facebook accounts for sale
The BBC is reporting that hackers appear to have compromised and published private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook users’ accounts. The BBC understands many of the users whose details have been compromised are based in Ukraine and Russia. However, some are from the UK, US, Brazil and elsewhere. The hackers offered to sell access…
Read MoreEurostar accounts targeted in cyber attack
The BBC is reporting that Eurostar has reset its customers’ login passwords after detecting attempts to break into an unspecified number of accounts The rail service said it had notified those whose accounts had been targeted… “We believe this to be an unauthorised automated attempt to access customer accounts,” a spokesman told the BBC. “As…
Read MoreCathay Pacific – data breach involves up to 9.4 million passengers
The BBC is reporting that the personal data of up to 9.4 million passengers has been accesses in a security breach. …The Hong Kong carrier said a wide range of personal information was accessed including passport details, identity card numbers, travel history and email addresses… “We are very sorry for any concern this data security…
Read More£500,000 ICO fine for Facebook
The BBC is reporting that Facebook has been fined £500,ooo by the ICO for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the maximum fine pre GDPR. …In July, the ICO notified the social network that it intended to issue the maximum fine. Confirming the fine, it said in a statement: “Between 2007 and 2014,…
Read MoreiPhone data breach suit against Google blocked by UK High Court
Finance.co.uk is reporting that a mass legal action court case filed against Google was blocked by UK High Court …The case claimed that the tech giant had collected sensitive data from more than 4 million iPhone users. The tech giant faced the claims that it circumvented the privacy settings that were installed on the iPhone…
Read MoreAmbulance staff contact details shared in online data breach
BBC Scotland is reporting that contact details of Scottish Ambulance staff have been published in a serious data breach The Scottish Ambulance Service has confirmed employees work contact details were temporarily shared online, but have now been removed… The BBC has seen an email sent to staff on Friday evening, revealing the data breach. The…
Read MoreTens of thousands of credit cards must be reissued following Ticketmaster breach
The Telegraph is reporting that tens of thousands of credit cards have had to be cancelled and reissued following the Ticketmaster card breach …Customer data was stolen from the ticketing website by hackers earlier this year… As a result, tens of thousands of Lloyds Banking Group customers will now have their credit cards blocked and…
Read MoreHeathrow Airport fined £120,000 for lost USB stick
The BBC is reporting that a lost USB stick containing personal information cost Heathrow Airport £120,000 in ICO fines It comes after a staff member lost a USB stick last October containing “sensitive personal data”, which was later found by a member of the public… The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the memory stick, which…
Read MoreConservative conference App allowed access to ministers’ personal details
The Huffington Post is reporting that the Conservative Conference App allowed access to ministers’ personal details and the ability to alter them. The tech company behind the Conservative Party conference app has accepted responsibility for a major flaw which… allowed anyone to log in as a politician, delegate or journalist attending the Birmingham event simply using…
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