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Up to 50m Facebook accounts at risk in security breach
The BBC is reporting that Facebook has said that almost 50 million of its users were left exposed by a security flaw. The company said attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in a feature known as “View As” to gain control of people’s accounts…. The company has confirmed to reporters that the breach would…
Read MoreCyber attacks leads to blank screens at Bristol Airport
The BBC is reporting that a cyber attack at Bristol Airport led to failure in flight display screens for two days. An airport spokesman said the information screens were taken offline early on Friday to contain an attack similar to so-called “ransomware”… The spokesman said no “ransom” had been paid to get the systems working…
Read MoreStudents and staff could be behind university cyber attacks
The Evening Express is reporting that a security analysis reveals that students and staff could be responsible for cyber attacks on university and colleges. Jisc, which provides universities and colleges with digital support across the UK… said data from the past 12 months showed that attacks peaked during term time, and dropped dramatically during holiday…
Read MoreBritish Airways boss apologises for data breach
The BBC is reporting that British Airways boss Alex Cruz has apologised to customers for a breach affecting approximately 380,000 transactions. British Airways’s boss has apologised for what he says was a sophisticated breach of the firm’s security systems, and has promised compensation. Alex Cruz told the BBC that hackers carried out a “sophisticated, malicious…
Read MoreForeshadow reveals Intel chip security flaw
Researchers find serious security flaw dubbed ‘foreshadow’ in computer chips created by Intel reports BBC. Foreshadow will be the third significant flaw discovered this year to impact Intel’s computer chips as a serious security problem. Due to this fault attackers are able to exploit this vulnerability to in order to obtain sensitive information. Because of…
Read MoreReddit breach causes data compromise
Reddit’s user data has been compromised in ‘sophisticated hack’ reports The Guardian. One of the internet’s biggest websites in the world, Reddit, has been the victim of a hack. As a result attackers managed to seize usernames, passwords and email addresses. While the size of the breach is still being clarified …Reddit said two data…
Read MoreDixons Carphone Data Breach impacts 10 million
The BBC is reporting that the Dixons Carphone data breach may now involve 10 million customers data- original estimate previously reported was 1.2 million. Since the Dixons hack was discovered in June investigations into the breach have taken place, however, their original estimate has risen. Alongside the 5.9 million payment card records, 10 million clients personal information may…
Read MoreMeet skills shortage by encouraging women into cybersecurity
CBR are reporting that more women in cyber security could be the simple answer to a skills shortage. “…With girls tending to lose interest in STEM subjects at the age of 15, according to a survey from Microsoft, policymakers, public and private organisations, and especially parents need to band together to raise awareness of the…
Read MoreEthical hacking – effective tool for addressing GDPR compliance in education
The FE News is reporting that using an Ethical Hacker could be a cost effective way to expose cyber security flaws and demonstrate efforts to protect the data of students. …It’s expected that most GDPR fines will come as a result of poor data protection and breaches of confidentiality… …If processes have been put in…
Read MoreTimehop Breach – 21 Million users’ data stolen
The Independent is reporting that Timehop is at the centre of a huge hack People who have used the app – which gets access to social media accounts and then flags up interesting events that happened in the past – may have had some of their most sensitive information stolen during the breach, Timehop said. The…
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