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Hackers targeting Winter Olympics
The BBC is reporting an increasing number of targeted attacks by hackers on sensitive data linked to the Winter Olympics Hackers have attempted to steal sensitive data from groups involved with next month’s Winter Olympics, cyber-security firm McAfee said… McAfee said a number of groups associated with the Olympics had received malicious emails – including…
Read MoreStudent involved in high profile cyber attacks given suspended sentence
The BBC is reporting that a 19 year old student has been given a suspended sentence after admitting his involvement in a series of high profile cyber attacks including Amazon, NatWest Bank and The BBC. Judge Maurice Greene said Chappell was exploited by those who masterminded the “globally significant” operation. The teenager was sentenced to…
Read MoreCash Converters warns customers over website data breach
The BBC is reporting that Cash Converters, the high street pawnbroker, has warned customers about a data breach on its website. The company said customer usernames, passwords and addresses had potentially been accessed by a third party. The data breach exposed accounts on the company’s old UK website, which was replaced in September 2017. The…
Read MoreHuddle’s ‘highly secure’ work tool exposed sensitive files
The BBC is reporting that it has discovered a security flaw in the office collaboration tool Huddle leading to private documents being exposed to unauthorised parties. A BBC journalist was inadvertently signed in to a KPMG account, with full access to private financial documents. Huddle is an online tool that lets work colleagues share content…
Read More44 million Britons’ personal details feared stolen from Equifax
The Telegraph is reporting that personal data of up to 44 million British consumers was feared stolen in a massive cyber attack. …Equifax admitted hackers had exposed the personal data of 143 million customers in the US, which was stolen between mid-May and July this year… However the hack was not made public until now.…
Read MoreSecurity breaches double for online UK retailers
The Telegraph is reporting that the number of UK retailers experiencing data breaches has doubled over the past year. The numbers of online shops hit by serious losses of customer data has doubled in the past year… …Customers are increasingly at risk as retailers amass ever growing collections of their shoppers’ personal information… …Jeremy Drew,…
Read MoreBrute force attack on the Scottish Parliament
The BBC is reporting that the Scottish Parliament was targeted in a ‘brute force’ cyber attack The Scottish Parliament Chief executive Sir Paul Grice said the attack from “external sources”, was similar to that which affected Westminster in June. He confirmed the attack in a message to MSPs and staff with parliamentary email addresses, urging…
Read More£17m fine for failing to protect against hacker attack
The BBC is reporting that a cyber attack could cost firms up to £17m in fines or 4% of global turnover if they fail to protect themselves. The crackdown is aimed at making sure services such as water, energy, transport and health firms are safeguarded against attack… …Firms will also be required to show they…
Read MoreAmazon Echo device Alexa used to ‘eavesdrop’
The Telegraph is reporting that eavesdroppers are able to listen to entire conversations happening around the device even if the owner hasn’t said “Alexa”. Pentesting UK originally posted about the threat to our homes from such devices in early June 17 ‘electronic assistants pose security risk‘. Now one of the greatest fears about the Amazon…
Read MoreGDPR – new law equals bigger fines for getting it wrong
The BBC is reporting that new data laws could end up bankrupting companies if they fail to look after personal data. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018, radically changing the way organisations have to look after our personal data. Failure to comply could lead to huge fines,…
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