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Animates data breach affects thousands of online customers
Breach Prevention

Animates data breach affects thousands of online customers

New Zealand pet retailer Animates has taken its website offline after a data breach compromised 2,700 customers' personal and payment details.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Sep 2019
Passports, licenses of 300 leaked in Ministry for Culture and Heritage data breach
Breach Prevention

Passports, licenses of 300 leaked in Ministry for Culture and Heritage data breach

The documents leaked included 228 passports, 55 driver licenses, and 36 birth certificates – making the victims vulnerable to identity theft by cyber-criminals.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Aug 2019

Global Stories

Cyber crime ranks highest on business concerns for 2020, research finds
Breach Prevention

Cyber crime ranks highest on business concerns for 2020, research finds

New research shows that nearly 40% of companies worldwide feel threatened by cyber incidents, making it the top business risk in 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2020
Equifax breach vulnerability surfaces as top network attack in Q3 2019
Malware

Equifax breach vulnerability surfaces as top network attack in Q3 2019

Equifax breach vulnerability from Apache Struts tops WatchGuard's Q3 2019 list of network attacks, highlighting rising malware and zero-day threats.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Dec 2019
Hackers access NordVPN server, users unaffected
Virtual Private Networks

Hackers access NordVPN server, users unaffected

In 2018, hackers breached a NordVPN server at a Finnish data centre, but the company insists no user data was compromised.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Oct 2019
Social games company Zynga reveals data breach
Gaming

Social games company Zynga reveals data breach

Zynga has disclosed a data breach that may have compromised millions of account login details for its popular Words With Friends and Draw Something games.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Oct 2019
More than half of personal data breaches caused by human error
Breach Prevention

More than half of personal data breaches caused by human error

Human error is the leading cause of data breaches in the UK, with the healthcare sector being the most affected, according to a new report.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Aug 2019
Limiting access key to minimising data breaches, says expert
Data Analytics

Limiting access key to minimising data breaches, says expert

Data breaches are costing companies an average of $3.92 million, according to a study by IBM, forcing organisations to step up their cybersecurity efforts.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Aug 2019
Air NZ faces data breach after staff accounts phished
Phishing

Air NZ faces data breach after staff accounts phished

Air New Zealand says information relating to membership profiles may have been visible on internal documents as a result of the breach.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Aug 2019
Sephora hit by data breach; Asia & ANZ user passwords cancelled
Physical Security

Sephora hit by data breach; Asia & ANZ user passwords cancelled

Beauty retailer Sephora urges customers across Asia, Australia, and New Zealand to change their passwords after a data breach exposed personal information.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jul 2019
Marriott, British Airways fines highlight critical need for security investment
Breach Prevention

Marriott, British Airways fines highlight critical need for security investment

Heavy fines of GBP £183.39 million for British Airways and GBP £99.2 million for Marriott underscore the critical need for immediate cybersecurity investment.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Jul 2019
Breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is up for grabs
Breach Prevention

Breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is up for grabs

The man behind the popular breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is stepping down from his esteemed post as sole manager of the site.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2019
Experts comment on US Customs data breach
Data Loss Prevention

Experts comment on US Customs data breach

The United States Customs and Border Protection agency has been responsible for the leaking of tens of thousands of images of travellers and license plates.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Jun 2019
Why one in three CEOs would fire the person responsible for a breach - Nominet
Breach Prevention

Why one in three CEOs would fire the person responsible for a breach - Nominet

One in three CEOs would fire staff responsible for a data breach, finds Nominet's report on the cyber challenges and leadership gaps facing large enterprises.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 4th Jun 2019
Users' names and email addresses leaked in Flipboard data breach
Breach Prevention

Users' names and email addresses leaked in Flipboard data breach

Flipboard suffered a major data breach, compromising users' names, email addresses, and passwords. The breach went unnoticed for over nine months.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 30th May 2019
Treasury “deliberately and systematically” hacked
Breach Prevention

Treasury “deliberately and systematically” hacked

This follows the opposition party's unexpected release of details of the Government's Budget, which were due to be made public on Thursday.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 29th May 2019
Salesforce continues to stumble after critical outage
Customer Relationship Management

Salesforce continues to stumble after critical outage

Salesforce faces backlash after a major outage left EU and North America customers' data vulnerable, with permissions issues causing significant disruptions.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019

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