Data breach stories - Page 7

District health boards in New Zealand refuse to release reviews of their cyber security systems, following a ransomware attack on the Waikato DHB.

LinkedIn faces second data leak in two months, with 700 million user records posted online. Data includes usernames, job titles, emails, and more.

Cybersecurity expert warns Kiwis of the increasing use of personal information for offline exploitation by hackers.

Protecting customer personal information is the top priority for enterprises, yet the rate of encrypting customer data remains low, according to new research.

Half of consumers would abandon an online service provider after a data breach, while 63% fear their data being sold to a third party, according to Kaspersky.

IT directors are destroying end of life tech hardware as opposed to erasing its data out of fear of making a mistake and facing data breaches.

In total there were 546 reported incidents of potential data breaches in the most recent financial year, up from 463 in the previous year (2018/19).

Reserve Bank of New Zealand hit by data breach, compromising 'commercially and personally sensitive' information. Urgent investigation underway.

Are you an online retailer? This guide details the threats that you need to be aware of to keep safe in the biggest ever year of online shopping.

Risk solutions provider Kroll has expanded its breach notification services to assist Australian organisations with data breaches.

NCC Group's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution offers a human-centric, integrated approach to cybersecurity, helping prevent costly breaches.

Interestingly, usernames one would think might be quite common, such as admin or user, did not make the list of the 200 most popular usernames.

20% of organisations have experienced a cybersecurity breach as a result of remote work, according to a report by Malwarebytes.

Commerce Commission admits security flaws and pledges to implement stronger systems following burglary incident.

On average, data breaches cost companies $3.86 million per breach, with compromised employee accounts the most expensive root cause.

IBM report: Employee data breaches costliest, hitting firms for $3.86m each.

New Zealand property management firm LPM Property Management left over 31,000 images of personal information exposed on an unsecured Amazon database.

The firm believes that the breach could have compromised contact details of a number of people who have had contact with the police.

VIPRE’s reseller partners can now offer SafeSend to their customers to help prevent data breaches caused by employee-error.

A successful cyber attack can have many implications for your business, including a price tag you may be unwilling or unable to pay.

Headline-grabbing security breaches of high-profile enterprises are becoming more common, fuelling the anxieties of business leaders who hope they're not next.

8.4 billion documents were leaked in the first three months of 2020, smashing records and setting a sombre tone for the year.

GoDaddy hit by SSH cyber intrusion, 19M customers possibly affected.

Approximately 450 active WHO email addresses and passwords, and emails belonging to others working on fighting COVID-19, were leaked on the internet.