Data breach stories - Page 25

Since GDPR's inception in May 2018, over 59,000 data breaches have been reported, leading to 91 fines, including a EUR €50 million fine for Google.

In 2018, over a billion people were impacted by data breaches. From British Airways to Marriott, NordVPN highlights the most severe security lapses.

The compromised servers stored personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to current and former NASA employees.

Commvault's Nigel Tozer reflects on the year that's been and the one ahead with three predictions of what will be and one that won't.

One of Twitter's support forums was hit by a data breach that may have ties to a state-sponsored attack, however users' personal data was exposed.

93 percent of companies without disaster recovery who suffer a major data disaster are out of business within one year.

Quora's 100 million users are the latest targets in a major data breach, but at least the company has moved quickly to contain it.

A root cause of the breach is currently unknown, but Marriott indicated that the intruders encrypted the information before exfiltrating the data.

Dell is asking all of its Dell.com customers to change their passwords after it detected 'unauthorised activity' on its network earlier this month.

Uber fined £385,000 by UK Information Commissioner's Office for data breach that affected 2.7 million UK customers and drivers.

A 'technical error' at Amazon has exposed customer names and email addresses, leaving many irate and questioning if it was a data breach.

Twenty-seven credit card numbers with no CVV were accessed, and the combination of data accessed varies for each affected passenger.

A sharp rise in reported UK data security incidents is likely due to stricter GDPR rules, says Egress Software CEO, stressing the need for better user training.

Much of the information accessed in the Facebook breach is perfect for cyber criminals planning their next phishing attack.

Google's management was aware of the bug but chose not to share it with the public to avoid scrutiny by regulators.

MagBo marketplace trades in 3,000 hacked websites, with some access starting at 50p, impacting diverse sectors.

Facebook admits nearly 90 million users affected by data breach; Bitdefender warns the number could rise to 130 million as hackers exploit flaws.

There were no pints enjoyed at this Scottish brewery this week as it fell victim to a crippling ransomware attack.

The malicious Chrome extension asks for elevated permissions & steals credentials from sites such as Amazon, GitHub, Live.com, My Monero, plus others.

Phishing for and using the stolen credentials to access systems or services stands out as a particularly popular attack method.