Security News

Post-Data Breach, British Airways Slapped With Record $230M Fine
2019-07-08 13:56

A proposed $230 million fine on British Airways after a data breach would be the biggest GDPR penalty yet.

British Airways is facing £183 million fine for 2018 data breach
2019-07-08 10:18

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) wants British Airways to pay a £183.39 million (nearly $230 million) fine for failing to protect personal and financial information of approximately...

British Airways Fined £183 Million Under GDPR Over 2018 Data Breach
2019-07-08 08:33

Britain's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) today hit British Airways with a record fine of £183 million for failing to protect the personal information of around half a million of its...

Data Breach Lessons from the Trenches
2019-07-05 21:29

How companies can identify their own insecure data, remediate data breaches and proactively secure data against future attacks.

Wide of the net: Football Association of Ireland says player, manager data safe after breach
2019-07-05 15:44

It was a game of two halves The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has confirmed it suffered a security breach of its payroll systems, which was discovered last month, saying no staff data had...

Health Data Breach Tally: A Mid-Year Update
2019-07-02 18:48

What Trends Does the Breach List Reveal So Far in 2019?With half of 2019 in the rear-view mirror, what are the emerging healthcare data breach trends so far this year? Hacker/IT incidents continue...

Over reliance on public cloud vendor security puts data and companies at risk of breach
2019-06-28 04:30

As global organizations increasingly move critical applications, regulated customer data and development work into public cloud environments, 36 percent say the number one benefit for moving...

Breach at Cloud Solution Provider PCM Inc.
2019-06-27 17:00

A digital intrusion at PCM Inc., a major U.S.-based cloud solution provider, allowed hackers to access email and file sharing systems for some of the company's clients, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

2nd Florida City Pays Hackers, as 3rd City Faces Breach
2019-06-27 13:39

A second small Florida city this month has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to hackers who took over most of its computer operations, an official said Wednesday, while a third Florida city...

Insurer: Breach Undetected for Nine Years
2019-06-26 20:18

Dominion National Says Recently Discovered Incident Dates Back to 2010A dental and vision insurer's revelation that it recently discovered a 9-year-old data security incident offers an extreme...