Security News

Yahoo Breach Settlement Rejected by Judge
2019-01-30 18:57

A U.S. judge has rejected the settlement between Yahoo and users impacted by the massive data breaches suffered by the company, citing, among other things, inadequate disclosure of the settlement...

Yahoo's Proposed Data Breach Lawsuit Settlement: Rejected
2019-01-30 10:03

Judge Slams Attorneys' Fees, Security Shortcomings in $50 Million ProposalCourt order: Yahoo's proposed settlement for a class-action lawsuit must return to the drawing board, after a federal...

iCloud Possibly Suffered A Privacy Breach Last Year That Apple Kept a Secret
2019-01-30 09:48

Late last year when an unknown group of hackers stole secret access tokens for millions of Facebook accounts by taking advantage of a flaw in its website, the company disclosed the incident and...

Victim Count in Alaska Health Department Breach Soars
2019-01-23 21:48

2018 Breach Report Said 501 Affected, But Now Up to 700,000 Being NotifiedAlaska state authorities are reportedly notifying up to 700,000 individuals of a health department data breach that...

Life Under GDPR: Data Breach Cost Unknown
2019-01-23 15:48

GDPR has been in effect since May 2018, but organizations are still waiting to see what impact it will have on the costs organizations might face from breach cleanup, investigations, sanctions and...

Proposed Law Classifies Ransomware Infection as a Data Breach
2019-01-22 15:39

The newly announced Act to Strengthen Identity Theft Protections in North Carolina proposes that ransomware attacks be treated as data breaches. read more

Attackers used a LinkedIn job ad and Skype call to breach bank’s defences
2019-01-21 13:05

A Chilean Senator has taken to Twitter with alarming news – the company running the country’s ATM network suffered a serious cyberattack.

773 Million Records Amassed in Massive Data Breach Collection
2019-01-17 18:01

A newly discovered set of compromised login details contains roughly 773 million email addresses, Australian web security expert Troy Hunt reveals. read more

Data Breach Collection Contains 773 Million Unique Emails
2019-01-17 13:03

2.7 Billion Email/Password Combo List for Credential Stuffing, Troy Hunt WarnsAustralian security expert Troy Hunt says an 87 GB compilation of username and password combinations - drawn from more...