Security News

Ticketmaster Chat Feature Leads to Credit-Card Breach
2018-06-28 14:41

Name, address, email address, telephone number, payment details and Ticketmaster login details were potentially compromised for tens of thousands of customers.

Identity verification: Staying ahead of post-breach era consumer preferences
2018-06-28 12:15

In the wake of numerous high-profile data breaches and privacy incidents, consumers are increasingly concerned about the security of their identities and what companies are doing to keep them...

Ticketmaster Breach Traces to Embedded Chatbot Software
2018-06-28 11:33

Hacker Modified JavaScript Chatbot to Scrape Customers' Card Payment DetailsTicketmaster is warning customers that it suffered a data breach after an attacker modified its third-party chatbot...

Mozilla's new Firefox service can tell users if they're a victim of a data breach
2018-06-26 12:15

Mozilla is integrating with the online tool Have I Been Pwned to alert users if they are at risk following website hacks.

Tesla Breach: Malicious Insider Revenge or Whistleblowing?
2018-06-22 17:29

Just before midnight last Sunday evening (June 17, 2018), Elon Musk sent an email to all staff. He was dismayed, he said, to learn about a Tesla employee "making direct code changes to the Tesla...

Preview: ISMG's Fraud and Breach Prevention Summit in Chicago
2018-06-22 13:33

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: A preview of next week's Fraud and Breach Summit in Chicago, which will feature keynoter Brett Johnson, a former cybercriminal who now...

Preview: ISMG's Fraud and Breach Summit in Chicago
2018-06-22 12:03

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: A preview of next week's Fraud and Breach Summit in Chicago, which will feature keynoter Brett Johnson, a former cybercriminal who now...

Dixons Carphone breach fallout shows long-term impact of a cyberattack
2018-06-21 13:26

Dixons Carphone discovered a massive data breach last week, with attackers accessing details for 5.9 million customer payment cards. Now, the company has taken a reputation and profits hit.

Could an Equifax-sized data breach happen again?
2018-06-21 11:45

Many global financial services organizations are targeted by sophisticated cyberattackers in an attempt to steal critical data and personally-identifiable information (PII), according to Vectra....

Do remote workers increase your chance of a data breach? 86% of CXOs say yes
2018-06-20 16:20

Off-site employees are more prone to data breaches, says Shred-it's State of the Industry Report.