Security News

Popular Flight Tracker Flightradar24 Suffers Data Breach
2018-06-20 13:33

One of the world's most popular flight tracking services Flightradar24, which shows real-time aircraft flight information on a map, has suffered a massive data breach that may have compromised...

Analysis: Health Data Breach Tally Trends
2018-06-19 19:48

Hacks, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure and Theft Incidents Top the ListAbout three dozen major health data breaches have been added to the federal tally in recent weeks, including a mix of hacking...

Fraudster exploited US govt staff info stolen in 2015 OPM breach
2018-06-19 17:09

The data breach suffered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is, by now, very old news, but some of the people involved and affected are still feeling the repercussions. Stone data used...

Data Stolen in OPM Breach Used in Loan Fraud Scheme
2018-06-19 13:17

Two individuals pleaded guilty recently over their role in a scheme that involved fraudulent loans obtained using personal information stolen in the massive breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel...

Data Breach Trends: Attackers' Dwell Time Deceases, Mostly
2018-06-18 16:03

But Some EMEA Organizations Weren't So Lucky, Says Mandiant's Mike TrevettThere's data breach good news and bad news for organizations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, says Mike Trevett of...

PageUp Breach: Job Winners Hit Hardest
2018-06-15 10:48

Successful Job Applicants Had Additional Data ExposedThe PageUp data breach is arguably the largest and most sensitive breach to have hit Australians so far this year. Nearly three weeks after...

Librarian Sues Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach, Wins $600
2018-06-13 20:14

In the days following revelations last September that big-three consumer credit bureau Equifax had been hacked and relieved of personal data on nearly 150 million people, many Americans no doubt...

Dixons Carphone breach: Personal and payment card info compromised
2018-06-13 19:57

Dixons Carphone, the multinational electrical and telecommunications retailer that holds over 2,000 stores across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, has suffered a security breach. About the...

Dixons Carphone Breach: 5.9 Million Payment Cards Exposed
2018-06-13 12:33

1.2 Million Nonfinancial Records Also at Risk, Electronics Giant WarnsThe U.K.'s Dixons Carphone is investigating a data breach that resulted in the suspected exposure of 5.9 million payment cards...