Security News

Capital One Data Breach Affects 106 Million Customers; Hacker Arrested
2019-07-30 05:03

Another week, another massive data breach. Capital One, the fifth-largest U.S. credit-card issuer and banking institution, has recently suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of...

Capital One Target of Massive Data Breach
2019-07-30 03:21

A hacker gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications, the bank said Monday as federal authorities arrested a suspect in the case . read more

CapitalOne Discloses Massive Data Breach: 106 Million Impacted
2019-07-30 03:17

Capital One said on Monday that a malicious individual was able to exploit a vulnerability in cloud infrastructure used by the company and gain access to sensitive data on more than 100 million...

The Prolonged Cost of a Data Breach
2019-07-29 12:48

Data breach costs continue well after the initial year, according to the latest IBM/Ponemon Institute,"Cost of a Data Breach" report. Limor Kessem of IBM Security shares details of the study.

Equipment Benefits Administrator Reports Data Breach
2019-07-24 19:48

What Can Covered Entities Do to Help Prevent Falling Victim to BA Breaches?A medical equipment benefits administrator is the latest business associate to report a large health data breach...

Man arrested over UK's Lancaster University data breach hack allegations
2019-07-24 12:45

25-year-old Bradfordian cuffed by NCA over '20k' records breach Cops have cuffed a 25-year-old man from Bradford on suspicion of committing Computer Misuse Act crimes after Lancaster University...

Citrix Completes Investigation into Data Breach
2019-07-24 05:57

Software giant Citrix on Tuesday announced that it has completed its investigation into the data breach detected earlier this year. read more

Average data breach cost has risen to $3.92 million
2019-07-24 05:30

The cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past 5 years and now costs $3.92 million on average, according to IBM. These rising expenses are representative of the multiyear financial impact...

Data breach fallout haunts companies long after the fact
2019-07-24 04:45

Data breaches have become a priority in most business’ cybersecurity agenda. The series of breaches that companies experienced in 2018 emphasized what security experts have warned about – that...

Lancaster Uni data breach hits at least 12,500 wannabe students
2019-07-23 12:38

Must have been the cyber security course's day off Lancaster University - which offers a GCHQ-accredited degree in security - has been struck by a "sophisticated and malicious phishing attack"...