13,000 schools and university accounts have been exposed by the breach. On Thursday, Pearson Plc, a British education company stated, it has notified customers of a massive data breach which resulted in unauthorized access to about 13,000 school and university accounts, mostly confined to the United States. The data breach exposed the first names, last…
It would appear that Paige Thompson wanted to get caught: she posted extract of the data that she hacked on GitHub, a publicly available coding platform. In a significant development, Capital One Financial Corp disclosed that a hacker, who has been arrested, had managed to obtain the personal information, including names and addresses, of around…
Vodafone is following a dual vendor strategy for its 5G networks; given its security concerns consumer data could probably be at stake especially if it is routed through Chinese servers. On Tuesday, Vodafone stated it was launching 5G services in Germany. The development sees Vodafone offering cheaper deals than industry leader Deutsche Telekom; its services…
A hacker has been able to breach the cyber defenses of Quest Diagnostics Inc and has been able to access a whole treasure trove of patient data, including their credit card numbers, bank account details, medical data and social security numbers. In yet another case of a cyber attack, Quest Diagnostics Inc disclosed it has…
In February, Germany’s cybersecurity agency had stated, the country had experienced a big increase in the number of security incidents hitting critical infrastructure, including power grids and water suppliers. German broadcasters BR and NDR had reported on these incidents. In a significant development, Germany’s largest drugmaker, Bayer stated it had mitigated a cyber attack on…
Ireland hosts the European headquarters of a number of U.S. technology firms. The country’s Data Protection Commissioner is investigating hacking attacks as well as how Facebook stores and manages personal information of its massive user database. In what could potentially be a major development, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner stated, it expects to conclude the first…
Microsoft will expand its cyber security service AccountGuard to 12 new markets in Europe including France, Germany, and Spain to safeguard from such hacking attacks. On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp disclosed it had chanced upon hacking activity that targets democratic institutions, non-profit organizations and think tanks in Europe and plans on offering a cyber security service…
China has emerged as the prime suspect in the Marriott hacking attack case. Here’s the low-down on it. In a significant development of wide-reaching ramifications, sources familiar with the matter at hand have disclosed that clues left behind by hackers in the Marriott International Inc hack points to a Chinese government intelligence gathering operation. Last…
The security incident occurred at Atrium Health’s third-party provider AccuDoc Solutions. In yet another massive data breach, Atrium Health, previously known as Carolinas HealthCare System, stated data of nearly 2.65 million patients, including their dates of birth, addresses, and social security numbers, may have been compromised at its third-party provider AccuDoc Solutions. Incidentally, Atrium provides…
The development is to be seen within the context of the SEC calling for improved clarity on cyber risk disclosures and adopt specific policies restricting executive trading in shares especially during an on-going investigation of a hack. On Tuesday, the Financial Times reported that a consortium led by Citigroup Inc, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp…
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