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Cleo attack victim list grows as Hertz confirms customer data stolen
News Hertz has confirmed it suffered a data breach as a result of the Cleo zero-day vulnerability in late 2024, with the car rental giant warning that customer data was stolen.
By Ross Kelly
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Lateral moves in tech: Why leaders should support employee mobility
In-depth Encouraging staff to switch roles can have long-term benefits for skills in the tech sector
By Keri Allan
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350,000 Spotify users hacked in credential stuffing attack
News Hackers left the stolen data unsecured and unencrypted, so anyone with internet access could access it
By Rene Millman
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Malicious WordPress plugin installed backdoor on thousands of websites
News Widget plugin spewed spam to unsuspecting victims
By Rene Millman
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711 million data records revealed in spambot dump
News The data contains email addresses, passwords and server information too
By Zach Marzouk
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Security experts uncover Tinder porn site spam scheme
News Chatbots use verification offers to lure in victims
By Adam Shepherd
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Spammers selling fake tickets for Rio Olympics 2016
News Fraudsters have created fake ticketing websites to trick users
By Adam Shepherd
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PPI companies punished for sending spam texts
News One company was fined £80,000 for sending 1.3 million texts to unsuspecting victims
By Clare Hopping
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Spotify updates privacy policy following outcry
News The company’s CEO has followed through on his promise to clarify certain points
By Clare Hopping
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Fake WHO email about Ebola spreads malware
News Advice email from “World Health Organization” harbours its own virus
By Rene Millman