Data Breaches
Discover expert analysis on data breaches with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Capita finally admits breach affecting 4% of its servers
News It also allegedly misled the public about when the breach took place
By Connor Jones Published
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Nearly half of security practitioners told to ‘keep data breaches under wraps’
News Security professionals are increasingly worried about legal action due to a mismanaged data breach response
By Ross Kelly Published
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Latitude Financial's data policies questioned after more than 14 million records stolen
News Some of the data is from at least 2005 and includes customers’ name, address, and date of birth
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Pension Protection Fund confirms employee data exposed in GoAnywhere breach
News The fund is the latest in a growing list of organisations affected by the breach
By Ross Kelly Published
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Rubrik confirms data breach but evades Cl0p ransomware allegations
News It admitted some data was stolen through the exploitation of a zero day in a third-party platform, but has declined to comment on rumours of Cl0p's involvement
By Connor Jones Published
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Ring denies ALPHV ransomware attack
News The ransomware group has claimed to be in possession of stolen Ring data, but provided no evidence
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Does LastPass really deserve a last chance?
Opinion After several disastrous security incidents and a communications breakdown, it’s time to leave LastPass for pastures new
By Ross Kelly Published
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News Corp admits China-linked hackers breached company for two years
News The News Corp breach follows recent news that threat actors had access to GoDaddy systems for three years
By Ross Kelly Published
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Medibank bleeds $26 million in cyber costs following hack
News The company believes this figure could rise to $45 million for the 2023 financial year
By Zach Marzouk Published
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What is hacktivism?
In-depth From Anonymous to the IT Army of Ukraine, we answer 'what is hacktivism' and guide you through the history of the most compelling corner of the tech industry
By Connor Jones Last updated
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GoDaddy’s multi-year security breach a 'damaging blow' to user confidence
News An investigation by the domain hosting service found the same threat actor was responsible for multiple breaches
By Ross Kelly Published
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Atlassian breach sparks brief blame game with app provider
News Atlassian and a third-party app provider, Envoy, both presented contesting claims over the source of the breach
By Ross Kelly Published
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