Latest about Data Breaches
Dutch hacker steals data from virtually entire population of Austria
News The data was stolen from a misconfigured cloud database found by the attacker through a search engine
Mailchimp data breach impact unravels as second customer reveals extent of damage
News Mailchimp customers affected by a recent data breach have warned users to “remain vigilant” of heightened security threats
T-Mobile breach leaves customers vulnerable to phishing
News T-Mobile confirmed that while customer information was exposed, no financial data or company systems were compromised
FCC plans strict overhaul of 15-year-old US data breach regulations
News Telcos could no longer be able to use negligence as a defence for data breaches as the FCC also seeks to hasten public notification of breaches
IRS mistakenly publishes 112,000 taxpayer records for the second time
News A contractor is thought to be responsible for the error, with the agency reportedly reviewing its relationship with Accenture
Uber says compromised third-party to blame for data breach
News Vulnerable third-party vendor Teqtivity sparks second major incident for Uber in the space of three months
Telstra blames IT blunder for leak of 130,000 customer records
News Australia’s biggest telco said that the error was due to a mismanagement of databases and not a cyber attack
How to react to a data breach
In-depth Every business should have a data breach response plan, but when building one it can be difficult to know where to start
