Data Breaches
Discover expert analysis on data breaches with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Dell says data breach affecting 49 million customers poses no 'significant risk’
News Dell claims customers aren’t exposed to significant risk in the wake of a major breach, but they should be wary of targeted social engineering attacks.
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Nearly half of EMEA data breaches were due to internal blunders in 2023
News Misuse of privileges and other human errors are rife, with two-thirds of breaches involving a non-malicious human action
By Emma Woollacott Published
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UK councils are paying out a fortune in data breach claims
News A host of UK councils have been forced to pay compensation for data breaches over the last year, with some notable incidents costing thousands of pounds
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Sisense breach could have far-reaching consequences as CISA urges businesses to rotate credentials
News Millions of access tokens, keys, and passwords were exposed in a major breach affecting data analytics company Sisense, with CISA urging businesses to rotate and reset any credentials they may have shared with the company
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Roku issues warning over massive customer account breach
News Criminals exploited reused passwords for a credential stuffing attack that hit 576,000 accounts
By Emma Woollacott Published
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UK council security practices slammed after suffering 50 data breaches in four months
News More than 50 incidents have been recorded by Gateshead Council this year, prompting calls for better cyber security training
By Emma Woollacott Published
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AT&T breach may have affected half a million people in the UK
News While most victims of the AT&T data breach are in the US, many other countries have been affected too
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Two massive healthcare data breaches just exposed more than half of France's population
News French data regulator CNIL confirms attacks on healthcare payment service providers Viamedis and Almerys
By Emma Woollacott Published
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The Verizon data breach that exposed 63,000 employees is a reminder of how a simple mistake can have costly implications
News A Verizon employee exposed thousands of staff records after accessing files they shouldn't have
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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The 23andMe data breach is getting messier by the day
News 23andMe said it was unaware a cyber attack occurred for several months, just weeks after an embarrassing public spat with concerned customers
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Why the ‘mother of all breaches’ is a wake up call for everyone
News The leak, dubbed the ‘mother of all breaches’, contains data from historic breaches and affects users of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Twitter
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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ICO reprimands Coventry school over repeated data protection failures
News The ICO said the academy trust failed to follow previous guidance, which caused a serious data breach
By Emma Woollacott Published
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