Data Breaches
Discover expert analysis on data breaches with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
-
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
In-depth -
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
News -
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
News -
Hackers hijack Namecheap's email platform to phish its customer base
News Customers received scam emails made to look like notices from delivery firm DHL and crypto wallet MetaMask
By Rory Bathgate Published
News -
Yandex data breach reveals source code littered with racist language
News Yandex source code for a range of key services was leaked to a popular hacker forum last week
By Ross Kelly Published
News -
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
By Zach Marzouk Published
News -
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
By Ross Kelly Published
News -
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
By Ross Kelly Published
News -
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
By Rory Bathgate Published
News -
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
By Zach Marzouk Published
News -
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
By Ross Kelly Published
News -
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
By Zach Marzouk Published
News