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WhatsApp denies claims that someone is selling its user data
A report by CyberNews alleged that a cyber attacker is selling of millions of WhatsApp user data from around the world. WhatsApp insists it’s not true. Read more…
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Medibank reveals full scope of data breach – it’s bad
Medibank says a cyber attack compromised data of all of its of its nearly 4 million customers, as it warned of a major hit to its first-half earnings. Read more…
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Paying off hackers is more common than you might think
Corporate insurers routinely pay hackers ransom to return stolen customer data, says Macquarie Telecom Group, as Medibank reveals the scale of a recent breach. Read more…
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Now Telstra has been hacked – employee data stolen
Two weeks after Optus was left reeling by a massive cyberattack, now Telstra says it has suffered a “small” data breach involving employee data. Read more…
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Optus rejects claims of sloppy security as hackers back off
Optus came under more fire from the government for last week’s data breach, while the hackers withdrew their ransom demand and said they have deleted the data. Read more…
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Uber reportedly hacked (again), investigation under way
Uber said it was investigating an alleged network breach that forced the company to shut several internal communications and engineering systems. Read more…
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Indonesia probes alleged data leaks at Indihome and PLN
Indonesia is investigating IndiHome and PLN after reports that 5GB of personal data was leaked from IndiHome’s database to a site in the dark web. Read more…
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IBM report describes the real cost of a data breach – and it is scary
The IBM report, now in its 17th year, illustrates just how expensive breaches are and it makes for scary reading. Costs rose 10% in 2020/21. Read more…
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Data breach at McDonald’s – what on Earth did they want, a Big Mac?
The recent data breach at McDonald’s in South Korea and Taiwan just sounds weird. A bank, insurance company, a telco are easy to understand. Read more…
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Japanese app Line allowed Chinese engineers to access user data
Japanese messaging app Line allowed Chinese engineers at a Shanghai affiliate to access data on Japanese users without seeking their consent. Read more…
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Singtel third-party file-sharing system (FTA) hacked, data breached
A third-party file-sharing system (FTA) used by Singapore telco, Singtel, has been hacked and customer information may have been compromised. Read more…
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Cybercrime and the irony of tighter regulation
The irony is that the business losses through cybercrime data breaches will be driven ever higher by regulation. Read more…
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Think investing in security is pricey? The cost of breaches is worse
Just in case anyone thought that the world was not taking security seriously enough, Juniper Research has predicted that spending on cyber security will be a $134 billion a year market by 2022. This figure, Read more…
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Leaked Malaysian mobile data may have been for sale for years
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Personal details of tens of millions of Malaysians obtained from a 2014 data breach have likely been available for sale for a long time, according to the founder of an online Read more…
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Personal data of almost every mobile user in Malaysia leaked
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Malaysia is investigating an alleged attempt to sell the data of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers online, in what appears to be one of the largest leaks of customer Read more…
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Data breach stats for last year not pleasant reading and likely to get worse
The latest data breach stats report from vendor Gemalto shows an increase of 86% YoY. Theft of personal data was top of the data breach stats in 2016, accounting for 59% of all data breaches. In Read more…