Data breach stories - Page 14

A data breach of the Lower Hutt retailer's systems may have compromised customers’ personal and credit card information.

Privacy Commissioner issues compliance notice to Reserve Bank of New Zealand for breaching Privacy Act after cyber attack on third-party file sharing service.

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards named preferred candidate for UK Information Commissioner, pending UK Parliament's decision.

Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute reveal that the cost of phishing attacks has almost quadrupled, with US companies losing an average of $14.8m annually.

The ability to correlate individual events/alerts over time into an attack ‘storyline’ can help mitigate major cloud security blind spots.

District health boards in New Zealand refuse to release reviews of their cyber security systems, following a ransomware attack on the Waikato DHB.

LinkedIn faces second data leak in two months, with 700 million user records posted online. Data includes usernames, job titles, emails, and more.

Cybersecurity expert warns Kiwis of the increasing use of personal information for offline exploitation by hackers.

Protecting customer personal information is the top priority for enterprises, yet the rate of encrypting customer data remains low, according to new research.

Half of consumers would abandon an online service provider after a data breach, while 63% fear their data being sold to a third party, according to Kaspersky.

IT directors are destroying end of life tech hardware as opposed to erasing its data out of fear of making a mistake and facing data breaches.

In total there were 546 reported incidents of potential data breaches in the most recent financial year, up from 463 in the previous year (2018/19).

Reserve Bank of New Zealand hit by data breach, compromising 'commercially and personally sensitive' information. Urgent investigation underway.

Veeam's senior global technologist speaks on the great shift to a digital economy and organizations' investments in digital platforms.

Are you an online retailer? This guide details the threats that you need to be aware of to keep safe in the biggest ever year of online shopping.

Risk solutions provider Kroll has expanded its breach notification services to assist Australian organisations with data breaches.

NCC Group's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution offers a human-centric, integrated approach to cybersecurity, helping prevent costly breaches.

Interestingly, usernames one would think might be quite common, such as admin or user, did not make the list of the 200 most popular usernames.

20% of organisations have experienced a cybersecurity breach as a result of remote work, according to a report by Malwarebytes.

Commerce Commission admits security flaws and pledges to implement stronger systems following burglary incident.