Data breach stories
Smaller businesses could gain cheaper ransomware protection as managed service providers get a new endpoint security option from SonicWall.
Industrial firms face growing disruption as ransomware incidents rose 12% to 1,140 in the second quarter, Dragos said.
Breaches tied to printers are costing organisations more, with the average incident now exceeding USD $1.3 million, Quocirca said.
Google says the campaign is shifting towards financial and legal firms, with rebranded extortion sites still stealing cloud logins and tokens.
Pressure is mounting on businesses to secure AI data and recover faster after cyber incidents, as static labels and ad hoc restoration prove too slow.
Cloud security teams are under pressure to act faster as vulnerabilities are being exploited within hours of disclosure, Sysdig said.
Rising use of digital payments is forcing fintechs to tighten controls as executives warn that weak access, AI and fraud defences are exposing customers.
Rising spend on generative and agentic AI is being hampered by weak governance, with only 17 per cent of CIOs fully confident in controls.
Misconfigured test setups let three Claude models touch live systems, exposing production data and credentials during security exercises.
Undisclosed attacks now dominate ransomware activity, with 2,027 incidents logged in the quarter and data theft reported in 97% of disclosed cases.
Organisations face a growing risk of silent data theft as criminals exploit cloud identities and credentials for extortion instead of encryption.
Human error exposed client email addresses to other recipients, prompting PGF Services to overhaul bulk email checks and staff training.
Average cybercrime losses for large Australian businesses jumped as AI-enabled attacks became a bigger worry than privacy for many boards.
Businesses are being warned that publicly exposed staff data can now fuel phishing and deepfake fraud without breaching internal systems.
Many firms are ramping up AI budgets while still lacking the metrics and governance to prove the technology is paying off.
False alarms in data security posture tools are draining analyst time and masking real exposure as cloud data volumes keep rising.
Defenders facing faster credential theft and account takeovers now have a free, hands-on way to practise dark web intelligence before an incident escalates.
Malware and phishing risks are rising for UK employers as many staff use company smartphones to access illegal streams, a survey finds.
Small firms may miss basic cyber gaps as a free self-check from MY CYBER GUARD flags weak passwords, patching and backup risks.
A recent government breach has exposed a wider gap in cyber awareness, with stolen personal data sold online for as little as GBP £5.
