Data breach stories - Page 18

A data breach on the Tasmanian Electoral Commission site, via Typeform online forms, exposed voters' sensitive details. The issue was swiftly addressed.

Ticketmaster has suffered a breach that affects 5% of its global customer base, here's what the experts had to say on the incident.

Z says it believes the data accessed does not include bank details or other information that would put customer finances directly at risk.

Tesla has taken a former employee to court for allegedly hacking company data and handing it over to third parties.

Singapore's Cyber Security Agency highlights a surge in disruption-focused cyber threats in 2017, urging stronger defences amid rising cybercrime cases.

Europol has revealed details surrounding the arrest of a 25-year-old coder who allegedly helped to extort a British organisation.

In light of Australia’s NDB legislation, one Australian technology integrator says we can expect to see many reports surfacing over the coming years.

Optical Center has been fined EUR €250,000 by CNIL for a major data breach affecting 334,000 customers, the largest fine in French history for such an offence.

It’s important for healthcare firms to maintain organisation-wide security that is both up-to-date and automated, says Wavelink.

Leaked personal information includes names, credentials, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and home addresses.

The power grid in modern countries may not be as secure as you think, as reports have emerged revealing hackers have breached Germany's supply.

Singapore organizations say they don’t have the resources to keep up with the volume of patches required to remediate software flaws.

As data breaches become more common, building customer trust is pivotal. Firms must prioritise transparency, ethical standards, and robust data protection.

As cyber attacks become more prevalent and costly, with breaches averaging USD $3.6 million, risk management must top your digital agenda.

Vector may take legal action against Stuff over refusal to secure, return or destroy customer data leaked in a data breach.

The breach happened on April 26, 2018. On April 27 the company posted a FAQ section that detailed an API vulnerability in its Outage app.

The breach occurred in May 2016 when the bank couldn’t confirm that two magnetic tapes were destroyed, despite being scheduled for destruction.

The ramifications of having a data breach are ten-fold for government agencies who handle sensitive information.

In 2017, 2.6 billion data records were exposed, mainly due to human error, marking a staggering 580% increase since 2016, Gemalto reports.

Respondents in APAC put forth highest IT budget allocation to security, but overall executives allocate security less than 10% of their budget.