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www.independent.co.uk
1 week ago
UK news

Birmingham Airport: Emergency services on runway after security incident' on plane

Birmingham Airport temporarily suspends operations due to security incident, Aer Lingus flight returns safely after discovering undeclared item. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Security alert over suspicious package' in Westminster

Parts of Westminster were temporarily shut down by police responding to a security incident.Buildings in Whitehall, which houses several government departments, were evacuated as officers investigated a suspicious package on Wednesday afternoon..A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said it had been called at around 12.15pm and closed roads in the area while officers assessed the package.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Celebrations as Charles to be crowned during a day of ceremony and pageantry

The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury during a coronation ceremony dating back centuries.Cries of God Save the King will ring out around the abbey after St Edward's Crown is placed on Charles' head by Archbishop Justin Welby.The senior cleric said the coronation served as a powerful reflection and celebration of who we are today, in all our wonderful diversity.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Charles to be crowned during sacred wonder' of coronation

The King will be crowned at Westminster Abbey during a coronation ceremony dating back centuries conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.Cries of God Save the King will ring out around the abbey after St Edward's Crown is placed on Charles' head by Mr Welby.In a message issued on the eve of the occasion, the senior cleric said the coronation served as a powerful reflection and celebration of who we are today, in all our wonderful diversity.
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data-breach
TechCrunch
2 weeks ago
Data science

AT&T notifies regulators after customer data breach | TechCrunch

AT&T confirmed a security incident impacting millions of customers with leaked personal information.
Leaked data includes details like full name, email address, and Social Security numbers, raising concerns about privacy and security.
AT&T took three years to address the breach, potentially leaving customer data exposed and accessible. [ more ]
Reuters
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Air Europa says customer data may have been compromised in October breach

Personal data breach at Air Europa
Immediate response and ongoing security measures by Air Europa [ more ]
BleepingComputer
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Golden Corral restaurant chain data breach impacts 183,000 people

Data breach at Golden Corral with personal information of 180,000+ individuals stolen.
Attackers accessed Golden Corral's systems from August 11 to 15, 2023, stealing sensitive data of employees and beneficiaries. [ more ]
CyberScoop
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Pentagon investigating theft of sensitive files by ransomware group

The Department of Defense is investigating claims by a ransomware group that they have stolen sensitive data related to the U.S. military.
The ransomware group allegedly obtained data related to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. [ more ]
ITPro
11 months ago
Information security

Capita cyber attack could cost firm up to $25 million in fees

Capita has revealed it expects to incur up to $25 million in costs in the wake of a recent cyber attack which disrupted operations at the outsourcing firm.In a statement today, Capita provided an update on its response to the attack which occurred last month.The firm said it expects to incur "exceptional costs" of between $18.9 million and $25 million associated with the cyber incident.
ITPro
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

There's only one way to avoid credential stuffing attacks

Back in December 2022, PayPal didn't suffer a data breach, but nearly 35,000 of its customers had their accounts accessed by an unauthorized party over the course of three days.Wait a minute, I hear you say; why isn't that a PayPal data breach, then?It's a tricky one, truth be told, but the account access didn't happen as a result of any compromise of PayPal security systems.
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www.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Discount retailer Giant Tiger says customer data was compromised in third-party breach | CBC News

Customer contact information compromised due to third-party vendor incident
Giant Tiger working on resolving the issue and contacting affected customers [ more ]
InfoQ
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Cloudflare Recaps Thanksgiving 2023 Incident and Response Actions

Security incident on Cloudflare's Atlassian server
Threat actor's access and tools highlighted [ more ]
Databreaches
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

IT suppliers hacked off with Uncle Sam's demands in aftermath of cyberattacks

Proposed changes to US procurement rules would require IT service providers to give government agencies full access to their systems in the event of a security incident
The changes are part of a draft update to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that aligns with President Biden's executive order on cybersecurity [ more ]
Theregister
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

No one's happy with latest US cyber incident reporting plan

IT service providers are unhappy with proposed changes to procurement rules that would require them to allow government agencies full access to their systems in the event of a security incident.
The proposed rules include reporting incidents within eight hours, maintaining a software bill of materials, and providing full access to IT systems and personnel after an incident. [ more ]
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Information security

How to minimize security risks: Follow these best practices for success

To reduce security threats within your organization, you must prioritize security risk management.Here are some best practices to follow, as well as some top resources from TechRepublic Premium.Data breaches wreak havoc on businesses across the globe, especially when it comes to cash.According to a recent survey conducted by IBM, the average cost of a data breach was a whopping $4.24 million for organizations surveyed.
www.standard.co.uk
2 months ago
London

Jeremy Corbyn 'extremely unlikely to run for London Mayor' says brother Piers

Piers Corbyn believes Jeremy Corbyn unlikely to run for London mayor.
Piers Corbyn removed from City Hall, denies planning to disrupt Mayor's Question Time. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 evacuated over unattended luggage

P art of Heathrow Airport was evacuated Friday after an unattended bag sparked a security incident in Terminal 2 of the airport.
Privacy professionals
TechCrunch
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Twitter alternative Spoutible clashes with critics over security breach | TechCrunch

A user on Spoutible claims their posts were deleted after questioning the CEO about the security issue.
Security researcher Troy Hunt found that Spoutible's API exposed sensitive user information, including passwords and 2FA secrets. [ more ]
TechCrunch
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

MongoDB investigating security incident that exposed data about customer accounts | TechCrunch

Database management giant MongoDB is investigating a security incident that resulted in the exposure of customer information.
Hackers accessed MongoDB's corporate systems and obtained customer account metadata such as names, phone numbers, and email addresses. [ more ]
SecurityWeek
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Millions Stolen in Hack at Cryptocurrency ATM Manufacturer General Bytes

Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturer General Bytes over the weekend disclosed a security incident that resulted in the theft of millions of dollars' worth of funds.The attackers, the company says, exploited a vulnerability in the master service interface that Bitcoin ATMs use to upload videos, which allowed them to upload a JavaScript script and execute it with batm user privileges.
Theregister
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

AT&T confirms 9m wireless accounts exposed by third part

AT&T has confirmed that miscreants accessed nine million of its wireless customers' accounts after one of its vendor's networks suffered a security failure in January.The telecommunications giant told us that these users' customer proprietary network information accessed - but said the data said was "several years old," and "mostly relating to device upgrade eligibility."
Security
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Customer data, encryption key stolen in GoTo breach | TechTarget

Threat actors exfiltrated encrypted customer account data and an encryption key for a number of GoTo services in a breach first disclosed last November.Remote work technology provider GoTo, formerly LogMeIn, published an update Monday to a blog post dedicated to a breach that occurred last year.At the time the breach was disclosed on Nov. 30, GoTo CEO Paddy Srinivasan wrote that the company was investigating a security incident and had "detected unusual activity within [GoTo's] development environment and third-party cloud storage service."
Engadget
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

The FCC wants carriers to notify you sooner when there's a data breach | Engadget

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The Federal Communications Commission isn't done dragging data breach policy into the modern era.The agency has proposed rules that would improve reporting for breaches at carriers.Most notably, the move would scrap a mandatory wait of seven business days before a telecom can warn customers about a security incident.
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Theregister
4 months ago
Information security

MongoDB issues weekend warning of breach

MongoDB experienced a security incident involving unauthorized access to certain systems, resulting in exposure of customer account metadata and contact information.
Customers are advised to be vigilant for social engineering and phishing attacks, activate multi-factor authentication, and regularly rotate passwords. [ more ]
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Information security

Security response policy

PURPOSE
The purpose of this Security Response Policy from TechRepublic Premium is to outline the security incident response processes which must be followed.This policy will assist to identify and resolve information security incidents quickly and effectively, thus minimizing their business impact and reducing the risk of similar incidents recurring.
Theregister
1 year ago
Information security

Reddit reveals security incident

Colorful web forum Reddit has revealed it has suffered a security breach.In a post titled " We had a security incident.Here's what we know" Reddit's founding engineer and CTO "KeyserSosa" - aka Christopher Slowe - explained that late on February 5 "we became aware of a sophisticated phishing campaign that targeted Reddit employees."
Axios
4 months ago
US politics

Derek Chauvin: Officer who killed George Floyd stabbed in federal prison

Former police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed in federal prison in Arizona.
Chauvin survived the stabbing and is in stable condition.
The stabbing is the latest security incident in the federal prison system. [ more ]
www.cnn.com
11 months ago
US politics

Secret Service investigating how an intruder entered national security adviser Jake Sullivan's home undetected

The US Secret Service is investigating how an intruder entered US national security adviser Jake Sullivan's home last month without being detected by Secret Service agents guarding his home.Sullivan, who has 24/7 Secret Service protection, was unharmed in the incident, according to Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, who said the agency takes the matter seriously.
SecurityWeek
5 months ago
Privacy professionals

Sumo Logic Completes Investigation Into Recent Security Breach

Sumo Logic completed its investigation into a security incident and found no evidence of impact to customer data.
The investigation findings were verified by third-party forensic experts.
Sumo Logic disclosed the breach after unauthorized access to an AWS account was discovered. [ more ]
SecurityWeek
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Private Tweets Exposed Due to Twitter Circle Security Bug

Twitter is informing users that tweets posted to their Circle, which should have only been seen by specified individuals, may have also been visible to others.Launched in August 2022, Twitter Circle allows users to share their thoughts with a smaller group - up to 150 selected users.In April, users started noticing that tweets that were meant to be shared only with members of their Circle were actually visible to other people, including people who were not even following them.
Engadget
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

US Marshals Service says it's the victim of a 'major' ransomware attack | Engadget

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Federal law enforcement is once again dealing with a cybersecurity breach.The US Marshals Service (USMS) reports that it suffered a serious ransomware attack on February 17th.The perpetrators compromised sensitive data on a stand-alone system, including personally identifiable info for some USMS employees, third parties and the targets of investigations.
SecurityWeek
1 year ago
Information security

Zendesk Hacked After Employees Fall for Phishing Attack

Customer service solutions provider Zendesk has suffered a data breach that resulted from employee account credentials getting phished by hackers.Cryptocurrency trading and portfolio management company Coinigy revealed last week that it had been informed by Zendesk about a cybersecurity incident.According to the email received by Coinigy, Zendesk learned on October 25, 2022, that several employees were targeted in a "sophisticated SMS phishing campaign".
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Business intelligence

Hiring kit: Microsoft Power BI developer

Hiring kit: Microsoft Power BI developer

The ability to turn raw data into actionable information is a valuable but specialized skill.This Microsoft Power BI Developer Hiring Kit from TechRepublic Premium includes a job description, interview questions and a sample want ad to help you find the best candidates for the job.
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Information security

Security incident response policy

The Security Incident Response Policy, from TechRepublic Premium, describes the organization's process for minimizing and mitigating the results of an information technology security-related incident.From the policy: Whenever a user of an organization-provided computer, device, system, network application, cloud service or platform experiences a suspected technology-related security incident, the individual must immediately notify the IT department director of the event.
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Information security

How to improve security awareness and training for your employees

Just training people periodically using generic content won't help them or your organization reduce the risk of security threats, says Egress.Security training is often touted as one of the best ways to combat phishing attacks, malware and other security hazards.The thinking is that your employees won't fall victim to these types of threats if only they understood how to detect them.
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

If You Used a Credit or Debit Card at a Dickey's Barbecue Restaurant Between April 23, 2019 and October 29, 2020, You May Be Part of a Class Action Settlement

Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. and Dickey's Capital Group, Inc. (together, "Dickey's") have agreed to pay $2.35 million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding a data security incident Dickey's announced in October 2020.Between April 23, 2019 and October 29, 2020 (the "Period of the Security Incident"), unauthorized actors accessed Dickey's point-of-sale systems and obtained customers' cardholder information, including credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates, and cardholder names on payment cards that were used at Dickey's locations during that time period (the "Security Incident").
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

First LastPass, now Slack and CircleCI. The hacks go on (and will likely worsen)

In the past 24 hours, the world has learned of serious breaches hitting chat service Slack and software testing and delivery company CircleCI, though giving the companies' opaque wording-"security issue" and "security incident," respectively-you'd be forgiven for thinking these events were minor.
Theregister
1 year ago
Information security

Security needs to learn from aviation biz to avoid crash

Black Hat video The security industry needs to take a leaf from the manual of an industry where smart incident response is literally life and death, if it is to fix systemic problems.
Theregister
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Breached health insurer won't pay ransom to save customers

Australian health insurer Medibank - which spent October discovering a security incident was worse than it first thought - has announced it will not pay a ransom to attackers that made off with personal info describing nearly ten million customers."Based on the extensive advice we have received from cyber crime experts we believe there is only a limited chance paying a ransom would ensure the return of our customers' data and prevent it from being published," CEO David Koczkar stated in a stock market filing published on Monday.
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