The Uber data breach compromised information belonging to over 57 million customers and about 600,000 drivers.
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The digital ‘tech tension’ is alive and well: DarkMatter
According to a recent survey conducted by DarkMatter, 48 percent of polled respondents are very concerned with the possible loss of their data from cyber incidents, compared to 18 percent who are not. 0 2343
Fortinet: Self-learning “Swarm” cyber-attacks to be expected in 2018
Fortinet has unveiled predictions from the Fortinet FortiGuard Labs global research team about the threat landscape for 2018.
North Korea behind WannaCry attack: UK minister
The British government has admitted that it is “as sure as possible” that North Korea carried out the “WannaCry” malware …
Instagram confirms hacking incident hit millions of accounts
The photo-sharing company said it found a bug that exposed people’s email addresses and phone numbers, which it quickly fixed.
8 top cyber-attack maps and how to use them
Most of the cyber-attack maps online today are just ‘eye candy,’ but there are some creative ways they can be used.
HBO demanded to pay $6m ransom in latest Game of Thrones hack
The latest release included what appear to be scripts from five “Game of Thrones” episodes – including one upcoming episode, as well as a month’s worth of emails from Leslie Cohen, HBO’s vice president of film programming.
WannaCry money laundering attempt halted
Victims paid more than $140,000 in bitcoins to recover files scrambled by WannaCry, but the operators of the exchange they used to swap the bitcoins have now frozen the accounts they used.
Extreme cyber-attack could cost world economy $53B: Lloyd’s
According to a scenario described in new research by Lloyd’s, an insurance market specialist and Cyence, a cyber risk analytics modelling firm, a major global cyber-attack has the potential to trigger up to $53 billion of economic losses.
The 15 worst data security breaches of the 21st century
Some of the largest companies in the US have been targets of hackers, including Yahoo, JP Morgan Chase and TJX. Watch as we detail the top 15 breaches and their overall impact on customers or employees.
Data breaches cost $4.94M in the Middle East: IBM study
IBM Security has announced the results of a Middle East study exploring the implications and effects of data breaches on businesses located in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.