Data breach
Data of 1.5 Million People Breached in Singapore’s ‘Worst’ Digital Attack
A data breach that’s being described as Singapore’s “worst” digital attack on record exposed the personal information of an estimated 1.5 million people. On 20 July, multiple ministries Singapore’s government held a ...
Exposed: Exactis’ Database of 340 Million Consumer Records
In late June, Exactis, a Palm Coast, Florida, company found itself at the center of seemingly every news program across the United States. The company had the indubitable honor of exposing the ...
It’s Time to Rethink Privileged Account Management
Gartner recently listed privileged account management as the No. 1 security project that chief information security officers (CISOs) should explore in 2018. Privileged users and accounts are not new to businesses or ...
Survey Finds Breach Discovery Takes an Average 197 Days
A new global study based on 500 interviews conducted by The Ponemon Institute on behalf of IBM finds that the average amount of time required to identify a data breach is 197 ...
A week in security (July 9 – July 15)
A roundup of the security news from July 9 - July 15, including sextortion, Spectre, cryptomining, mobile malware, ICO scams and more. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: ad blockersandroid malwarecrypto ...
Security Boulevard’s 5 Most Read Stories for the Week, July 9-13
A new week, a new crop of security stories. Last week, Privacy in Public Places, Fileless Malware, Spam Bots and Fake Accounts and Cryptomining Worm MassMiner made headlines. Also, we offered some ...
Average cost of a data breach exceeds $3.8 million, claims report
Data breaches are getting more expensive. That’s one of the findings of a new global study by the Ponemon Institute that examines the financial impact of a corporate data breach. So what ...
Macy’s Customer Data Breach Exposes Credit Card Numbers, PII
Macy’s Customer data has been hijacked by hackers according to a notice posted by the company. The information posted reveals details about the security incident reveals that soon after the automated security ...
Macy’s, Bloomingdales Alert Online Customers of Data Breach
Macy’s is notifying customers of a data breach involving unauthorized access to their payment card data and personal information. In a notice sent to affected customers, Macy’s said it first detected suspicious ...
Data on 21 million users compromised in Timehop hack
Data collected by smartphone app Timehop on its entire customer base of 21 million users was compromised following a security incident, the company confirmed on its website on July 4. According to ...
