Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Telecom Company Says Total Losses Due to Data Breach Stand at $99 Million Two men who pleaded guilty to participating in the massive 2015 hack of London-based telecom company TalkTalk have been sentenced to serve time in jail.

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The Guardian Data Protection

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The American spy technology company Palantir has been given a £330m contract by NHS England to manage its “federated data platform”, which integrates our patient records. Basic Lee tour dates are here ; a six-week London run at Leicester Square theatre ends on 20 January Continue reading. What a time to be alive!

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APRIL 22, 2024

World-Check is currently owned by LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group). The hackers told TechCrunch that they stole the database from a Singapore-based company that has access to the sensitive database, however, they did not name the victim organization. As a result of this merger, World-Check became part of the new company, Refinitiv.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 13, 2022

Leaked files show cab-hailing firm noted Sir Peter Hendy ‘used an Uber car twice’ during one week in 2014 The former London transport commissioner Sir Peter Hendy has questioned whether Uber unlawfully accessed his journey records after the Guardian revealed leaked company files contained a reference to trips he had taken on the app.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The City of London Police this week announced the arrest of a 17-year-old teenager on suspicion of hacking. The City of London Police on Friday announced to have arrested a 17-year-old teenager on suspicion of hacking, however, experts believe the arrest could be linked to the recent security breaches suffered by Uber and Rockstar Games.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 5, 2022

How can you grasp the challenges and opportunities for your company without a deep understanding of all the contributing factors that make the company tick? with a turnover of over USD 250 million) about the importance of intelligence to their company. Related: We’re in the golden age of cyber espionage. Context of risk.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2023

Related: Guidance for adding ZTNA to cloud platforms Many companies, indeed, are shifting to cloud-hosted IT infrastructure, and beyond that, to containerization and serverless architectures. However, a “back-migration,” as Michiel De Lepper , global enablement manager, at London-based Runecast , puts it, is also ramping up.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2022

The City of London Police charged two of the seven teenagers who were arrested for their alleged role in the LAPSUS$ data extortion gang. The City of London Police charged two of the seven teenagers recently arrested by the UK police for their alleged membership in the Lapsus$ extortion gang. ” states the FBI.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Over the years, the Lapsus$ gang compromised many high-profile companies such as NVIDIA , Samsung , Ubisoft , Mercado Libre, Vodafone , Microsoft , Okta , and Globant. Arion Kurtaj (18) was convicted in August 2023 by a London jury of having hacked multiple high-profile companies. ” reported BBC. ” BBC added.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Lloyd’s of London launched on Wednesday an investigating into a possible cyber attack after having detected unusual activity on its network. Lloyd’s of London is investigating a cyberattack after detecting unusual network activity this week. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lloyd’s of London). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2023

An 18-year-old member of the Lapsus$ gang has been convicted of having helped hack multiple high-profile companies. ” Kurtaj had previously pleaded guilty to one count under the Computer Misuse Act and one count of fraud in relation to the BT, and to one count under the Computer Misuse Act for the hack of the City of London Police.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

It is owned by the American mass media holding company Gannett. Based in London, Newsquest employs a total of more than 5,500 people across the UK. Newsquest Media Group Limited is the second-largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom. million readers a week in print.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 23, 2020

For Serco, a company which operates a bike-sharing service throughout London, the answer was in their data. When planning for a day of business, how do you calculate the numerous factors that may affect your bottom-line revenue?

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The story is an old one, but the tech gives it a bunch of new twists : Gemma Brett, a 27-year-old designer from west London, had only been working at Madbird for two weeks when she spotted something strange. Curious about what her commute would be like when the pandemic was over, she searched for the company’s office address.

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Information Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Our interviews with founders and leaders of data-driven start-ups continue with this fascinating insight into the work and ambitions of mobile and location-based marketing company, Bubbl. The post London-based mobile marketing start-up Bubbl is a data innovator appeared first on Information Matters - Data-Driven Innovation in the UK.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

million Vesuvius is a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and technology, it employs more than 10,000 people and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. In February the company disclosed a security breach and revealed that it discovered unauthorized access to its systems. reads a statement issued by the company.

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The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 11, 2022

Drug firms, private healthcare providers and universities among those that may be failing to protect confidentiality, says report Hundreds of organisations, including drug companies, private healthcare providers and universities, have breached patient data sharing agreements but not had their access to patient data withdrawn, a report reveals.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2022

The gang claims that the company has implemented poor security practices that allowed them to hack their infrastructure. According to the gang, the stolen data includes customer source code and published a list of credentials to access source code sharing platforms used by the company, including GitHub, Jira, Crucible and Confluence.

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OpenText Information Management

APRIL 2, 2024

Mark will be joined by OpenText customer Vincent Champain, SVP of Digital Performance & IT with Framatome Group , who will discuss how the energy company uses OpenText Content solutions to manage its core business operations. If you can’t make it to Paris, consider attending OpenText World Europe 2024 in London , Munich , or virtually.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2024

London, United Kingdom, May 13, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Logicalis, the global technology service provider delivering next-generation digital managed services, has today announced the launch of Intelligent Security, a blueprint approach to its global security portfolio designed to deliver proactive advanced security for customers worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 29, 2022

Davies’ Bernard persona has fleeced dozens of technology companies out of an estimated $30 million with the promise of lucrative investments. But those brokers would eventually get stiffed as well because Bernard’s company would never consummate a deal. “Bernard appeared to be experienced.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2020

Finastra , a company that provides a range of technology solutions to banks worldwide, said it was shutting down key systems in response to a security breach discovered Friday morning. London-based Finastra has offices in 42 countries and reported more than $2 billion in revenues last year. Earlier today, sources at two different U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2019

A report co-sponsored by Lloyd’s of London paints a chilling scenario for how a worldwide cyberattack could trigger economic losses of some $200 billion for companies and government agencies ill-equipped to deflect a very plausible ransomware attack designed to sweep across the globe. Related: U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2023

Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack, threat actors had access to access company data. The company immediately launched an investigation into the incident with the help of specialist support services, it also notified the relevant authorities.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Companies with an annual revenue of US$250,000 to US$999,999 report feeling less prepared to deal with cyber risks in 2023 (76%) than they did in 2022 (70%).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The REvil ransomware gang (aka Sodinokibi) claims to have stolen info from the systems at the company before encrypting them. The cybercrime gang published some screenshots showing directories and files from the systems of the breached company. “Absolutely all servers and working computers of the company are hacked and encrypted.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Nanotechnology company Chiral is today announcing a $3.8m The immediate reaction of the market to the prototype, which quickly led to the company’s first batch of pilot customers, convinced the co-founders that they should continue their activity as a company. They incorporated Chiral in June 2023 as a result.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2020

Computer systems at EVRAZ, a multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining company, have been hit by Ryuk ransomware. EVRAZ is one of the world’s largest multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining companies with headquarters in London. ” reported ZDNet.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

London, UK and Austin, Tex., It offers a unique scale-up opportunity for the company. He joins the company with nearly two decades banking experience, the last 12 of which while working for HSBC, where he led the API Strategy and Governance as well as Modern Architectures for the group.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2022

As their cities suffered more intense bombardment by Russian military forces this week, Ukrainian Internet users came under renewed cyberattacks, with one Internet company providing service there saying they blocked ten times the normal number of phishing and malware attacks targeting Ukrainians.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

The City of London Police announced to have arrested seven teenagers suspected of being members of the notorious Lapsus$ extortion gang , which is believed to be based in South America. “Four researchers investigating the hacking group Lapsus$, on behalf of companies that were attacked, said they believe the teenager is the mastermind.”

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 19, 2022

On December 9, 2022, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP London senior consultant attorney Rosemary Jay received the 2022 PICCASO Privacy Award for Achievement in recognition of her longstanding contributions to the data privacy industry. The awards were announced this month at a ceremony in London. “We

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The Guardian Data Protection

MARCH 20, 2018

Last week, David Carroll , an associate professor at Parsons School of Design in New York, filed a statement in the high court in London in support of a claim to recover his data and reveal its source, citing Cambridge Analytica and SCL Elections Ltd, described as its parent company.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Over the last months, the Lapsus$ gang compromised many high-profile companies such as NVIDIA , Samsung , Ubisoft , Mercado Libre, Vodafone , Microsoft , Okta , and Globant. The arrest is the result of a joint investigation conducted by City of London Police with the U.K. 9,613/1998.” ” continues the statement.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 24, 2022

Less techie, but hopefully something you'll all enjoy 😊 References NDC Melbourne was very much like a reunion being the first NDC event we've been back to since London in Jan 2020 (and being able to share it with the kids made it extra special 😊) The travel thread continues, with much more to come yet before hitting home (a (..)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The increase in cyber losses in recent years pushed up prices, some insurance companies also changed their policies to limit their refunds in case of cyber incidents. In 2019, Zurich initially refused to refund $100 million to food company Mondelez because it considered the NotPetya attack as “an act of war” that is not covered by its policy.

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