IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Among other news: Lancashire-based Lad Media was wound up , and its director, Keith Hancock, was banned from forming or managing an organisation for four years, after the company was deemed to have violated the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations). April was a month of mixed results in the UK.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

Computer and Electronics 113

Computer and Electronics Phishing Ransomware Encryption 113

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. Ransomware. Ransomware. It was another busy month in the cyber security sector, as we discovered 143 incidents that resulted in 1,098,897,134 breached records. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 115

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. ChronoPay internal emails show that Freefrog was one of its investment projects that facilitated the sale of pirated Mp3 files. 18, 2013, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that U.S.

Computer and Electronics 213

Computer and Electronics Marketing Sales Healthcare 213