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Los Angeles School Leak May Be Biggest Education Data Breach Yet
- Saturday, 08 October 2022
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The Los Angeles Unified School District appears to have suffered the largest education data breach in recent years after hackers leaked a 500GB trove of stolen information. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Schumer Pushes Feds to Step Up Cyber Safeguards for Consumers
- Saturday, 08 October 2022
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on federal agencies to do more to tackle breaches of consumer data. So reports CNN.
Read more...Australia’s Optus Hack: 'A Huge Wake-up Call'
- Thursday, 29 September 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described a data breach at Optus, the country’s second-largest wireless carrier, as a “huge wake-up call for the corporate sector” when it comes to safeguarding customers’ personal information. So reports The Age.
Read more...BlackBerry’s 2Q Cybersecurity Revenue Dips
- Thursday, 29 September 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
BlackBerry has announced that revenue in its cybersecurity segment in the second quarter was $111 million, down 7.5% from a year ago. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Revolut Hack Exposes Data of 50,000 Fintech Clients
- Thursday, 29 September 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Revolut, a UK-based fintech startup, has revealed a data breach that it says affects 50,150 customers. So reports BankInfoSecurity.
Read more...Watchfinder Reveals Breach Affecting Customer Information
- Thursday, 29 September 2022
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Watchfinder, a dealer in pre-owned high-end watches owned by Switzerland-based luxury giant Richemont, has disclosed a data breach that compromised customer information. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...American Airlines Data Breach Linked to Microsoft 365 Phishing
- Thursday, 29 September 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
American Airlines has said that it discovered a recently disclosed data breach after an employee’s hacked Microsoft 365 account was used in a phishing campaign. So reports Bleeping Computer.
Read more...SentinelOne Unveils $100M Fund for Security Startups
- Friday, 23 September 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
Cybersecurity company SentinelOne has rolled out a $100 million venture-capital fund for investing in other enterprise cybersecurity startups. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...EU Mulls Tougher Security Rules for Smart Devices
- Friday, 23 September 2022
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The European Union’s executive commission has proposed new legislation that would set mandatory cybersecurity standards for manufacturers of internet-connected devices. So reports Claims Journal.
Read more...American Airlines Cites Email Compromise in Data Breach
- Friday, 23 September 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
American Airlines has warned customers that hackers gained access to sensitive personal information after compromising an unspecified number of employee email accounts. So reports Bleeping Computer.
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