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McAfee Names Peter Leav as New CEO
- Saturday, 25 January 2020
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Cybersecurity company McAfee has appointed Peter Leav, who formerly led BMC Software, as its new CEO. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Saudi Arabia Denies Role in Hack of Jeff Bezos’ Phone
- Saturday, 25 January 2020
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Saudi Arabia has dismissed as “absurd” allegations that the kingdom’s leader was involved in the hacking of Jeff Bezos’s mobile phone. So reports CNBC.
Read more...City of Las Vegas Suffers 'Cyber Compromise'
- Saturday, 18 January 2020
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The City of Las Vegas has acknowledged that its computer system experienced a “cyber compromise.” So reports NBC 3 Las Vegas.
Read more...UK Retailer Dixons Carphone Fined Over Data Breach
- Saturday, 18 January 2020
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The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office has hit Dixons Carphone with a fine of £500,000 (U.S. $653,000) for a data breach affecting about 5.6 million credit cards. So reports Compliance Week.
Read more...Texas Officials Disclose 10,000 Iranian Hacking Attempts
- Saturday, 18 January 2020
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Iranian hackers launched about 10,000 attempted cyber attacks on the computer systems of Texas state agencies in just two days, state officials have revealed. So reports The Daily Beast.
Read more...Equifax Settles Hacking Lawsuit for $380.5M
- Saturday, 18 January 2020
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A judge has approved a $380.5 million settlement by Equifax to end a class action over the company’s massive 2017 data breach. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...NSA Warns Microsoft of Glaring Security Flaw
- Saturday, 18 January 2020
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Microsoft has released a free software patch to fix a security flaw in its Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, citing a tip-off from the National Security Agency. So reports Wired.
Read more...Wawa, Landry’s Warn Customers of Data Breaches
- Wednesday, 15 January 2020
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East Coast convenience store chain Wawa and Houston restaurant company Landry’s are among the latest businesses to inform customers that their personal information may have been compromised.
Read more...Cyber Attack Hits Austria’s State Department
- Wednesday, 15 January 2020
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A cyber attack thought to be delivered by another nation has hit Austria’s equivalent to the U.S. Department of State. So reports BBC News.
Read more...Google+ Data Breach Class Action Settles for $7.5M
- Wednesday, 15 January 2020
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Google has reached a $7.5 million settlement in a putative class action lawsuit relating to the exposure of data in its now-scuttled Google+ social media service. So reports Business Insurance.
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