Theft of identities along with personal information still accounts for the majority of data breaches, a new global survey by Gemalto has found. According to the 2015 Breach Level Index (BLI), identity theft accounted for 53% of all data breaches as well as 40% of “all compromised records” last year. Jason Hart, vice president and … More Identity theft accounts for ‘majority of data breaches’
Data breaches are coming thick and fast. Gemalto estimated there were 888 data breaches in the first half of 2015 alone, resulting in 246 million compromised records, while IBM research indicated that the average, consolidated total cost of a data breach last year hit $3.8 million, marking a 23% increase over 2013. 2015 has been … More 5 of the most devastating data breaches of 2015
VTech has announced that it has experienced a data breach, which has affected up to five million of its customers. The specialist electronic toys and technology company revealed that its Learning Lodge website, which has been “temporarily suspended”, was compromised on November 14th. Learning Lodge, which is similar to app stores like Google Play, is … More 5 million VTech customers affected by major data breach
The hack of British telecoms operator TalkTalk has been a huge talking point up and down the country, even amongst those who normally don’t follow computer security news. The reason? The company is a well-known brand, sponsoring ITV’s “The X Factor”, and has over four million customers using its mobile phone and broadband service. Possibly … More Nearly 157,000 TalkTalk customers had their personal details hacked
The extremely recent and still active TalkTalk cyberattack story has generated so much media interest, commentary and analysis that we can safely say that this is big, big news, the kind of topical story that intrigues and affects everyone. While such incidents still appear to be infrequent – especially on such a big scale – … More TalkTalk Cyberattack: The story so far
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