Equifax has taken down a customer help web page amid concerns over malware linked to the site. The firm said it took down the link for credit report assistance “out…
Month: October 2017
DMARC Fail: English Councils Exposing Users to Phishing
Phil Muncaster Over 100 English local councils are contravening government guidelines and exposing users to the risk of email scams by failing to implement the DMARC protocol, new research has…
In-Depth Med Records for 150K Americans leaked in Latest Amazon S3 Issue
Tara Seals Medical records covering the nature and results of weekly blood tests for 150,000 Americans have been exposed to the public, thanks to yet another company misconfiguring its Amazon…
Accenture Leaked Data Via Another AWS Misconfig
Phil Muncaster Consulting giant Accenture has become the latest big name found to be responsible for serious security failings after it exposed a trove of sensitive data in unsecured Amazon…
Australia jet and navy data stolen in 'extensive' hack
Sensitive information about Australia’s defence programmes has been stolen in an “extensive” cyber hack. About 30GB of data was compromised in the hack on a government contractor, including details about…
Musgrave cyber-attack hits Irish supermarkets
The company operating Centra, Mace and Supervalu stores in Ireland has said it has been hit by a cyber-attack. The County Cork-based Musgrave group confirmed on Tuesday that hackers tried…