Phil Muncaster Some 43% of UK businesses have experienced a security breach or cyber-attack in the past 12 months, a slight drop from a year previously, according to the latest…
Month: April 2018
Hotel door locks worldwide were vulnerable to hack
Millions of electronic door locks fitted to hotel rooms worldwide have been found to be vulnerable to a hack. Researchers say flaws they found in the equipment’s software meant they…
Cyber-attack website Webstresser taken down
Dominic Casciani A website blamed for launching more than four million cyber-attacks around the world, including attempts to crash banks in the UK, has been taken down in a major…
Altaba Fined $35m for Yahoo Breach Notification Failings
Phil Muncaster The company formerly known as Yahoo has agreed to pay a $35m penalty to the Securities and Exchange Commission after failing to notify the market promptly about a breach…
Ransomware infects Ukraine energy ministry website
Hackers have used ransomware to take the website of Ukraine’s energy ministry offline and encrypt its files. The website currently contains a message written in English, demanding a ransom of…
Dispelling the FUD: Key insights from the " #GDPR for Dummies" Roadshow
Shane Fuller As the deadline for compliance approaches, the fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) surrounding the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation is only growing. With masses of information…