Millions of sensitive files dating back decades have been exposed after 3TB of data on a storage server was left publicly exposed by the Oklahoma Securities Commission. Researchers at UpGuard made the…
Month: January 2019
Researchers Find 87GB Trove of Breached Log-Ins
A leading security researcher has warned of a major trove of breached data being shared on hacking sites, containing over 772 million unique email addresses and more than 21 million unique…
UK Banks Finally Issue New Cards After Ticketmaster Breach
Two major UK high street banks have started to send out replacement cards for some of their customers, nine months after one lender reported fraudulent activity to Ticketmaster. Customers of NatWest…
Fighting cybercrime: Old tools for new threats
Digital communications and transactions have vastly increased the speed and convenience of business. But this digitization has also paved the way for whole new types of threats and risks that…
IT Teams Have One Year to Move Off Windows 7
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has urged organizations still on Windows 7 to plan now for the end of extended support in a year’s time. The GCHQ arm reminded IT…
3 Simple Ways To Boost IoT Security
By 2024, we’re going to have more than 22 billion connected devices in the world, according to Ericsson projections. And that’s not even including smartphones. We’re talking connected cars, robots,…