Phil Muncaster Around 2.6 billion records were stolen in 2017, an 88% increase on the previous year’s figures, according to Gemalto. The security firm’s 2017 Breach Level Index Report comprised data from…
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More data lost or stolen in first half of 2017 than the whole of last year
By John Leyden More data records have been lost or stolen during the first half of 2017 (1.9 billion) than all of 2016 (1.37 billion). Digital security company Gemalto’s Breach…
How fake data could lead to failed crops and other woes
By Mark Ward, Technology correspondent There’s a new cyber threat on the horizon. And it’s fiendishly subtle and potentially very dangerous. Fake data – altering databases and documents without anyone…