High Street pawnbroker Cash Converters has warned customers about a data breach on its website. The company said customer usernames, passwords and addresses had potentially been accessed by a third…
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Brexit: UK seeks data transfer pact with EU
By Chris Baraniuk The UK will seek “new arrangements” with the EU in order to allow for the continued free flow of personal data, according to a government paper. It…
Abta website hit by cyber attack
The travel trade organisation, Abta, says a cyber attack on its website may have affected about 43,000 people. About 1,000 files accessed may include personal identity information of individuals who…
Kiddicare customer data stolen from 'test' website
Parenting retailer Kiddicare has suffered a data breach that exposed the names, addresses and telephone numbers of some of its customers. The company said it had emailed 794,000 people who…
The 10 biggest corporate cyber security blunders
Staggering number of firms investigated in by ICO in 2014. By Sooraj Shah: People may be forgiven for thinking that cyber security blunders only occur in US organisations. After all…