Hackers have stolen personal data in Singapore belonging to some 1.5 million people, or more than a third of the population, officials say. They broke into the government health database…
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Retail cyber security spending ineffective as breaches rise
Cyber attacks on the retail sector are increasing, and although most retailers plan to increase cyber security spending, planned investments are unlikely to be effective, a report reveals Warwick Ashford…
Who's leaving Amazon S3 buckets open online now? Cybercroooks, US election autodialers
Hundreds of thousands of voter records and contact info spilled By Shaun Nichols Security biz Kromtech has unearthed two more embarrassing – and potentially dangerous – cases of groups leaving…
Election interference to be sniffed out by early-alert system
An early warning system to spot attempts to subvert elections is being developed by an organisation backed by former US Vice-President Joe Biden. The not-for-profit Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity…
Emma's Diary faces fine for selling new mums' data to Labour
By Leo Kelion A company that offers pregnant women and new parents health advice and gifts, faces a fine for illegally sharing more than a million people’s personal data with…
Timehop admits to more data leakage, details GDPR danger
Bad actor was inside social network for months without being detected By Simon Sharwood Nostalgia aggregator Timehop has revised its advice about the data breach it reported earlier this week.…