Yahoo has said that all of its three billion user accounts were affected in a hacking attack dating back to 2013. The company, which was taken over by Verizon earlier…
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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…
'It was always going to happen': Inside the cyber-attack on parliament
By Gordon Corera, Security correspondent On 23 June the British parliament came under a sustained cyber attack. In a matter of hours hackers made around 200,000 attempts to get into…
Last.fm breach from 2012 affected 43 million users
The stolen passwords were hashed, but they’re easily crackable. By Michael Kan Stolen data obtained from music site Last.fm back in 2012 has surfaced, and it looks like hackers made…
US Healthcare records offered for sale online
Three US healthcare organisations are reportedly being held to ransom by a hacker who stole data on hundreds of thousands of patients. The hacker has also put the 650,000 records…
How much is your stolen data worth on the dark web?
A new report reveals how much cyber criminals are willing to pay for stolen data on the dark web. By Sophie Curtis: Ever wondered how much your stolen data could…