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Breach Mitsubishi Electric confirms its network was breached in June 2019
Mitsubishi Electric confirmed today that its computer network was breached by unnamed hackers in June last year and that the …
Breach Telnet credentials of 515,000 routers, servers & IoT devices dumped on hacker forum
A hacker has reportedly dumped Telnet credentials associated with more than 515,000 home routers, servers, and Internet-connected devices on a …
GDPR Fines for European privacy breaches reach 114 million euros, according to report
European regulators have imposed 114 million euros (£97.3 million) in fines for data breaches since tougher privacy rules came into force in mid-2018, with …
Cyber attack Travelex staff put away pens and paper as UK systems come back online
More than two weeks after a crippling ransomware attack forced Travelex staff to use pen and paper to calculate foreign …
Huawei Boris Johnson says Huawei critics need to suggest alternatives
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said those opposed to the use of equipment made by China's Huawei in the UK's …
Cyber security Exclusive: Cyber security firm McAfee hires new CEO
McAfee LLC told Reuters on Thursday it has hired Peter Leav, the former CEO of BMC Software, as its new …
Data privacy U.S. Treasury Secretary urges Apple and other tech companies to work with law enforcement
Apple Inc and other technology companies should cooperate with U.S. investigators, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday as law …
Breach PII of thousands of British professionals left exposed on unprotected Amazon database
Personal and employment details of thousands of British professionals as well as data stored by several British consulting firms were …
Threats NSA uncovers critical security vulnerability affecting all Windows 10 versions
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has discovered a critical security vulnerability named CVE-2020-0601 in Microsoft's Windows 10 and Windows …
Apps Dating apps share intimate data about users, says consumer group
Popular dating apps like Grindr and OkCupid share personal data about users, including their location and sexuality, with about 100 other businesses, …
iPhone Trump criticises Apple’s encryption stance on Pensacola phones
President Donald Trump lashed out at Apple Inc on Tuesday, castigating the iPhone maker for what he said was its …
Google Google cutting web cookies, ending lucrative tracking tool for advertisers
Alphabet Inc's Google within two years plans to block a common way businesses track online surfers in its Chrome browser, …
