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Dutch authorities fine Netflix 4.75 mn euros over personal data use
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Dutch authorities fined video streaming giant Netflix 4.75 million euros ($4.98 million) Wednesday over its handling of subscribers’ personal data, which it said was unclear or incomplete in several respects. Read Here.
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Meta fined more than 250 million euro by Irish data commission following breach
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Meta has been fined more than 250 million euro (£206 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission over a data breach. Read Here.
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All Major European Financial Firms Suffer Supplier Breaches
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Third and fourth-party ecosystems have emerged as a major source of security risk, after new research highlighted that all (100%) of Europe’s biggest financial services companies suffered a breach via their suppliers in the past year. Read the full article via InfoSecurityMag.
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Hacker Breaches Rhode Island State System, Swipes Personal Data
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
An unknown hacker part of an international cybercrime group has breached a Rhode Island digital application and registration system and taken the personal data of some state residents. Read Here.
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Cyberattack Hits Krispy Kreme, Disrupting Online Orders
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Krispy Kreme shops are open, where staff can fill orders in person, but the breach has disrupted online ordering in parts of the US. Read Here.
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More than 2TB of Data Exfiltrated from AWS
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Customers of Amazon Web Services saw more than two terabytes of credentials, source code, and other account secrets exfiltrated as part of an ongoing attack campaign. Read Here.
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Cyber-crime Against Manufacturing Sector on the Rise
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Supply chain attacks against the manufacturing sector are up 50%, new data reveals. Cyber-criminals are ramping up their attacks on the manufacturing sector, exploiting outdated operational technology (OT) systems and interconnected supply chains with devastating effects. Read Here.
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North Tyneside Council apologises for data breach involving email addresses of 143 parents
- by Anthony Orjally
- Industry News
Human error has led to the breaching of 143 parents’ email addresses, says North Tyneside Council in an apology it has issued. Read Here.
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Professional Security Magazine: What we need to look out for in 2025
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
The IT security landscape is constantly evolving, and the next five years will likely see a mix of emerging threats, enhanced attack techniques, and new vulnerabilities. The year 2024 saw the introduction of several vulnerabilities including; Google Chromium V8, Apache Pulsar and Citrix NetScaler ADC to name a few. Additionally in 2024, we saw the […]
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MoD Cyberattack: Russian Hackers Expose Passwords, Spark Fears of Espionage and Operational Risks – Mike Gillespie, CEO, Advent IM
- by Anthony Orjally
- Advent IM Blog
The recent announcement the Ministry of Defence has been hit by a major cyberattack and as a result has had a data breach where passwords belonging to nearly 600 employees were stolen and leaked onto the dark web. has raised a few eyebrows. The attack is believed to have been carried out by Russian hackers […]
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