Benjamin David
Infosecurity
United Kingdom
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Cybersecurity’s New Quantum Shift: When Cryptographers Team Up Against Tomorrow’s Qubits
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Aon Hack Exposed Sensitive Information of 146,000 Customers
Aon recently disclosed that 145,889 of its North American customers had their sensitive information exposed in a large data breach. The British multinational financial services firm that sells a range of risk-mitigation products announced that hackers breached its systems “at various times” from December 29 2020 to February 26 2022. Aon disclosed the breach in a Securities & Exchange… → Read More
UK Councils and Hospitals Vulnerable to Cyber Hackers
Investigation found hundreds of vulnerabilities on UK public service websites → Read More
97% Of UK Business Leaders Expect Quantum Computing to Disrupt Their Sectors
The EY Quantum Readiness Survey 2022 contains the responses of 501 executive-level business leaders → Read More
#InfosecurityEurope2022: Q&A With "The People Hacker' Jenny Radcliffe
Radcliffe detailed the skills people require to become social engineers and physical infiltrators → Read More
Parting Shots (Q2 2022 Issue)
Deputy editor Benjamin David argues that cyber is a weapon, and it won’t be long until it costs lives → Read More
Gloucester Council IT Systems Still Not Fully Operational Six Months After Cyber-Attack
The authority said its servers were compromised on December 20 last year → Read More
Russian Ministry Website Reportedly Hacked
Russia's state news agency said hackers were demanding a ransom → Read More
Ransomware Attacks Increasing at "Alarming" Rate
Ransomware breaches have increased by 13% – more than last five years combined – according to new report → Read More
US Car Giant General Motors Hit by Cyber-Attack Exposing Car Owners’ Personal Info
The stuffing attack exposed customer information and allowed hackers to redeem rewards points → Read More
Mark Zuckerberg Sued Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach
An investigation found Zuckerberg had lax oversight of users and created misleading privacy agreements → Read More
Ransomware Hackers Steal Personal Data of 500,000 Students and Staff in Chicago
Four years’ worth of records were accessed during the data breach → Read More
Anonymous Declares Cyber-War on Pro-Russian Hacker Gang Killnet
After declaring cyber-war, Anonymous announced that the official Killnet site was offline → Read More
Pro-Russian Hackers Hit Critical Government Websites in Italy
Hacker group Killnet has targeted approximately 50 Italian institutions, including the council of judiciary → Read More
Modern "Smart" Farm Machinery Vulnerable to Cyber-Attackers
A new report warns hackers could exploit flaws in agricultural hardware used to plant and harvest crops → Read More
Pharmacy Giant Hit By Data Breach Affecting 3.6 Million Customers
Pharmacy retailer Dis-Chem announced that an unauthorized party gained access to its customer database → Read More
Ransomware Hits American Healthcare Company Omnicell
Multinational company Omnicell recently confirmed that it had experienced a data breach after following a reported ransomware attack, impacting internal systems. The company, headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, learned of the ransomware attack, which it disclosed on May 9 2022 in a 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More details are likely to be disclosed in… → Read More
US Manufacturing Giant Parker Hit by Conti Ransomware Gang
The company announced that employees’ personally identifiable information was exposed in the breach → Read More
Breakfast Briefing: Securing the Everywhere Workplace
This private breakfast briefing event will cover the building blocks of a scalable security strategy, with a discussion of best practices for implementation and ongoing management → Read More
Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Data Breach Affects 40,000 Individuals
Investigation revealed unauthorized party accessed and possibly retained sensitive customer information → Read More