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What You Need to Know About the Tangerine Customer Data Leak

The Australian telecommunications company Tangerine recently found itself in hot water after a data breach that exposed the personal details of approximately 232,000 customers. The hack occurred on February 18, 2024, impacting customers who were Tangerine users between June 2019...

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Medibank Faces $250 Million as Penalty for Data Breach

Medibank’s travails after being hit by cybercriminals do not seem to be ending. APRA, The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, has asked the insurer to hold another $250 million in capital as security. This is a punishment meted out to Medibank...

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AT&T Suffers a Major Data Breach, Informs 9 Million Customers

Cybercriminals have managed to cause a data breach at the vendor system of AT&T, the multinational telecommunications company, in January 2023 and exposed vast amounts of data, including wireless account numbers, first names of customers, wireless phone numbers, and email...

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FoggyWeb: SolarWinds Hackers Access Microsoft AD Servers

Background The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has released information on the uncovering of a widespread malicious email campaign undertaken by the activity group that Microsoft tracks as NOBELIUM. Nobelium, which operates from Russia, is the name given to the threat actor behind...

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Head in the Clouds: Aussie Businesses Experiencing Rise in Serious Data Breaches

From 22 February 2018, it became a requirement for certain data breaches, known as “eligible data breaches”, to be notified to the Australian Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals. Previously, it was not mandatory to supply notification of data breaches. A...

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Cyber Security Breaches in Cloud Computing

Cloud computing has been adopted by almost every organization due to its various benefits and work flexibility. However, with this adoption of the cloud, certain cybersecurity issues have been observed in cloud computing. Approximately 94% of organizations are moderate to...

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“More Data Breaches”: New Warning To Aussie Banks

Bank robbers don’t need balaclavas and shotguns anymore; they just need computers and stable networks! This is what the revelations of 36 significant data breach notifications from the boards of financial services firms in just four months give substance to....

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PCI DSS Compliance: What Does It Mean And Why Should I Care?

 Just made your decision on starting an online business? Then, you need to find the best payment methods too! Online purchases continue to progress drastically in number, so does the volume of credit card data stolen every year. At the...

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Europe’s Cyber Watchdog For Banks Keeps Getting Hacked

Cybercriminals have rattled the European Central Bank (ECB) by breaching one of its websites, for the second time in the last five years.  This time, the hack targeted ECB’s BIRD (Banks’ Integrated Reporting Dictionary) website, which grants banks an explicit...

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