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Hackers Steal Customers’ Credit Cards From Newegg Electronics Retailer

The notorious hacking group behind the Ticketmaster and British Airways data breaches has now victimized popular computer hardware and consumer electronics retailer Newegg.

Bristol airport hit with ransomware attack

The Bristol airport in the UK recently recovered from a ransomware attack which prompted the airport to take flight information screens offline in an effort to keep the attack contained.

What is the cost of a data breach?

These are the factors that determine the cost of a breach, along with advice for minimizing their impact

British Airways Hacked – 380,000 Payment Cards Compromised

British Airways, who describes itself as “The World’s Favorite Airline,” has confirmed a data breach that exposed personal details and credit-card numbers of up to 380,000 customers and lasted for more than two weeks

T-Mobile Hacked — 2 Million Customers’ Personal Data Stolen

T-Mobile today confirmed that the telecom giant suffered a security breach on its US servers on August 20 that may have resulted in the leak of “some” personal information of up to 2 million T-Mobilecustomers.

New Man-in-the-Disk attack leaves millions of Android phones vulnerable

Security researchers at Check Point Software Technologies have discovered a new attack vector against the Android operating system that could potentially allow attackers to silently infect your smartphones with malicious apps or launch denial of service attacks.

Why schools are prime targets for data breaches

Breach attempts, including phishing emails and ransomware threats, happen constantly at schools and universities, according to Nicholas Tella, the director of information security and adjunct professor in the College of Engineering and Design at Johnson & Wales University.

Healthcare Cybersecurity: How Providers Can Catch Up

As threat vectors continue to expand, these best practices can help healthcare organizations get up to speed.

FBI arrests 74 in major crackdown on Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks

In a major success for law enforcement agencies against cybercrime groups that regularly carry out Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, the FBI arrested as many as 74 cyber criminals in just two weeks, 29 of whom were based in Nigeria, and another 42 were in the United States.

50.5 million Sungy Mobile customers exposed through open ports

Chinese app maker Sungy Mobile may have exposed the information of more than 50.5 million of its customers, according to researchers who were able to access dozens of the company’s databases through a pair of IP addresses that did not require any login credentials.