The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a €475,000 fine on Booking.com because the company took too long to report a data breach to the DPA. When the breach occurred, criminals obtained the personal data of over 4,000 customers. They also obtained the credit card information of almost 300 people. In a telephone scam […]

Norwegian Parliament, The Storting, has been the target of a cyberattack. The attack by unknown hackers was linked to a “vulnerability” in Microsoft’s Exchange software, the parliament said, adding that this was an “international problem.” Marianne Andreassen, Secretary General of the Storting, said: “We know that data has been extracted, but we do not have […]

Security company Verkada is reported to have been the victim of a hack of up to 150,000 security cameras. The attack targeted a Jenkins server used by its support team to perform bulk maintenance operations on customer cameras, such as adjusting camera image settings upon customer request. The attackers gained access to this server on […]

It has been reported that the European Banking Authority’s email servers have been compromised in a global Microsoft Exchange cyberattack. The EU body said personal data may have been accessed from its servers. And it had pulled its entire email system offline while it assessed the damage. In a statement it said: “The EBA is […]

A ransomware attack has affected IT systems at Spain’s State Public Employment Service (SEPE). A statement released by the SEPE said: “The SEPE is being subjected to a security incident during which the availability of its information and communication systems has been affected. The first urgent actions carried out have been carried out as quickly […]

It has been reported that the European Banking Authority’s email servers have been compromised in a global Microsoft Exchange cyber-attack. The EU body said personal data may have been accessed from its servers. And it had pulled its entire email system offline while it assessed the damage. An EBA statement said: “At this stage, the […]

Proofpoint, a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, has released its seventh annual State of the Phish report, which explores enterprise phishing experiences and provides an in-depth look at user awareness, vulnerability, and resilience. More than 75% of surveyed infosec professionals said their organisations faced broad-based phishing attacks-both successful and unsuccessful-in 2020, and ransomware infections impacted 66% […]

Canadian airplane manufacturer, Bombardier has announced that it recently suffered a limited cybersecurity breach. An initial investigation revealed that an unauthorized party accessed and extracted data by exploiting a vulnerability affecting a third-party file-transfer application, which was running on purpose-built servers isolated from the main Bombardier IT network. In accordance with established cybersecurity procedures and […]

Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has published its latest UAE Threat Index for January 2021. Researchers found that banking trojan Trickbot impacted 7% of organisations in the UAE, while the EMOTET trojan which has remained in first place in the top […]

The on-going pandemic has created a series of emergencies for UK manufacturers. A combination of rapidly implemented remote working, together with reduced staffing, closures and supply chain disruption led to lost revenue and productivity, with security neglected as business leaders sought to fight the most visibly pressing issues first. More than half (58%) of manufacturing […]