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Staffing giant Manpower hit by major data breach - around 145,000 users affected, here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Attack against Manpower in late 2024 was most likely conducted by a known threat actor.

The majority of QR codes are spam, new survey claims

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Cisco Talos research details how QR codes are increasingly being used by cybercriminals.

The growing threat of data breaches in the age of AI and data privacy

By Fabien Rech published

With the fast-growing adoption of AI by cybercriminals, organizations need to stay ahead of the curve to prevent falling victim to these attacks and losing vital data.

One of the largest data leaks ever sees info on 1.5 billion people leaked online

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

A huge breach exposes data on over a billion Chinese citizens.

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"People should remain vigilant" – over 2 million British accounts have already been leaked in 2025, despite a global downtick

By Chiara Castro published

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Insider risk on the rise as survey finds 50% of employees have too much privileged access - and AI will make it far worse

By Wayne Williams published

Privilege creep and shadow AI push insider threat levels higher, with 50% of workers granted more access than needed.

Salt Typhoon hackers used this clever technique to attack US networks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

More information about Salt Typhoon's October 2024 attack has been revealed.

Top VC firm is warning thousands their data may have been hacked - here's how to stay safe

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Insight Partners has started notifying roughly 12,000 people, months after concluding its investigation.

SonicWall confirms all of its cloud backup customers were affected by data breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

MySonicWall customers should be taking serious precautions.

One in five security breaches now thought to be caused by AI-written code

By Craig Hale published

Nearly a quarter of production code globally is now AI-generated, and yet 69% admit to finding vulnerabilities, report finds.

Google says hackers stole some of its data following Salesforce breach

By Sead Fadilpašić published

ShinyHunters finds its way into Google systems, but the search engine giant says it's nothing to be worried about.

Over 4 billion user records leaked in "largest breach ever" - here's what you need to know

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Hundreds of millions of users could be exposed in "largest breach ever" against Chinese victims.

Stalkerware data breach potentially hits over 2 million users, including thousands of Apple devices

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Consumer-grade spyware operation SpyX hit by data breach, with millions possibly affected.

Cyberattacks surged in 2025, with third party attacks seeing a huge rise

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Verizon data breach report finds third-party attacks doubled in 2024, and were present in 30% of all attacks.

Most people still can’t identify a phishing attack written by AI - and that's a huge problem, survey warns

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Most Gen Z users admit to having interacted with a phishing attack over the last year.

Logitech confirms data breach - but says it isn't sure exactly what information was lost

By Sead Fadilpašić, Sead Fadilpašić published

Logitech is playing down the importance of the breach, but victims are speaking out.

Bags of info stolen from multiple top luxury brands - double check your data now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Shiny Hunters are back to targeting luxury brands and this time around, it's Kering that fell.

iStorage launches 26TB hardware encrypted desktop hard drive; just make sure you remember your PIN and have backups

By Wayne Williams published

iStorage's PIN-authenticated 26TB desktop drive is built for companies who fear data breaches.

Most organisations are at risk thanks to immature supply chain security

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Supply chain worries affect 88% of respondents.

A guide to integrating application security into any cyber defense strategy

By Nipun Mahajan, Bill Oliver published

Integrating application security into a broader security framework is critical as applications are often the entry points for attackers.

Businesses still haven’t stopped using weak passwords, and it’s getting super risky

By Benedict Collins published

NordPass research finds hundreds of thousands of business accounts are still using easy to crack passwords.

French government agency breach may have exposed data on 340k jobseekers

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Names, addresses, and more exposed in a major data breach.

Millions of sensitive data records exposed online due to settings fault with this top Microsoft tool

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A misconfiguration on permissions leaked sensitive data on millions of people.

Massive Orange Belgium data breach may have hit over 850,000 customers - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Passwords and financial data were not taken, but customers should still be on their guard.

Your employee logins are more valuable to criminals than ever - here's how to keep them protected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Attacks against login credentials are surging, and cheap malware is to blame, experts find.

Over 400 million unwanted and malicious emails were received by businesses in 2024

By Efosa Udinmwen published

Report highlights rising cyber threats, and urges businesses to adopt advanced cybersecurity practices and foster a strong security culture.

Florida Department of State data breach may have exposed information of 500,000 people

By Sead Fadilpašić published

The breach has not yet been confirmed, but the hacker is making big claims.

Hackers claim to have stolen over a billion Salesforce records - and are demanding nearly $1 billion not to leak them

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters are urging victims to step forward and negotiate a deal.

Supermarket giant admits 2.2 million people could be hit by worrying data breach - what to do if you're affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Hackers are increasingly scanning for MOVEit instances.

Businesses are being plagued by API security risks - with nearly 99% affected

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Businesses need to up their game to stay safe from API security threats, report claims.