The prolific cyber criminal gang, LockBit, have released screens shots apparently showing that they have stolen 100GB of data from the Agenzia delle Entrate, or the Italian Government Tax Department. At the moment only a small sample of the data has been made public by LockBit, to convince the Italian …
Are you among the 300,000 plus shops using PrestaShop? If so read on… If you have an online shop and have no idea what platform you are using, definitely read on…
If you read the above headline and know your company has an online shop, but you are unsure what platform your website managers are using, or even who has the responsibility for the cyber security of that website, then you have an even bigger problem. If your customer’s personal information …
Really big numbers when it comes to leaking user’s personal data
One of the earliest posts on Smart Thinking was about Twitter being hacked: Twitter hack – Smart Thinking Solutions Now here we are again. What appears to be a lone threat actor, got inside their systems, with enough time to exfiltrate a substantial amount of Twitter user personal information. This …
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Are you trying to improve your organisation’s cyber security? Lessons from the largest data theft ever. UPDATED 11 July 2022.
This post was first published on 5 July 2022. The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, is calling for improved cyber security, in the country following the unprecedented alleged data theft by ChinaDan: Security warning after sale of stolen Chinese data – BBC News Details of the theft are starting to be …
Marriot Hotels suffer another data breach
Three data breaches in four years – unbelievable! If you have stayed in a Mariott Hotel, then your personal information has probably been stolen. Marriott Hotels suffers third data breach in 4 years • The Register The attack was not “highly sophisticated”, which is what is normally claimed by these …
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