Data breach stories
World Backup Day now warns boards that backup is no mere IT chore, but a frontline defence against ransomware targeting recovery itself.
Agentic AI promises effortless digital delegation, but its admin-level access to data and systems creates profound privacy and security risks.
TrendAI and Nvidia link DSX Air with digital twin security tools so AI datacentre “factories” can be hardened before hardware is built.
Black Kite weaves Open FAIR into its platform to automate financial loss estimates in third-party cyber risk assessments and reviews.
SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC cut short a Saturday night cyberattack, spotting rogue ScreenConnect activity and isolating a compromised PC.
AI agents are fuelling a new wave of cyber risk, as criminals weaponise automation to speed up ransomware and sharpen extortion tactics.
Big businesses can spot cyber intrusions but struggle to contain them fast, leaving cloud-era networks exposed to deeper, costlier breaches.
Cloud identity compromise now drives over 80% of cyber incidents, as attackers increasingly abuse trusted accounts and workplace tools.
Once dubbed obsolete, USB drives are booming again, with the market set to hit USD $13.1 billion by 2030 despite mounting security fears.
A critical MediaTek boot flaw lets attackers steal PINs and crypto wallets from powered-off Android phones with a 45-second USB attack.
IBM warns shadow AI, deepfakes and quantum threats will reshape cyber risk by 2026, as autonomous agents speed breaches and ransomware.
Misconfigured Salesforce Experience Cloud guest profiles are being exploited for mass data harvesting, with up to 400 firms possibly affected.
Jazz raises USD $61m to launch AI-led data loss prevention platform that slashes alert noise and targets higher-confidence risks.
Attackers are ditching malware for stolen identities, misconfigurations and abused AI tools, Google warns in its latest cloud threat report.
Cohesity debuts sovereign cloud tie-ups, AI-driven threat tools and midsize bundle to harden data protection as enterprises scale AI.
Two-thirds of stolen identities are reused in fresh fraud, with many circulating for months as synthetic “Frankenstein” profiles, research warns.
UK firms report rising nation-state cyberattacks as average ransomware payouts soar to GBP £7.71 million, outstripping security budgets.
Survey finds many Australians shrug off data breach warnings, seeing cyber attacks as inevitable despite rising risks and tailored support calls.
Ingram Micro warns MSPs that generative AI is shifting cyber risk to the information layer, demanding new focus on data use and governance.
Hitachi Vantara launches new AI-ready block and object storage in Singapore to unify data platforms as enterprises scale production AI.
