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Key cybersecurity news, insight and features on the latest data breaches, threat actors, cyberattacks and beyond from around the world. Cybersecurity is one of the most important issues facing the world of technology today, and is only set to worsen in the coming years. Keep on top of the latest developments and cybersecurity news with Verdict, with articles that include insight from some of the biggest names in the field.
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22 Jan
55% of PC applications installed worldwide are out-of-date
PC users and their personal data have been left vulnerable to security risks due to out-of-date PC applications, new research has found.
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22 Jan
Four million millennials’ data exposed: “Organisations need to do more”
“Merry belated Christmas, millennials.
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21 Jan
BSI reveals its 2019 cybersecurity trends
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has revealed its top three 2019 cybersecurity trends.
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21 Jan
Brexit will make the UK a target for cybercriminals – but could it be an opportunity for improvement?
The United Kingdom will crash out of the European Union in March, and law enforcement won’t be spared from the disruption that is expected to follow.
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18 Jan
Brexit could increase the UK’s cyberattack risk – is education the answer?
Brexit runs the risk of making the UK less able to defend against a cyberattack, prompting one expert to call for an increased focus on cybersecurity education in schools.
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18 Jan
Cybersecurity VC investment hits record high, but is a bubble ahead?
Venture capital investment in cybersecurity startups has reached an all-time high, but that isn’t necessarily good news, according to one cybersecurity expert.
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18 Jan
The rise of Magecart: What do businesses need to know to keep customers safe?
Magecart is an umbrella term given to at least seven cybercrime groups that insert malicious JavaScript code to collect consumer card data at website checkouts.
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17 Jan
Cybercrime could cost companies as much as $5.2 trillion over the next five years
Additional costs incurred and revenue lost as a result of cybercrime could cost businesses as much as $5.2 trillion over the next five years, as businesses struggle to protect their increasingly complex internet-enabled business models.
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17 Jan
Do hackers have your password? Record 773 million Collection #1 data dump discovered
Troy Hunt, founder of data breach database Have I Been Pwned?
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15 Jan
UK risk managers more worried about cybersecurity than Brexit
Despite the widespread disruption to business that Brexit is expected to bring when the UK exits the European Union in March, just 14% of UK organisations who took part in a global survey believe it poses the biggest risk to business in 2019.
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14 Jan
US government shutdown puts nation’s cybersecurity at risk
As the United States Federal Government shutdown enters its 24th day, the impact of the longest shutdown in history is being felt across the country.
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11 Jan
Unsecured MongoDB database leaves details from 200 million CVs exposed
A huge MongoDB database containing the personal details of millions of job seekers in China was left unprotected for at least a week, it has emerged.
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11 Jan
Latest UK critical national infrastructure report threw chum in shark-infested waters
At the end of last year, a critical report from a Parliamentary Committee commented on the country’s inability to defend UK critical national infrastructure (CNI) from cybersecurity threats.
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11 Jan
Mondelez sues Zurich over NotPetya cyberattack – but insurer’s act of war argument is the wrong move
US food giant Mondelez is suing Zurich for $100m after the insurer failed to pay out on a claim for damage caused by the infamous NotPetya cyberattack.
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9 Jan
Fingerprint authentication is moving from a single button to the whole device
The question of who you can trust with your passwords is rapidly approaching the answer: no one.
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7 Jan
Millennials are shaping workplace cybersecurity – here’s how
Digital transformation has shaped the business world in recent years and unlocked a host of innovative new working practices.
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4 Jan
Marriott hack update: Hackers stole 5.25 million unencrypted passport numbers
Hotel giant Marriott has given an update to the data breach that saw the details of millions of customers of its Starwood subsidiary exposed, confirming that 5.25 million unencrypted passport numbers were involved in the Marriott hack.
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4 Jan
Mass hack of German politicians “very damaging” to government credibility
A large-scale hack of German polticians has seen personal data, including credit cards, contact details and private conversations, exposed online.
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3 Jan
Rise of the cyber bounty hunters: European Commission sets targets for open source hacking programme
The targets have been set for bounty hunters to search out vulnerabilities in the open source software used across European Union institutions, starting from 7 January 2019.
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3 Jan
Relationships and security: Who can you trust with your passwords?
When a relationship ends, you might look back at shared memories and intimacies, but a UK Government-funded cybersecurity programme is now warning people to think about the passwords and PINs shared in the throes of romance.
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24 Dec
Foiling festive cyberattacks: “Home Alone” tips to stop holiday hackers
Crime of all kinds increases during the holiday season.
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21 Dec
97% of organisations are still vulnerable to basic cyber exploits
Despite spending on cybersecurity expected to reach an all-time high in 2019, exceeding $124bn according to Gartner, the majority of organisations are still vulnerable to basic cyber exploits, a recent study has found.
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20 Dec
Huawei rejects spying fears: “No evidence that Huawei is damaging cybersecurity”
The Huawei spying furore that has seen the US government to claim the company may be spying on behalf of China has been addressed by the company’s rotating chairman, who insists the company is not engaging in any such activity.
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18 Dec
UN will be forced to introduce cybersecurity treaty in 2019: Experts
The ever-increasing escalation in state-sponsored cyberattacks will force the United Nations (UN) to introduce a cybersecurity treaty in 2019, according to researchers at WatchGuard Technologies’ Threat Lab.
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17 Dec
Post-Brexit EU immigration cuts expose UK to increased cyberattacks, expert warns
The plan to cut EU immigration by 80% post-Brexit will leave UK companies increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a cybersecurity recruitment expert.
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14 Dec
Latest Elon Musk Bitcoin scammer lures users on ramen tweet
A professional golf long driver appears to have had has his Twitter account hacked to spread the latest Elon Musk bitcoin scam.
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14 Dec
Boomoji data leak leaves 125 million exposed, highlighting need for proactive approach to cybersecurity
Boomoji, an app that allowed iOS and Android users to create 3D avatars, has suffered a data leak that could have potentially compromised the personal data of more than 125 million people.
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13 Dec
Cyberattack costs to rise to $6tn a year by 2021: Report
Cyberattacks are now the fastest-growing crime in the world, and are expected to cost the global economy $6tn a year by 2021, according to a report by Cybersecurity Ventures.
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11 Dec
Consumers left vulnerable as cybercriminals deliver online shopping spam campaigns for Christmas
While the methods used by cybercriminals to steal data and access accounts seem to getting more complex – from criminal organisations impersonating CEOs to breaching databases containing the credentials of hundreds of millions of users – new research shows that the oldest methods are still the most common.
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7 Dec
Dark web recruitment: In the web’s lawless underbelly, there are still rules
What we see when we browse the web is just the tip of the iceberg.