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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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10 Dec
Russia sporting ban could lead to a rise in “cyber assaults”
Yesterday, it was announced that Russia has been banned from competing in international sporting events for the next four years by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
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2 Dec
Majority of top UK companies face vulnerabilities ahead of Windows 7 deadline
The majority of UK FTSE 250 and 100 companies could have security vulnerabilities due to the use of outdated systems.
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29 Nov
Black Friday technology: A survival guide for small retailers
Last year, the Black Friday weekend brought in $6.2bin in online sales, and this is only predicted to be a bigger figure this year.
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27 Nov
Smart watch vulnerability leaves locations of 5,000 children exposed
Researchers at the IoT laboratory at the AV-TEST Institute have warned that the SMA-WATCH-M2, a children’s smart watch with a GPS tracker, contains serious vulnerabilities that could expose the data and location of thousands of children around the world.
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27 Nov
Who is responsible for cloud security? It’s a bit foggy, finds McAfee
UK businesses are steaming ahead to become cloud-only companies, but establishing who is responsible for cloud security in an organisation is struggling to keep pace.
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26 Nov
Buguroo raises $11m to expand deep learning fraud detection tech
Madrid-based cybersecurity startup buguroo has raised $11m in a Series A funding round, enabling it to expand its deep learning-based tools and expand its products to new markets.
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26 Nov
Healthcare data breaches expose 38 million records in 2019, highlighting “cultural issue”
Over the course of 2019, over 38 million healthcare records have been exposed in data breaches in the US alone, according to research published today by the HIPAA Journal.
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22 Nov
Number of UK organistions paying ransomware has doubled: CrowdStrike
The number of UK organisations paying ransomware demands from supply chain attacks has doubled in the past year, according to a report published by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
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21 Nov
Labour manifesto promises “overhaul” of British cybersecurity
The newly released Labour manifesto sees Jeremy Corbyn’s party promise a clampdown on cybersecurity incidents by overhauling how the UK handles the issue.
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20 Nov
What is juice jacking and should you stop phone charging at airports?
Earlier this month the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office posted a warning about a USB charging scam known as ‘juice jacking’.
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19 Nov
Arron Banks hacked: Leave.EU founder to take legal action against Twitter
The Twitter account of Leave.EU co-founder Arron Banks has been suspended following a hack that exposed the personal messages of the Brexit financier.
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15 Nov
We’d change AWS S3 bucket security if we had “a time machine”: AWS director
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) director has said that if the cloud provider had a “time machine” the company would take a different approach to the security of its most popular cloud product, AWS S3, to prevent customers from accidentally leaking data.
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13 Nov
5G security flaws pose “serious threat” to safety, experts warn
A host of security flaws discovered in 5G technology that include enabling a victim’s real-time location to be tracked are a “serious” cause for concern, prompting experts to call for “urgent” fixes.
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12 Nov
Labour cyberattack: Was a nation state behind the incident?
Who is behind the Labour cyberattack that saw the UK’s second biggest party hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that briefly slowed down campaigning efforts?
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12 Nov
Labour DDoS attack “should be a significant concern to all voters”
The news that the UK Labour Party has been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, described as a “sophisticated and large-scale cyberattack” by the political party, has been hailed as a concern for the entire country.
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7 Nov
Three top tips for optimal cybersecurity from BlackBerry’s CTO
How often do you think about cybersecurity?
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7 Nov
Google beefs up Play Store security with App Defense Alliance
Google has formed an alliance with three cybersecurity firms to protect the Google Play Store from malicious Android apps.
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6 Nov
Ministry of Justice spoofed in emerging phishing campaign
A new phishing campaign is mimicking the UK Ministry of Justice in order to scare victims into installing information-stealing malware.
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4 Nov
Cyber security trends: InfoSec leads Twitter mentions in Q3 2019
Verdict lists the top five tweeted terms in cyber security in Q3 2019, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform.
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4 Nov
Vedantu data breach exposes 687,000 customer details
India-based educational technology firm Vedantu has suffered a data breach, exposing “extensive personal information” on 687,000 users.
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1 Nov
How the threat of hacking looms over the 2020 election
With the UK bracing for a general election and campaigning ahead of the US 2020 presidential election now in full swing, the threat of election hacking is once more a key topic of conversation.
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31 Oct
Cyberattack on Indian nuclear power plant “should come as no surprise”
Cybersecurity experts have said that the cyberattack on India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant should come as “no surprise” given the high-value of critical infrastructure and India’s geopolitical position.
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31 Oct
Cyberattacks against schools see dramatic surge
Cyberattacks targeting schools in both the US and UK have increased in frequency significantly in 2019, according to research published today.
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30 Oct
NSO Group lawsuit exposes uncomfortable truth of 21st-century espionage
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, raising questions around the complicated role the private sector plays in facilitating government surveillance and the dangers posed by its cyberweapons ending up in the wrong hands.
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30 Oct
Cybercrime and the rise of self-service kiosks
In today’s always-on world, citizens inevitably place high demands on their providers to offer them a fast seamless, personalised and often self-managed service.
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29 Oct
Georgia cyberattack has hallmarks of nation-state attack
The Georgia cyberattack that took more than 2,000 websites and a national TV station offline has the hallmarks of a nation-state attack, according to cybersecurity experts.
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28 Oct
Xiaomi pet feeders flaw could let hacker mess with pets’ feeding schedules
A security researcher has discovered a serious flaw in Xiaomi pet feeders that could enable a malicious party to interfere with the feeding schedules of pets across the world.
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25 Oct
UN phishing attack: “Few organisations on the planet with more to lose”
Several high profile international organisations, including the UN, have fallen victim to an extensive spear-phishing campaign.
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25 Oct
New API management providers focus on security
A new breed of application program interface (API) management providers are looking to fill the security gaps where traditional vendors fall short. These API security startups showed up in full force at this month’s API World in California.
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25 Oct
Dug Song of Duo Security on Cisco, cybersecurity and skateboarding
A former member of elite hacker group w00w00, Dug Song co-founded Duo Security in 2010 with Jon Oberheide, specialising in multi-factor authentication.
