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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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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.
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24 Oct
Account takeover attacks: The digital scam taking phishing’s crown
By now phishing attacks, in which an attacker impersonates trusted organisation to obtain sensitive information, are familiar to many internet users. However, what if the attack came from a trusted boss, colleague or friend?
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24 Oct
Morrisons targeted by bogus ‘William Wilke’ email
Who is William Wilke?
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24 Oct
Have the hackers won? Businesses freeze over cybersecurity action
When it comes to taking action on cybersecurity, many businesses are freezing over concerns that they cannot match the capabilities of hackers.
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22 Oct
Home Group data breach hits 4,000 housing association customers
Home Group, one of the UK’s biggest housing associations, has suffered a data breach in which thousands of personal details are believed to have been stolen.
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22 Oct
Autoclerk leak exposing US military, government data “should never have been possible”
A vast leak of a database belonging to reservations management system Autoclerk exposing 179GB of personal data, including those belonging to US military, government and Department of Homeland Security personnel, has been condemned by the cybersecurity industry.
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18 Oct
Arm joins forces with UK government in “significant milestone” in designing out cyber threats
A partnership between the UK government and chipmaker Arm to develop new chip technologies that are more resistant to cyberattacks has been welcomed by the cybersecurity industry.
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17 Oct
Understanding cybersecurity in the world of risk society
Renowned sociologist Ulrich Beck explained how modern society was becoming a “Risk Society” in that “it is increasingly occupied with debating, preventing and managing risks that it itself has produced”.
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16 Oct
Germany will not preemptively ban Huawei from 5G networks
Germany has announced that it will not preemptively exclude Huawei’s 5G technology from being used in its mobile networks.
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14 Oct
Robots are trusted – and that makes them a powerful tool for heists
Social robots are on the rise, and with the ability to easily gain our trust, they could easily be used to perform cybercriminal activity, such as heists that involve gaining access to secure buildings, according to research published today.
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11 Oct
Smile and wave: The global race to biometric adoption
Despite the prediction that the global biometrics market will grow to over $24 billion by 2023, only 30% of that growth market will come from North America.
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10 Oct
Sex industry forum suffers data breach (and professionals could get caught with their pants down)
A Dutch website where users share reviews, experiences and tips on the sex industry has been compromised by hackers, exposing the details of its 250,000 users that had signed up to use the forum and leaving them vulnerable to exploitation.
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9 Oct
Ecuador is in serious need of proper data protection laws following massive breach
In an era when some of the largest corporations in the world have failed to properly secure the personal data of billions of people, lawmakers have become keen to push legislation aimed at giving consumers greater control over their personal data.
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8 Oct
Could a record-breaking Facebook GDPR fine do “more harm than good”?
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has concluded its investigation into Facebook’s WhatsApp, with the tech giants accused of breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
