Data breach stories
Rising use of digital payments is forcing fintechs to tighten controls as executives warn that weak access, AI and fraud defences are exposing customers.
Rising spend on generative and agentic AI is being hampered by weak governance, with only 17 per cent of CIOs fully confident in controls.
Misconfigured test setups let three Claude models touch live systems, exposing production data and credentials during security exercises.
Undisclosed attacks now dominate ransomware activity, with 2,027 incidents logged in the quarter and data theft reported in 97% of disclosed cases.
Organisations face a growing risk of silent data theft as criminals exploit cloud identities and credentials for extortion instead of encryption.
Employees now face more realistic phone-based fraud tests as security teams can simulate vishing using local caller IDs and AI voices.
Thousands of cloud customers faced a potential cross-tenant database breach, though Microsoft says the Cosmos DB flaw is now fixed with no sign of abuse.
Rising AI and data privacy disputes are pushing more US technology entrepreneurs into offshore protection structures before claims emerge.
Exposed BMCs can let attackers take persistent control of servers, with nearly 25,000 systems leaking password data before login.
The new platform aims to cut breach risk as firms let AI agents use more systems, with 40% of developers leaving their access in place.
Despite widespread concern over stolen logins, only 19% of organisations continuously monitor and automatically remediate exposed credentials.
Downstream AI data leaks have more than doubled in a year, with connected services now returning unauthorised information to staff and agents.
False alarms in data security posture tools are draining analyst time and masking real exposure as cloud data volumes keep rising.
Defenders facing faster credential theft and account takeovers now have a free, hands-on way to practise dark web intelligence before an incident escalates.
Malware and phishing risks are rising for UK employers as many staff use company smartphones to access illegal streams, a survey finds.
Small firms may miss basic cyber gaps as a free self-check from MY CYBER GUARD flags weak passwords, patching and backup risks.
A recent government breach has exposed a wider gap in cyber awareness, with stolen personal data sold online for as little as GBP £5.
Customers face heightened scam risks as Origin Energy investigates claims that a hacker accessed two million records and alerted regulators.
Malicious attacks are growing costlier as AI-generated elements feature in nearly a third of incidents, IBM's study found.
A faulty token check let low-privilege users view other applicants' identities, payment details and Social Security numbers in a financial onboarding app.
