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Equifax hack puts data of 400000 UK customers at risk
The Guardian “The Information Commissioner's Office have been pressing the firm to establish the scale of any impact on UK citizens and have also been engaging with relevant US and UK agencies about the nature of the data breach. “It can take some time to … Equifax Credit Reporting Agency Says Data Breach May Have Affected 143 Million Customers |
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Billions of Bluetooth Devices at Risk
CCM BlueBorne can be used to infect many different devices that use operating systems including Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, and those used by Internet of Things (IoT) devices, with ransomware. "BlueBorne allows attackers to take control of devices … BlueBorne Information from the Research Team – Armis Labs Hey, Turn Bluetooth Off When You're Not Using It About Half A Million Pacemakers At The Risk Of Getting Hacked |
And don’t imagine for a second that because you may have never heard of Equifax, or done no business with them, that you have somehow escaped from being affected by this breach.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Cyber Risk News & Trends
Lexology (registration) Companies should “use the intervening time to develop or fine-tune their breach response protocols.” Once a breach happens, it's “too late” to put protocols in place. Companies seeking to prepare in advance of the data breach notice mandate should … |