Telstra faces privacy breach investigation 

Telstra faces privacy breach investigation

In Risk - 27 October 2010 3:52 PM
Botched mailout to 220,000 customers.
Hell Pizza customer database hacked 

Hell Pizza customer database hacked

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 27 July 2010 12:01 PM
Personal details of 230,000 customers revealed.
Microsoft readies March Patch Tuesday fixes 

Microsoft readies March Patch Tuesday fixes

In Applications - By David Neal, 8 March 2010 10:06 AM
Two bulletins address eight vulnerabilities.
Symantec and Fujitsu join forces 

Symantec and Fujitsu join forces

In Cloud - By Shaun Nichols, 4 February 2010 10:54 AM
Offering server and data centre systems.
Restaurants file lawsuit against payment terminal vendor after identity theft 

Restaurants file lawsuit against payment terminal vendor after identity theft

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 30 November 2009 10:55 AM
Lack of PCI DSS compliance proves troublesome.
Radisson reveals details of data hack 

Radisson reveals details of data hack

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 21 August 2009 6:35 AM
Credit card details compromised?
Microsoft responds to criticism over late fix 

Microsoft responds to criticism over late fix

In Applications - By Daniel Robinson, 13 July 2009 10:28 AM
Flaw in ActiveX Control first reported in early 2008.
McAfee buys Solidcore 

McAfee buys Solidcore

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 18 May 2009 9:39 AM
McAfee has announced it is to acquire banking and retail software firm Solidcore Systems in a US$43 million deal which will give the firm cutting edge whitelisting capabilities ...
Symantec snaps up MessageLabs 

Symantec snaps up MessageLabs

In Messaging - By Ian Williams, 9 October 2008 9:24 AM
Symantec has announced plans to acquire MessageLabs for nearly US$700m in cash.
TJX customers to claim eligibility for breach settlement 

TJX customers to claim eligibility for breach settlement

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 5 March 2008 10:28 AM
TJX has begun distributing claims forms to customers whose information may have been compromised in the retail chain's massive data breach.
Barracuda fishes for email archive customers with new kit 

Barracuda fishes for email archive customers with new kit

By Dave Bailey, 23 January 2008 10:51 AM
Security firm Barracuda has launched a range of turnkey appliances
Data of 650,000 customers of JCPenney, other retailers, at risk after backup goes missing 

Data of 650,000 customers of JCPenney, other retailers, at risk after backup goes missing

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 21 January 2008 12:39 PM
The personally identifiable information of about 650,000 customers of JCPenney and other retailers is at risk after a data tape went missing from storage vendor Iron Mountain.
TJX customers get vouchers, three-day sale as part of breach settlement 

TJX customers get vouchers, three-day sale as part of breach settlement

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 25 September 2007 9:46 AM
Store vouchers and a three-day sale are some of the concessions TJX has pledged in a settlement with customers who sued the discount retail giant following a massive customer ...
Lawsuit: Apple puts customers at risk for ID theft 

Lawsuit: Apple puts customers at risk for ID theft

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 13 August 2007 9:48 AM
Apple Computer, known as much for secretive ways as it is for developing widely popular consumer electronics such as the iPod and iPhone, has been sued for disclosing too much ...
Marshal warns Optus users about security package 

Marshal warns Optus users about security package

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 18 June 2007 2:49 PM
Security vendor Marshal says Optus customers will become complacent about security.
Optus internet customers to receive free security 

Optus internet customers to receive free security

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 14 June 2007 2:20 PM
Optus partners with F-Secure to secure its Australian cable and DSL customers from threats at no extra cost.
Phishing scheme dupes bank customers into forwarding phone calls 

Phishing scheme dupes bank customers into forwarding phone calls

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 30 April 2007 9:42 AM
A phishing scheme attempted this week to capture both victims' personal information and their phone calls, according to researchers at SecureWorks.
ABN Amro compensates customers for phishing loss 

ABN Amro compensates customers for phishing loss

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 4 April 2007 10:20 AM
Dutch bank ABN Amro has paid compensation to four of its customers following a phishing attack that stole money from their accounts.
Hackers breach money transfer company accessing 80,000 customers  

Hackers breach money transfer company accessing 80,000 customers

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 16 January 2007 4:40 PM
A MoneyGram International server has been breached, allowing cybercrooks access to the personal information of nearly 80,000 people.
Phishing scams using FFIEC deadline to dupe financial customers 

Phishing scams using FFIEC deadline to dupe financial customers

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 29 November 2006 9:31 AM
CSOs and governance officers aren't the only ones studying up on compliance regulations. Phishers are also getting governance-savvy, sending bogus emails that pretend to bring ...
Hackers steal personal info of 19,000 AT&T customers 

Hackers steal personal info of 19,000 AT&T customers

By Dan Kaplan, 30 August 2006 6:34 PM
Hackers hijacked AT&T's computer system over the weekend and accessed the personal information of about 19,000 customers using the company's online store, the telecom giant ...
PayPal scheme urges customers to phone in personal info 

PayPal scheme urges customers to phone in personal info

By Frank Washkuch, 7 July 2006 7:10 PM
A new phishing scheme is tempting PayPal users to call a malicious phone number and leave their account information, researchers warned today.
Personal information of 970,000 AIG customers stolen 

Personal information of 970,000 AIG customers stolen

By Dan Kaplan, 15 June 2006 10:43 PM
Insurance provider American International Group (AIG) said Wednesday that the personal and medical information of nearly 1 million potential customers was placed at risk for ...
Customers warned of Sophos Ant-Virus flaw 

Customers warned of Sophos Ant-Virus flaw

By Frank Washkuch, 10 May 2006 7:36 PM
Sophos warned customers this week of a newly discovered vulnerability in a number of its products.
Trojan targets Spanish-speaking bank customers 

Trojan targets Spanish-speaking bank customers

By Frank Washkuch, 28 December 2005 8:47 PM
A new trojan blending spyware and phishing techniques is threatening Spanish-speaking bank customers, a European security firm warned this week.
Citigroup notifies 3.9 million customers of lost tapes with their data 

Citigroup notifies 3.9 million customers of lost tapes with their data

By Marcia Savage, 6 June 2005 8:13 PM
Citigroup on Monday said it is notifying 3.9 million consumer lending customers that computer tapes containing their personal data were lost by UPS while enroute to a credit ...
Banks advised to notify customers of data breaches 

Banks advised to notify customers of data breaches

By Marcia Savage, 25 March 2005 5:30 PM
The Federal Reserve Board has issued guidance that calls on financial institutions to notify customers of security breaches involving their sensitive data.
Microsoft to share ways to protect customers 

Microsoft to share ways to protect customers

By From Staff, 16 March 2005 11:14 AM
Rich Kaplan, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Security Business & Technology Unit, will keynote the second night of the SC Forum.
1.2m BofA customers at risk of identity theft 

1.2m BofA customers at risk of identity theft

By Marcia Savage, 28 February 2005 4:23 PM
Bank of America (BofA) said computer tapes containing U.S. federal government customer information were lost during a shipment to a backup data center.
Iron Mountain's take over of Connected raises concerns for customers  

Iron Mountain's take over of Connected raises concerns for customers

By Robert Jaques, 22 October 2004 10:56 AM
In the wake of Iron Mountain's acquisition of backup vendor Connected both companies' customers should demand service-level guarantees, Gartner has advised.
Microsoft NT Workstation 4 customers must take 'immediate action' to protect themselves 

Microsoft NT Workstation 4 customers must take 'immediate action' to protect themselves

By Robert Jaques, 15 October 2004 2:07 PM
Companies running Microsoft NT Workstation 4 (NT4) must take "immediate action to protect" themselves in the wake of Microsoft's announcement of 10 Windows security vulnerabilit...
Netegrity customers should 'plan exit strategy' after CA buyout 

Netegrity customers should 'plan exit strategy' after CA buyout

By Robert Jaques, 11 October 2004 9:58 AM
Computer Associates' (CA's) planned acquisition of Netegrity is likely to help existing CA customers, but Netegrity customers should be "especially concerned" and plan an "exit ...
Financial firm uses digital certicates for customers 

Financial firm uses digital certicates for customers

By Dan Ilett, 18 May 2004 5:13 PM
Financial services firm Wachovia Corporation has implemented RSA Keonâ digital certificate management software to secure access to its customers’ financial information.
ISS customers targeted in worm attack 

ISS customers targeted in worm attack

By Dan Ilett, 22 March 2004 1:21 PM
A malicious worm is targeting customers of IT security firm Internet Security Systems (ISS).
Comcast pulls plug on customers 

Comcast pulls plug on customers

By Dan Ilett, 18 March 2004 12:54 PM
Internet service provider Comcast is warning users to clean up their PCs or face having their web connection cut off.
Hackers phish traders first customers second 

Hackers phish traders first customers second

By Dan Ilett, 16 March 2004 4:19 PM
Hackers are stealing thousands of identities from online traders in a sophisticated cyber-scam scam.
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