Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans UK carrier Three Mobile was the victim of a hacking scheme that has reportedly left the records of millions of customers exposed. According to multiple UK media reports citing both Three and the National Crime Agency (NCA), hackers gained access The…
Hackers claim they breached Aussie point-of-sale tech firm, try to sell ‘customer DB’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Exclusive Hackers are claiming to have hacked Australian point-of-sale technology (PoS) company H&L Australia, and have been claiming to potential buyers that they had lifted its customer database. They were already offering it for sale for AU$22,000 ($16,580, £12,723) more The…
Ransomware customer service: Negotiation is always on the table
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cyberattackers running ransomware campaigns are usually willing to negotiate if it means exhorting any payment at all from victims, researchers claim. Ransomware is a particularly nasty breed of malware which, once downloaded and executed on a vulnerable system, will encrypt files…
1.5 million customer data for sale online as Verizon’s anti-data breach unit hacked
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Headline grabbing hacks such as Sony and Talk Talk previously had both personal and corporate data increasingly at risk as these companies failed to keep personal information secure. Last week, hackers stole contact information of business customers of Verizon’s B2B unit,…
TalkTalk reveals 1.2million customer email and phone numbers along with 21,000 bank details were stolen in hack – as police arrest another teenager over cyber attack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The data hacked in the TalkTalk cyber attack ‘is significantly less than suspected’ with fewer than 21,000 bank details accessed, the company has said. TalkTalk today revealed that 1.2 million customer email addresses, names and phone numbers were accessed, along with…
Apple’s customer service takes a hit in Q2 thanks to the launch of Apple Watch
The latest report on Customer Service from StellaService shows that Apple had a tough second quarter. StellaService measures certain aspects of a company’s communications with customers including shipping, returns and customer support. Apple’s second quarter tally put it in 25th place for the three months ended in June. For the…
Carphone Warehouse hackers gain access to millions of customer bank details
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers have gained access to the personal details of 2.4 million people after cracking into Carphone Warehouse’s systems, the company has admitted. It announced that the IT systems of one of its UK divisions were found to have been breached on…
Sales and customer service teams ‘most vulnerable to cyber attacks’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A report from McAfee found that the UK is one of the countries most vulnerable to risk across Europe, since one in ten UK organisations do not provide the necessary online protection training for their staff. With 82 million new suspect URLs found in…
Hackers hit TalkTalk, steal customer data
nternet service provider TalkTalk has admitted that it suffered a major breach of user information, including customer names, addresses, phone and account numbers. As reported by The Register, in an email to customers TalkTalk said that it first saw a big increase in malicious scammers claiming to be from TalkTalk at…
Cyber Attackers Stole More Than 61M Customer Records in 2014
New data from IBM (IBM) showed that despite a decline in cyber attack incidents against U.S. retailers, the number of customer records stolen during cyber attacks remained near record highs in 2014. IBM reported that cyber attackers secured more than […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
