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Major beverage industry operator discloses data breach compromising PII

Posted on 02/03/2023

A recent report has revealed that towards the close of 2022, a gang of malicious operators broke into the dedicated systems of US company Pepsi Bottling Ventures. Well known as the most prominent privately-owned bottling company charged with containing Pepsi-Cola beverages in the United States, the firm was unaware that malicious software had been installed […]

Three million patient records stolen in healthcare ransomware attack

Posted on 01/03/2023

A targeted ransomware attack has once again endangered the personal information of data subjects, after a massive data breach potentially exposed the health records of over three million people. […]

Web hosting giant GoDaddy reveals shocking hacker breach

Posted on 28/02/2023

GoDaddy, a leading US web hosting company supplying services to many countries including the UK recently announced it has suffered a data breach. The malicious attack involved unknown threat operators stealing its source code and installing malware on its dedicated servers. Reports indicate that attackers penetrated GoDaddy’s servers after accessing its cPanel in what appears […]

Cyberattack on Scandinavian Airlines results in customer data leak

Posted on 26/02/2023

The flag carrier for Norway, Sweden and Denmark, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), recently posted a security advisory notice for passengers. The airline warned passengers that a multi-hour outage its mobile application and company website had experienced was the result of a targeted cyberattack. It also advised them that customer data was exposed in the incident. […]

US hospital devastated by intense cyberattack that causes over 3 days of disruption

Posted on 23/02/2023

North Florida’s Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare was recently forced to shut down its dedicated IT systems and to pause all non-emergency procedures after it was hit by a targeted cyberattack. Although all the healthcare provider’s systems were down, the hospital stated that the malicious incident only impeded a portion of them. […]

Defending Against MITM Attacks: The Role of Email Encryption in Company Security

Posted on 22/02/2023

Man-in-the-middle attacks (Often abbreviated to MITM attacks) involve a threat operator intercepting email communication between two different parties with a variety of malicious aims in mind. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at this type of cyberattack and why using email encryption is the best way to protect against it. Read on to […]

Canada’s biggest bookstore shuts down website following attack

Posted on 20/02/2023

The largest bookstore business in Canada, Indigo Books & Music, was recently hit by a targeted cyberattack. As a result, the company was forced to shut down customer access to its site and to only accept payments in cash. […]

Email encryption and HIPAA: a quick, useful guide

Posted on 18/02/2023

Many healthcare professionals experience anxiety at the idea of meeting HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations while emailing Protected Health Information, or PHI for short. However, email is becoming a more frequently employed distribution option for sharing PHI with other caregivers and patients. However, to remain compliant with HIPAA, all healthcare organisations must […]

Email encryption: how does it prevent an intended data breach?

Posted on 18/02/2023

Some data breaches are accidental and can be avoided. Emails containing personal information that get deleted erroneously and messages with sensitive data sent to incorrect recipients are both examples of actions that lead to unintended breaches. […]

Encrypted emails: how long do they truly last?

Posted on 17/02/2023

Email encryption offers enterprises an effective method of protecting communication that includes a wide range of sensitive content. For example, it can protect emails containing personally identifiable information (PII) on staff, customers or even healthcare patients. However, it can also safeguard confidential company contracts that require a signature, or invoices containing financial information like account […]

What is email encryption and how does it work?

Posted on 16/02/2023

Email remains one of the most common methods for enterprises to communicate both internally and externally with partners, suppliers, and customers. Figures show that as of 2022, over 333.2 billion messages are sent via email every day around the globe. Emails are often used to issue invoices, contracts, personnel records, and other important business documentation. […]

Hackers breach social media firm to steal internal data