Aflac discloses cyber intrusion linked to wider crime spree targeting insurance industry
Major insurance provider Aflac Inc. said Friday that it was the target of a cyberattack on June 12 that is linked to a major cybercrime…
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Aflac duped by social-engineering attack, marking another hit on insurance industry
Aflac disclosed Friday that it experienced a cyberattack last week that potentially impacted the supplemental insurance company’s data. The Georgia-based company said it identified unauthorized…
UK data reforms become law
The UK’s Data Use and Access Bill has become law, with the government claiming it will “save working people money and time” while injecting £10bn…
AWS CISO stumps for security as an AI enabler
PHILADELPHIA — For organizations aiming to deploy generative AI at scale, focusing on the cybersecurity guardrails surrounding the technology can help ease adoption rather than…
Aflac discloses breach amidst Scattered Spider insurance attacks
On Friday, American insurance giant Aflac disclosed that its systems were breached in a broader campaign targeting insurance companies across the United States by attackers…
The Digital Pandemic: Inside 2024’s Most Devastating Cyber Breaches
The cybersecurity landscape of 2024 has revealed an unprecedented surge in both the frequency and sophistication of data breaches, setting new records that demand immediate…
Beyond the AI hype: How data laws quietly handed power to government and Big Tech
The final stages of the Data (Use and Access) Bill were more eventful than expected. Interventions from figures like Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa…
Oxford City Council Cyberattack Disrupts Key Services
The Oxford City Council is investigating a recent cybersecurity breach that disrupted various council services and potentially exposed the personal data of past election workers.…
Can users reset their own passwords without sacrificing security?
Like it or not, passwords aren’t going away anytime soon. While many organizations are exploring passwordless authentication, passwords still serve as the main line of…
Azure Misconfiguration Lets Attackers Take Over Cloud Infrastructure
A recent security analysis has revealed how a chain of misconfigurations in Microsoft Azure can allow attackers to gain complete control over an organization’s cloud…
Dutch cloud pioneers face the hard limits of digital sovereignty
When Dutch hosting provider mijn.host launched what it claimed was “one of the Netherlands’ first digitally sovereign public clouds” late last year, it struck a…
Microsoft to remove legacy drivers from Windows Update for security boost
Microsoft has announced plans to periodically remove legacy drivers from the Windows Update catalog to mitigate security and compatibility risks. “The rationale behind this initiative…