Data Breach – Volusion Web Stores

Data Breach – Volusion Web Stores

Customers’ credit card details have been compromised on thousands of retail websites using shopping cart software from Volusion, including the official Sesame Street online store.  Malicious code used to copy card details, in a method called ‘web skimming’, was found...
Zendesk – Data Breach

Zendesk – Data Breach

Customer service software company, Zendesk, suffered a data breach and has warned that approximately 15,000 of its support and chat accounts were subjected to unauthorised access by a third party.  The types of data accessed included email addresses, names and phone...
Marriot International Data Breach

Marriot International Data Breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) intends to fine US hotel group, Marriot International, £99.2m following a data breach reported in 2018.  Personal data from approximately 339 million guest records were compromised, 7 million of which related to UK...
British Airways Data Breach

British Airways Data Breach

After a data breach reported in September 2018, British Airways (BA) faces a record £183.3m fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).  During the scam which operated between 21st August and 5th September 2018, BA online customers were diverted to a fake...
TalkTalk Data Breach

TalkTalk Data Breach

An investigation by BBC Watchdog has found that over 4,500 customers had their data compromised in Talk Talk’s 2015 data breach but were not previously informed of the issue.  Nearly 157,000 customers in total had personal information stolen, such as full names,...
Cybercrime Increase in Reported Attacks

Cybercrime Increase in Reported Attacks

Research from insurance company, Hiscox, has found that a greater proportion of UK companies have reported incidents of cyber-attacks this year compared to 2018.  Of the companies surveyed 55% had been a victim, up from 40% last year, and the average financial cost of...