Tag: data leak
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Best Western database hack exposes info on 8m customers
Hotel chain data heist latest in string of major security leaks. The global hotel chain Best Western has had its network security breached, leading to full details of thousands of its customers being harvested and made available for sale on hacker websites. The haul of sensitive information is one of the biggest in a wave…
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Yet more data leaks in UK public services
Confidential health service info exposed after theft. Despite a wealth of recent incidents of data loss from various areas of the UK’s public services, including data sent insecurely through the post, another rash of information leaks have shown that public servants still have not caught on to the fact that the personal and confidential data…
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Survey finds 75% lose trust in data-loss firms
Security breaches seriously undermining public respect. A survey carried out jointly by security company Check Point and research firm YouGov has found public reaction to data security breaches is overwhelmingly negative. 75% of respondents to the survey said they would not trust a firm that had suffered a data theft or leakage, while 79% would…