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British telephone, TV and internet provider Virgin Media (VM) startled its 900,000 clients by informing them its platform had been breached sometime between April 2019 and February 2020. The company stressed that the database, which has now been “shut down“, did not contain passwords or financial details, although it did include customer names, home and email addresses and phone numbers. The company attributed the hacking to a member of staff who had “incorrectly configured” the database, and promised it's building a specific online service which will allow individuals to find out if they have been affected by the breach, and…

An increase in threats and cyber-attacks against enterprise systems, data and personnel requires an investment in innovative organizations to provide defensive solutions. ForgePoint Capital is answering the challenge by announcing Fund II, the industry's largest fund focused exclusively on cyber security. ForgePoint will invest up to $450 million in early-stage and select growth companies addressing the industry’s most pressing cyber challenges. Fund II focus areas will include cyber intelligence, privacy, security services and infrastructure protection. Fund Anticipates Global Demand For More Cyber Solutions The venture fund believes that enterprise security professionals understand how the current market is fragmented. Market research…

Even the largest, well-trained and most diligent security teams can have glaring security vulnerabilities. The United Nations, Travelex and Microsoft have all made recent headlines for cyber security data incidents. The latest to find large amounts of data exposed is beauty manufacturer Estée Lauder. In late January, a non-password protected database containing more than 440 million records was discovered by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler. After further review, it was determined to be connected to New York-based cosmetic company Estée Lauder. The company was sent a responsible disclosure notice and restricted public access to the database on the same day that…

In December, an Incident Of The Week report highlighted the retail malware data breach of convenience and fuel chain Wawa. The brand resurfaced recently issuing a press release acknowledging reports of criminal attempts to sell some customer payment card information potentially involved in the data security incident. We originally highlighted a breach disclosure from convenience store brand Wawa due to malware capturing customer payment card data on in-store transaction terminals across most of its 850 locations Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, DC. “We have alerted our payment card processor, payment card brands, and card issuers to…

Software has become more and more essential to aerospace and defense development. And teams building that software have plenty to be concerned about. In a recent survey of more than 300 developers, the top concern cited by aerospace and defense developers is security. Security bested quality, productivity and even safety for this title. These concerns echo the general sentiment of nearly every industry sector. And for no other reason than the increased volume of cyber-attacks against organizations. According to a Netscout study, the number of cyber-attacks against passenger air travel has increased by more than 15,000% between 2017 and 2018.…