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The world has changed a lot. We are no longer in the era of putting personal information on the Internet and using connected applications to recruit. Now, organizations such as Randstad keep sensitive data on their servers and use AI software to filter for potential employees without giving any information about the applicants directly to them. The case Randstad is an international organization with several job-seeker websites around the world. …
Even though many people think of hacking as something that happens to their devices and information, there are many more cases where hackers target businesses. In this case, the malware-infected Campari’s servers have a broad reach globally and locally. The case The servers of Campari, a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages, have been hacked and infected with a ransomware virus. The attackers first stole data and then encrypted the information on …
Cryptocurrency is the new, digital form of currency that has grown in popularity over the last few years. Despite this growth and a surge in people investing in cryptocurrency, there is still no guarantee that your cryptocurrency will have any value – or even exist. The case A user has accidentally frozen between $150 and $300 million worth of digital money. The case details are not yet precise, but it …
Hacking has been a known issue for many years, with new vulnerabilities and hacks being discovered almost daily. In this article, the author details just how vulnerable Deloitte’s email system was – and how they managed to quickly respond in order to fix the issue. The case Consulting firm Deloitte uses a cloud-based mail system to allow employees to easily access emails from anywhere globally and on any device. Unfortunately, …
Over a third of the financial institutions surveyed by Deloitte had data problems. This is a cause for concern, but the article is not too worried about it – it says that these institutions have been able to get their act together for the most part. The case According to a survey, US public institutions are pretty sloppy with their data. Although we don’t know any European research, the situation …
It may seem uncomfortable now, but the shift in social media domination is already in motion. Instagram and Facebook are the two most popular apps in the world, and they combine to reach more than 1 billion people every day. The case A bug in one of the Facebook-owned photo-sharing service’s APIs was accidentally introduced, allowing anyone to view users’ private data, provided they knew how to use the API. …
When it takes you to read this article, hundreds of thousands of people have used their password to log into a website, like your bank site or social media platform. But what happens if that data were stolen? The case Security experts stumbled across a database containing 711 million email addresses, usernames, and passwords by accident discovered on a server in the Netherlands, feeding information to a “robot” called Onliner. …
One day, hackers managed to steal 400,000 records from the database of UniCredit’s Italian subsidiary. Thanks to a breach in their security, the hackers have access to all information about identities associated with credit cards in Italy. What are the implications for consumers? This article will shine a light on the answer. The case Hackers obtained 400,000 records from UniCredit’s Italian subsidiary. Although no passwords were stolen, many personal data …
With the Chinese market becoming huge in recent years, firms have been looking for ways to compete. One of those ways is by price. The challenge of finding cheap yet secure options has led to hundreds of thousands of devices being sold with this security flaw – a flaw that makes them vulnerable to hacking. This article shows how the problem was discovered. The case Chinese manufacturers are not known …
This article is a call for action as we have just learned that Deutsche Post has been hacked and more than 200,000 users’ data has been stolen. Germany is not the only one to suffer from this, but it is still shocking to learn of the breach. The case We tend to think that everything is better in Germany. While we’re probably right about postal services, we have to admit …