Data breach stories
Council data breaches rise 53% in five years, study finds
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England's biggest councils logged more data incidents over five years, with serious referrals up 41% and some authorities blaming better reporting.
Cohesity wins Google Cloud award for disaster recovery
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Cohesity deepens Google Cloud partnership with new AI and cyber recovery features as it lands 2026 Partner of the Year honour.
Critical Microsoft vulnerabilities double in yearly report
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Critical Microsoft flaws double as Azure and Dynamics 365 risks surge, BeyondTrust warns organisations to prioritise identity and privilege controls.
ShareGate survey says AI exposed data at 29% of firms
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ShareGate survey finds AI tools have surfaced sensitive data at 29% of firms, exposing a widening gap between confidence in governance and reality.
Vercel breach linked to compromised Context.ai integration
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Vercel says an attack on a third-party AI tool let hackers hijack a staff Google Workspace account and reach internal systems.
Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds
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Survey finds most enterprises are struggling to control AI agents, with hidden systems, data exposure and weak decommissioning processes raising risk.
UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence
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UK firms race ahead with Microsoft Copilot, but ShareGate survey finds AI tools are exposing sensitive data and exposing governance gaps.
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
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Anthropic's Mythos spots corporate network attacks in hours, while security experts warn unmanaged AI agents are becoming a critical enterprise risk.
Former Black Basta affiliates target executives in Teams
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ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.
Spitfire launches live cyber attack map after 71,793 probes
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Spitfire Network Services unveils a live cyber attack map after its honeypot logged 71,793 probes in 24 hours, spotlighting rising business risk.
Talion wins SME Security Solution Award amid cyber shift
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Talion says its award win reflects a mid-market cybersecurity shift towards resilience, accountability and clearer decision-making under pressure.
UK telecom servers expose security details, study finds
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Study finds UK telecom firms exposing security-critical server data as Europe-wide analysis flags widespread certificate failures and critical asset weaknesses.
UK boards still see cybersecurity as top risk, survey finds
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UK boards still see cybersecurity as a top risk, but a five-year flat reading suggests awareness has not translated into stronger oversight.
Booking.com warns some customers of possible data exposure
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Booking.com tells some customers to watch for phishing after suspicious activity exposed reservation details, contact data and messages linked to bookings.
Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection
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Certes says v7 extends quantum-safe data protection to edge systems, letting organisations secure hybrid workloads without application rewrites.
Paperwork breaches hit 11,141 in UK over five years
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Paper records remain a stubborn weak spot for UK organisations, with 11,141 breach reports filed to the Information Commissioner's Office over five years.
Identity compromise emerges as top cyberattack route
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Identity failures are now the main way cyber attackers breach firms, with experts warning that non-human credentials are widening the risk.
Hiscox warns ransomware hits UK SMEs more than once
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Hiscox says UK SMEs often face repeat ransomware demands after paying, with many still forced to rebuild systems and suffer fresh disruption.
UK data privacy complaints rise in finance & health
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Finance and health lead UK privacy complaints as Bridewell analysis shows rising cases across data-heavy sectors and shifting ICO outcomes.
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
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TrendAI urges stronger AI governance as it shifts cybersecurity from fear-based selling to platformised risk reduction for Australian firms.