Dixons Carphone says 10 million accounts may have been hacked

(Reuters) — Some 10 million Dixons Carphone records containing personal data may have been accessed in a 2017 cyber attack, the British electronics and mobile phone retailer said on Tuesday, boosting an earlier estimate of 1.2 million.

It was the second major cyber attack in three years on the company, which has about 22 million customers in the U.K. and Ireland. It apologized to customers on Tuesday and said that an investigation into the hacks was nearly complete.

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Chili's Discloses Data Breach Exposing Payment Card Information

Restaurant chain Chili's is the latest retailer to report a data breach involving point of sale (PoS) security.

Brinker International, which operates over 1,600 Chili's restaurants globally, announced the data breach on May 12, after becoming aware of the security incident the day before. The company did not reveal how many customers have been impacted by the breach, though it did state that payment card information was stolen over a two-month period.

http://www.eweek.com/security/chili-s-discloses-data-breach-exposing-payment-card-information

 

Data breach at service provider hits thousands of Sears, Delta customers

A data breach at a customer services provider with a name that looks like a misprint, [24]7.ai, may have exposed the data of thousands of Sears department store and Delta Air Lines customers last fall, the companies disclosed this week.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/05/data-breach-service-provider-hits-thousands-sears-delta-customers/490089002/

 

Cyber breach at Saks Fifth Ave, Lord & Taylor puts millions at risk

High-end retailers Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor suffered a cyber breach that could put the financial information of millions of customers in jeopardy.

Five million credit card and debit card numbers from the department stores have been put up for sale on dark web forums, according to a note published Sunday by New York-based cybersecurity firm Gemini Advisory.

https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/04/02/cyber-breach-at-saks-fifth-ave-lord-taylor.html

 

Phishing or Ransomware? Experts dispute which is biggest cyber-threat

Cyber-security executives and business decision makers question whether phishing emails or ransomware attacks are the most potent threats faced, but are businesses equipped to implement all-round risk mitigation strategies?

https://www.pcauthority.com.au/news/phishing-or-ransomware-experts-dispute-which-is-biggest-cyber-threat-487716

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3265453/data-protection/cyber-insurance-data-breach-business-interruption-and-beyond.html

In today’s market, no growing business can isolate itself from online communications and commerce. Yet avoiding the internet entirely is the only way to guarantee your company will not be exposed to cyber threats. Once a business is online it will always be exposed to some residual risk it cannot feasibly address in a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan, or through an information security technology solution.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3265453/data-protection/cyber-insurance-data-breach-business-interruption-and-beyond.html

 

Atlanta airport takes precautions after a cyberattack on the city

A spokesman says Atlanta's airport has taken down its Wi-Fi network and disabled parts of its website "out of an abundance of caution" following a ransomware cyberattack on the city's computer network.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/23/atlanta-airport-takes-precautions-after-a-cyberattack-on-the-city.html

Expedia subsidiary Orbitz hit in cyber attack

Orbitz, a subsidiary of online travel agency Expedia said on Tuesday that hackers may have accessed personal information from about 880,000 payment cards.

https://www.cio.com.au/article/635020/expedia-subsidiary-orbitz-hit-cyber-attack/

Natural Catastrophes Dominate 2018 Marine Risk Landscape

Business interruption (BI) and cyber incidents interlink as the major threat for companies globally in 2018, according to the insight of 1,911 risk experts from 80 countries in the Allianz Risk Barometer 2018. However, for marine and shipping companies, natural catastrophes (34 percent), including storm, floods and earthquakes, takes the top spot – up from number four in 2017. BI tied with cyber incidents (31 percent), for the second spot followed by theft/fraud/corruption (27 percent) and fire/explosion (25 percent) to round out the top five business risks in the maritime sector for 2018. These incidents illustrate the complex nature of insurance risks as most are closely intertwined in complex loss cases.

https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/natural-catastrophes-dominate-2018-marine-314521

Tech giants warn local firms of increased Cyber attacks

Financial institutions, government agencies and key industrial sectors of the economy in the country should prepare for a massive exploration of Cyber crimes as 2018 unfolds.

According to the director of Cloud strategy at giant technology firm Microsoft Rudiger Dorn, the year is likely to see an increase in phishing- where hackers obtain account details of employees or individuals through credit cards and banking details to commit a Cyber crime.

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/03/02/tech-giants-warn-local-firms-of-increased-cyber-attacks_c1723092