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Cybersecurity Firm OutThink Raises $10M to Tackle Human Errors Behind Data Breaches

London-based cybersecurity company OutThink has raised $10 million in early-stage investments backed by venture capital firm AlbionVC, it said on Tuesday, as it looks to help organizations identify human behavior that can lead to data breaches. The company, which says …

Optus’ Parent Company Singtel Assesses Potential Cost of Australia Data Breach

Singapore Telecommunications said on Monday it was assessing the potential cost of a massive cyber-security breach at its Optus arm, Australia’s second-largest telco, 12 days ago. In its second comment on the breach of private data from 10 million accounts, …

Australian Police Aim to Protect 10,000 Optus Customers After Cyber Attack

Australian authorities said on Friday they have commenced an operation to protect the personal information of 10,000 people whose data may have been shared online after a cyber attack on Optus, the country’s second-largest telco. The efforts come three days …

Optus Must Pay Cost of Replacing Hacked Customer Documents: Australia Government

Australian telecoms giant Optus must pay the cost of replacing the passports and drivers licenses of millions of customers whose personal information was stolen in one of the country’s biggest data breaches, the government said on Thursday. The theft of …

Australian Police Probe Purported Ransomware Attack at Telecom Firm Optus

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police were investigating a purported hacker’s release of the stolen personal data of 10,000 customers of the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier and demand for a $1 million ransom in cryptocurrency, the company’s chief executive said …

Australia Plans to Toughen Privacy Rules After Massive Cyber Attack on Optus

Australia plans to toughen privacy rules to force companies to notify banks faster when they experience cyber attacks, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, after hackers targeted the country’s second-largest telecoms firm. Optus, owned by Singapore Telecoms Ltd., said …

Massachusetts City Claims Ex-Employee Shut Down Police Website

Officials in a Boston suburb are investigating a former city employee they say shut down the police website during a pay dispute. Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said the former employee, who was the police department information technology director, took down …

Security Firm Finds Cyber Vulnerabilities at Indian Online Insurance Aggregator

NEW DELHI (AP) – Last month, a cyber-security startup told a major Indian online insurance brokerage it had found critical vulnerabilities in the company’s internet-facing network that could expose sensitive personal and financial data from at least 11 million customers …

Cybersecurity Firm Group-IB to Split Russian, International Businesses

Cybersecurity outfit Group-IB will split its Russian and international business into two separate companies in a bid to maintain a presence in both the Russian and overseas markets, the company said on Wednesday. (Reuters issued a statement with this article: …

Tesla Software Glitch Affects 59,000 Vehicles Globally: German Road Traffic Agency

FRANKFURT – Germany’s road traffic agency said it was recalling Tesla models Y and 3 because of a fault in the automatic emergency call system that affects 59,000 vehicles globally. The KBA watchdog said on its website dated June 29 …