Serious data breaches occurred at Southend-on-Sea City Council, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, and Cumbria Police in October. Personal information of council staff, an abuse victim’s address, and police personnel details were exposed due to human error with online spreadsheets and mailing systems. There were no financial losses reported from the incidents, which have led to a tightening of security processes to prevent future occurrences.
‘Matrix’ Hackers Deploy Massive New IoT Botnet for DDoS Attacks
Aqua Nautilus researchers have found a new large-scale Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) campaign, launched by threat actor Matrix, which targets a network of Internet-connected