Data

Employees, managed service providers and developers are the top sources of third-party risks in terms of data security, a survey reveals, highlighting the value of workplace monitoring

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252469321/Employees-MSPs-and-developers-top-third-party-risks

A MoviePass subdomain database housing 161 million records was left unsecured and exposed credit card and customer card information on at least 60,000 of the ticket service's customers

https://www.scmagazineuk.com/moviepass-database-exposes-161-million-records/article/1594574

Nordic IT companies are well suited to supporting enterprises in their data protection projects, even though openness is more natural to them

Roy Waligora, KPMG UK head of investigations said: “We are noting a worrying move from criminals simply hacking as a means to an end to being industrialised personal data brokers on the dark web.

https://www.accountancyage.com/2019/08/21/value-of-fraud-cases-reaching-uk-courts-decreased-in-h1-2019/#.XV5QeYaz2L0.twitter

Since the GDPR rules were introduced in May 2018, data subject access requests (DSARs) have been on the rise.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has been breached by cyber criminals for the second time in five years. The bank announced on Thursday (August 15) that one of its websites was hacked by an unauthorised entity, who then installed malware onto the site and stole the contact details of almost 500 subscribers.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/cyber/ecb-hit-with-data-breach-175439.aspx#.XVqBXM94neY.twitter

It’s tough for fraud teams to know where to direct their efforts.

Data breach and cybersecurity specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors has reported an eight-fold increase in claims in the past 12 months.

The number of data breach incidents continues to rise and looks set to reach another record this year, with the business sector first in the firing line, according to a mid-year breach report

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252468677/2019-set-to-be-another-record-year-for-data-breaches

Around 1,600 phishing emails in total were sent to the broker’s customers and partners.