Tag: human error
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Plymouth Council Breach Exposes 500 Home-Schooling Families' Email Addresses
A careless mistake by Plymouth City Council's Elective Home Education team has led to a data breach, exposing the email addresses of around 500 home-schooling families after a single email was sent with all recipient addresses visible. The council is now dealing with the fallout after compromising the personal email addresses of hundreds of families.
Social Engineering Tactics Expose Company's Vulnerability
A simple request from "the boss" was all it took for a threat actor to gain root access to a company's system, exposing a shocking vulnerability in their security - one that was exploited through a clever social engineering tactic. Human IT managers, trying to be helpful, inadvertently handed over the keys to the kingdom.
Phishing Exploits Persist, Breaching Half of UK Businesses
Phishing attacks remain a major threat, with nearly half of UK businesses falling victim to these scams in the past year, and a staggering 85% of breaches involving phishing as the primary entry point. These attacks often rely on human error, using tactics like impersonation emails and fake logins to trick staff into handing over sensitive information.