Imagine waking up to find your internet down, your enterprise dashboard unresponsive, or your service provider scrambling to update you about a mysterious disruption. That’s exactly what customers and partners of Orange—France’s biggest telecommunications powerhouse—experienced when the company disclosed a major cyber-attack in late July. But what really happened? Is your data safe? And what…
If you’re insured with Allianz Life—or simply paying attention to the recent surge in cybersecurity threats—you might be wondering: What just happened at one of America’s largest insurance companies, and what does it mean for you? On July 16, 2024, Allianz Life, a titan in the insurance world, suffered a significant data breach. Early reports…
Imagine waking up to find that your personal details—name, email, maybe even your place of work—could be in the hands of hackers. That’s the unsettling reality facing employees, business partners, and customers of NS Solutions, the IT backbone of Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel, after a sophisticated “zero-day attack.” Even if you’re not directly affected,…
Imagine opening your next electricity bill and wondering: “Is this number even real?” That’s the reality facing hundreds of thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers after a sophisticated ransomware attack halted meter data collection and exposed sensitive personal information—including bank account numbers. In this post, I’ll break down what happened, what it means for your…
Have you ever woken up to a headline announcing a major retailer was crippled by hackers—wondering, “How could this happen?” That’s the unsettling reality Marks & Spencer (M&S) faced this year, as its chairman Archie Norman publicly confirmed a ransomware attack that shook the company to its core. But did they pay the ransom? How…
Imagine, for a moment, the digital backbone supporting millions of businesses worldwide suddenly falters. Orders stall, partners scramble for updates, and customers are left wondering: what just happened? This was the scenario last week, when California-based IT giant Ingram Micro—one of the world’s largest technology distributors—publicly revealed it had been hit by a ransomware attack…
In a world where cyber threats loom over every organization, Oxford City Council has become the latest victim of a data breach. This incident, which occurred over the weekend of June 7 and 8, 2025, has put the personal data of countless current and former Council officers at risk. In this blog post, we delve…
