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Title: [2016-01-12] Between the lines: Cyber-attacks highlight risks for all Post by: Sturgeon on January 12, 2016, 04:40:42 PM So, 2015 was the year of the cyber-attack, with TalkTalk, Ellen Conlin Hair & Beauty and supermarket group Morrisons all experiencing the devastating impact.
The Ellen Conlin attack highlights that businesses of any kind can be targeted by hackers for financial gain. The company that hosted Ellen Conlin’s database had to pay a ransom of 1,000 Bitcoin (about £238,200) to unlock the firm’s appointments database. Meanwhile, Morrisons is now being sued in a class action after a disgruntled employee published personnel records online. Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/business/management/between-the-lines-cyber-attacks-highlight-risks-for-all-1-3998259#ixzz3x36YkaJZ Follow us: @TheScotsman on Twitter | TheScotsmanNewspaper on Facebook |