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“The fact that this breach remained undetected for almost a year and a half is alarming, and once again highlights the advanced methods hackers will use to steal sensitive data.

“Attackers will always take the easiest route possible to breach a network and often seek to bypass perimeter controls via social engineering and phishing methods, so organisations must take the fight to cyber-criminals before they can act. Get on the front-foot, be proactive and get a layered defence in place that will enable real-time threat reporting and fast solutions before a threat becomes a compromise. Key to this is the use of threat intelligence and other information sources.

“In addition, consumers must ensure they use different passwords for different applications and are aware of the security risks, especially when using payment information. As the number of these threats continue to increase exponentially, no businesses nor consumer can afford for cyber-security not to be their number one priority.”