Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Threat Report Portugal Q3 2020: Data related to Phishing and malware attacks based on the Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d. The Threat Report Portugal: Q3 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to August, Q3, of 2020. Phishing and Malware Q3 2020. Malware by Numbers.

Phishing 81

Phishing Retail Security awareness Data collection 81

erwin

JANUARY 3, 2020

Understanding the data governance trends for the year ahead will give business leaders and data professionals a competitive edge … Happy New Year! Regulatory compliance and data breaches have driven the data governance narrative during the past few years.

Government 52

Government Digital transformation Metadata Artificial Intelligence 52

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The first half of 2020 ended on a familiarly bad note, with 92 security incidents accounting for at least 7,021,195,399 breached records. Duluth student alerted school district about security breach (unknown). Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). com impersonated in year-long phishing attack (unknown).

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Mobile network database breach exposes 750 million Indians’ personal data The Indian security company CloudSEK claims to have found the personal data of 750 million Indians for sale on an “underground forum”. Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number).

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 26, 2024

The documents released by the Australian government included multiple photos of Mr. Ermakov, and it was clear they wanted to send a message that this was personal. government says Ermakov and the other actors behind the Medibank hack are believed to be linked to the Russia-backed cybercrime gang REvil. It’s not hard to see why.

Ransomware 242

Ransomware Retail Insurance Government 242

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Amid the mad dash for bargains and inevitable stories of shop-floor brawls, Black Friday brings with it a spike in cyber security threats, as cyber criminals take advantage of people desperate for bargains. As a rule, it’s never advisable to buy things online using public Wi-Fi, because you can’t be sure that the connection is secure.

Phishing 137

Phishing Sales Retail Passwords 137

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of an escalation in LockBit 2.0 in Australia since 2020. Experts warn of active exploitation of the CVE-2018-13379 , a security bug heavily exploited by LockBit to breach networks. ransomware.

Ransomware 109

Ransomware Retail Security Manufacturing 109

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M

Security 78

Security Ransomware Data breaches Retail 78

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Kid Security breached again: children’s live GPS locations exposed on the Internet Last November , the parental control app Kid Security, which allows parents to monitor and control their children’s online safety, was found to have exposed more than 300 million records via misconfigured Elasticsearch and Logstash instances.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

What else would you expect from the final month of 2020 than the highest number of publicly disclosed incidents we’ve ever recorded? We logged 134 security incidents in December, which accounted for 148,354,955 breached records. That brings the total for 2020 to more than 20 billion.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Australia’s Defence Force Recruiting systems were taken offline after security breach (unknown). South African utility provider Eskom is still feeling effects of a cyber security incident (unknown). Wichita State University notifies students and staff of a security incident (1,762). Financial information.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Protection of Retail Investors .

Retail 68

Retail Compliance Marketing Risk 68

Data Matters

JANUARY 24, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Protection of Retail Investors .

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Retail Compliance Marketing 68

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. It includes multi-disciplinary risk and compliance management solutions and tools, including: IT & security risk management. Third-party governance.

Compliance 56

Compliance Risk Government Retail 56

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

As threats mount from ransomware gangs , Russian-backed hacker groups , and other nation-sponsored attackers and as the growth in remote work makes security management increasingly complicated, many companies are finding it makes sense to turn to a managed security service provider (MSSP) for help with handling an extremely complex threat landscape.

Security 107

Security Cloud Compliance Analytics 107

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including education, real estate, retail, non-profit organizations, telecom companies, and governments. The analysis of the C2 infrastructure revealed that it dates back to 2020.

Retail 119

Retail Education Communications Government 119

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Chilean-based retail giant Cencosud hit by Egregor Ransomware ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M Chilean-based retail giant Cencosud hit by Egregor Ransomware ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M Pierluigi Paganini.

Security 69

Security Ransomware Phishing Retail 69

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We recorded 103 cyber security incidents in November, which accounted for 586,771,602 leaked records. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2020 – 586 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. Security experts from cyber-security firm Prevailion reported that TA505 has compromised more than 1,000 organizations. We’re seeing more activity leveraging the CVE-2020-1472 exploit (ZeroLogon). states Microsoft.

Authentication 110

Authentication Retail Passwords Ransomware 110

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2020 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) from July 27 to August 14, 2020. The NAIC adopted the revised SAT in February 2020, and since that time, several states, including Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio and Rhode Island, have begun efforts to adopt the revisions.

Insurance 68

Insurance Paper Artificial Intelligence Big data 68

Collibra

APRIL 11, 2023

Retail is a dynamic and competitive market. In addition to the traditional brick-and mortar-stores, the retail business today includes online and mobile stores. The right kind of data can drive great innovations in retail. This blog outlines what bad data means and how you can stop it from hurting your retail business.

Retail 73

Retail Sales Compliance Marketing 73

The Last Watchdog

MAY 9, 2023

This ultimately resulted in the 2020 roll out of DigiCert ONE, a new platform of tools and services aimed at “embedding digital trust across the board within the enterprise and between all parts of the cloud ecosystem,” Chauhan says. They’re all becoming increasingly dependent on hyperconnectivity. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

Cloud 195

Cloud Digital transformation Military Retail 195

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Iranian hacker group has been attacking corporate VPNs over the past months, they have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world targeting Pulse Secure , Fortinet , Palo Alto Networks , and Citrix VPNs. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

Access 84

Access Financial Services Retail Insurance 84

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Below the timeline of the discovery: Date discovered: January 2020 Date Key Ring and AWS contacted: 18th February 2020 Date of Action: 20th February 2020. Experts also found CSV files storing membership lists and reports for some of North American retail brands. ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

Retail 102

Retail Encryption Insurance Passwords 102

IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. In this blog, we provide an overview of the security landscape in the past three months, and look at key statistics and observations.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

You’d therefore expect that the sector fares better at data security than your average organisation. The public data set on the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) website shows that data security isn’t necessarily better for financial organisations. What do the statistics say? million (about £4.70

Risk 104

Risk Data breaches Authentication Financial Services 104

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

is a stock company with the Hungarian MOL Group and the Croatian Government as its biggest shareholders, while a minority of shares is owned by private and institutional investors. ” reads a security breach notice published by the company on its website. “Market supply is secure. . “Market supply is secure.

Ransomware 110

Ransomware Encryption Retail Sales 110

IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. billion in 2020. “On October 22, 2020, Steelcase Inc. It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the world.

Ransomware 93

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Mining 93

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. What is cloud security?

Cloud 131

Cloud Security Encryption Risk 131

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs. Experts observed a 400% increase in the number of attacks, compared with October, that hit government organizations. continues the report.

Ransomware 93

Ransomware Encryption Government Retail 93

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. June’s figures bring the annual running total of security incidents to 729 and the total number of breached records to 3,947,030,094.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 15, 2023

The World Wide Web Consortium today announced a standardization milestone for a new browser capability that helps to streamline user authentication and enhance payment security during Web checkout. Publication of Secure Payment Confirmation as a Candidate Recommendation indicates that the feature set is stable and has received wide review.

Authentication 100

Authentication Communications Financial Services Retail 100

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Local government agencies remain acutely exposed to being hacked. However, at this moment in history, two particularly worrisome types of cyber attacks are cycling up and hitting local government entities hard: ransomware sieges and election tampering. That’s long been true.

Ransomware 153

Ransomware Government Retail Security 153

Data Protection Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

The majority of companies that did include the button/link were in the retail sector. There are a few outliers; however, with some companies requesting notarized signatures, social security numbers, VIN numbers, and others refusing to accept requests unless the user has an account with the company. Ballot Initiative.

Privacy 49

Privacy B2B Sales Compliance 49

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

“The users were able to impersonate an infinite number of entities (such as banks, retail companies and government institutions) for financial gain and substantial losses to victims.” The iSpoof was launched in December 2020 and authorities estimated it had 59,000 users. ” reported the Dutch Police. .”

Retail 87

Retail Passwords Government Access 87