Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX , which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day.

Blockchain 236

Blockchain Ransomware Retail Analytics 236

IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

Welcome to our July 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. The first three months of 2022 saw more than a million reported phishing attacks, according to the APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report.

Phishing 116

Phishing e-Delivery Retail Insurance 116

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

2022 will go down as the year where some semblance of normality returned. In total, we have so far reported more than 1,000 data breaches in 2022, with almost half a billion breached records. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

On behalf of DLA Piper’s Global Data Protection team, we would like to wish you a happy International Data Protection Day 2022. Fully refreshed and updated for 2022 we have new jurisdictional entries that now includes Sri Lanka and the Abu Dhabi Global Market Free Zone who launched their new data protection regime last year.

GDPR 98

GDPR Privacy Data breaches Personal data 98

IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to our June 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. million) Brazilian retailer Fast Shop confirms cyber attack (unknown) ADM Associates announces security incident (unknown) Guardian Fueling Technologies has been hacked (unknown) Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. You can find the full list below, broken down into categories.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Blockchain 136

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Welcome to our May 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2022 – 49.8 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

August 2022 has been a lesson in being careful with whom you provide sensitive information. In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. Financial information.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2022 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 9–13, 2022. The Privacy Working Group expects to expose an initial draft of the white paper in advance of the Fall 2022 Meeting. NAIC Progresses Revisions to Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles.

Insurance 78

Insurance Paper Privacy Risk 78

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report.

Energy and Utilities 97

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 97

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s estimated that more than 20% of retail sales will come from eCommerce in 2023 (rising to nearly 25% in 2026), illustrating the magnitude of digital transactions. It’s not only consumers and retailers taking notice of this trend, of course. Privacy and data protection are not the only things consumers expect from a retailer.

Privacy 71

Privacy Retail Customer Experience B2C 71

IT Governance

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The incident occurred in late November, with the sports retail giant gearing up for Black Friday and the start of the World Cup. This incident is the perfect demonstration of the way ransomware attacks have evolved in 2022. This approach led to a dramatic decline in publicly disclosed ransomware attacks during 2022.

Ransomware 122

Ransomware Personal data Retail Risk 122

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Although the total number of data breaches – or rather, in those reported – decreased by 24% between 2019 and 2022 in the finance sector, the number of incidents increased by 99%. So to account for seasonality, we’ve only looked at Q2–Q4 for all four years (2019–2022). million (about £4.70

Risk 104

Risk Data breaches Authentication Financial Services 104

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

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

A further 381,000 New York City public school students affected by 2022 data breach In January 2022 , personal data from around 820,000 New York City public school students, both current and former, was breached. Source (New) Construction USA Yes 489 ClearVision Optical Source (New) Retail USA Yes 261 Symphony Financial, LLC.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

Security 82

Security Ransomware Data breaches Retail 82

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 26, 2023

Possibilities are growing that include assisting in writing articles, essays or emails; accessing summarized research; generating and brainstorming ideas; dynamic search with personalized recommendations for retail and travel; and explaining complicated topics for education and training. in 2022 and it is expected to be hit around USD 118.06

Retail 71

Retail Compliance Risk Education 71

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

According to the company, they have over 600,000 Cameras and 50,000 Recorders installed all over the world in multiple sectors such as Banking, Retail, Government, etc. ” reads the advisory published by Fortinet. Previously seen to be exploited in the wild through 2017 and on-going.” ” continues the advisory.

Authentication 98

Authentication Retail Education Marketing 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Tue, 10/11/2022 - 06:46. We live in a digital world in which we engage with significant social, government, retail, business and entertainment services now delivered without any direct human service management. The report provides novel and important insights for businesses, governments, academics and citizens.

Personal data 71

Personal data Data breaches Government Authentication 71

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The global AI market is projected to grow to USD 190 billion by 2025, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36.62% from 2022, according to Markets and Markets. One of the largest children clothing retailer in the US utilizes this solution to streamline its complex supply chain.

Analytics 86

Analytics Retail Cloud Insurance 86

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 6, 2023

On December 29, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed an €8,000,000 fine on Apple for violations of the French rules on targeted advertising and the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies. Background. for several purposes, including to personalize ads shown on the App Store.

Retail 55

Retail GDPR Data collection Compliance 55

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Businesses, governments and individuals now see sustainability as a global imperative. As more companies set broad environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, finding a way to track and accurately document progress is increasingly important. Research expects that transitioning to a circular economy could generate USD 4.5

Artificial Intelligence 99

Artificial Intelligence Risk Agriculture Government 99

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

million unique phishing websites in Q4 2022, which is the most it has ever recorded. An Office for National Statistics report revealed that UK organisations have experienced a 57% increase in “consumer and retail fraud” compared to pre-pandemic levels. million) in 2022. Research from APWG revealed that, in Q3 2022.

Phishing 111

Phishing Data breaches Communications Government 111

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

Security 77

Security Ransomware Phishing Retail 77

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2024

in 2022 to 39.6% However, while gaming suffers most from bad bots, the law and government sectors suffer from the most advanced ones. As a result, the ratio of automated traffic on the internet has risen once more. How Sophisticated are Bad Bots? of the sector's bad bot traffic comes from advanced bots, compared to gaming's 45.9%.

Digital transformation 71

Digital transformation Retail Access Encryption 71

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records. increase on the number of security incidents that we saw in Q4 2022, but the number of breached records has increased more than threefold. This represents a 12.7%

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2022

Thu, 09/01/2022 - 05:15. However, all this attention from cyber criminals, as well as regulators and governments, has produced an extremely resilient industry with some of the best cyber security practices of any sector. Download the full 2022 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition now. More About This Author >.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Cloud 62

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

“In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users’ data was constantly on hackers’ radars,” said NordVPN CTO Marijus Briedis. 2022 was notable for the spread of ransomware as a service (RaaS). More Companies Ditching Cookies.

Security 143

Security Ransomware Cybersecurity Privacy 143

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2019

That said, the PCI SSC has stated that these standards will replace the current PA-DSS in 2022 and, at that point, payment applications will be assessed under the PCI Software Security Framework. IT Governance offers a range of support services to help organisations comply with the requirements of the PCI SSC.

Security 82

Security Government Retail IT 82

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to our November 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Elsewhere, we assess data breaches at a cancer research facility and the US retailer Bed Bath & Beyond.

Phishing 119

Phishing Retail Data breaches Insurance 119

Collibra

MAY 11, 2022

The datasphere is forecast to reach 97 zettabytes in 2022 — and double (!) Thriving enterprises in every sector of the economy — from banking to life sciences to retail — are seeking better ways to harness an abundance of data. Federated computational governance. Principle 4: Federated computational governance.

Analytics 77

Analytics Digital transformation Government Retail 77

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

A recent survey 1 found that cloud over-spending was higher in 2022 than in the previous year: 56% of companies surveyed admitted that spending on public cloud was significantly over budget, some by over 20% to 30% of their intended spend. One of the challenges for IT, though, is controlling cloud consumption costs while moving workloads.

Cloud 75

Cloud Retail Sales IT 75

Info Source

JULY 16, 2019

billion in 2022. The retail industry and banking are the biggest spenders on AI in the region, with use cases such as fraud analysis and customer-facing process automation enabling self-service and improving customer experience. The Asian market represents a substantial growth opportunity for ABBYY. and Tech Mahindra.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Financial Services Marketing Retail 40

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 27, 2024

Nor does it mention the complicated and possibly expensive agreements that will need to be struck with local governments and communities. There’s even a specific term for when smaller companies make a gradual entry into this market— retail colocation, which allows organizations to start slowly.

Cloud 109

Cloud Marketing Retail Artificial Intelligence 109

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Also read: Top Single Sign-On (SSO) Solutions for 2022. Best Facial Recognition Software for 2022. Amazon Rekognition has been well regarded by government agencies and other secure users. Read next: Best Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions for 2022. What to Look for in Facial Recognition Software.

Authentication 121

Authentication Artificial Intelligence Access Passwords 121

Data Protection Report

MAY 25, 2022

RI Advice’s business model involved the provision of financial advice to retail clients via a number of contracted independent “authorised representatives” ( AR ). 1] [2022] FCA 496. RI admitted it was obliged to identify risks including cybersecurity and cyber-resilience, and have adequate controls and systems to manage those risks.

Cybersecurity 74

Cybersecurity Risk Financial Services Retail 74

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 11, 2023

The number of connected things surpassed the number of connected humans for the first time in 2022. It is also valuable externally: to fuel companies, vehicle manufacturers, retailers and other brands wanting to engage in connected driving experiences for the fleet.

IoT 55

IoT Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Blockchain 55

CGI

JUNE 19, 2017

In March and April, CGI sponsored a survey by the Financial Services Club - a leading European network for senior financial services executives - to solicit input from 360 club members, including bankers, payment processors, corporates, consultancies, academics and government representatives. What payment instruments will dominate in 2022?

Financial Services 40

Financial Services Cybersecurity Retail Marketing 40