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Ransomware attacks break records in 2023: the number of victims rose by 128%

Security Affairs

Ransomware groups claimed that they successfully targeted 4191 victims in 2023, Cybernews researchers report. of attacks in 2023), while summer was the most active for ransomware attacks (30.4%). The top 10 groups, based on the number of victims, collectively account for 59% of the total victims in 2023.

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Volvo retailer leaks sensitive files

Security Affairs

The Brazilian retail arm of car manufacturing giant Volvo leaked sensitive files, putting its clientele in the vast South American country in peril. Volvo’s retailer in Brazil, Dimas Volvo, leaked sensitive files through its website. website, belonging to an independent Volvo retailer in the Santa Catarina region of Brazil.

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Security AI and automation are key in protecting against costly data breaches for retailers and consumer goods businesses

IBM Big Data Hub

The rise of online commerce over the last two decades has completely transformed the retail and consumer goods industries—and with smartphone adoption accelerating globally, the share of shopping done via the internet will only continue to expand. For retail, the average data breach studied cost $2.96

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As of May 2024, Black Basta ransomware affiliates hacked over 500 organizations worldwide

Security Affairs

In December 2023, Elliptic and Corvus Insurance published a joint research that revealed the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022. It has been used to attack more than 329 organizations globally and has grown to become the fourth-most active strain of ransomware by number of victims in 2022-2023.”

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in November 2023 – 519,111,354 Records Breached

IT Governance

IT Governance’s research has found the following for November 2023: 470 publicly disclosed security incidents. We also discuss the biggest breaches on our 2023 overview of publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks. 519,111,354 records known to be breached. This blog provides analysis of the data we’ve collected.

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News alert: Voxel AI increases funding to $30M, aims to transform industrial workplace safety

The Last Watchdog

30, 2023 — Every year over 340m workers suffer a workplace injury: slips and falls, strains and sprains, vehicle collisions and crashes. The strategic funding round was led by global manufacturing industry leader Rite-Hite with participation from existing investors Eclipse Ventures and World Innovation Lab.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

9 million records breached through decade-long data leak A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp) illegally accessed about 9 million personal data records over the course of a decade (2013 to 2023). Breached records: more than 56 million.