IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

We have just seen 8,801,171,594 breached data records in one month. Indeed, it bears reminding relatively small breaches can often be the most damaging – such as an email gaffe this month in which the identities of 250 abuse survivors in Northern Ireland were exposed. Cyber attacks. Hackers steal £2.4m

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence company, discovered that user data of the Swarmshop card shop have been leaked online on March 17, 2021. Group-IB notified the national CERTs in the above-mentioned countries about the breach so they could take the necessary steps to mitigate the threat.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

A cyberattack is any action taken by a cyber criminal in an attempt to illegally gain control of a computer, device, network, or system with malicious intent. Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. The average cost of a breach is $3.6

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In a month where security experts across Europe were boosting awareness of cyber security , organisations had mixed results in their own data protection practices. On the one hand, the 421,103,896 data records that were confirmed to have been breached in October represents about 50% of the monthly average. Cyber attacks.

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IT Governance

MAY 9, 2019

A lot of organisations have experienced cyber attacks, but how are they actually hit? There are many types of cyber attack, and the one the criminal hacker chooses depends on what they are trying to do. The most common types of cyber attack are malware and vectors. Originally published 1 December 2017. Social engineering.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The vulnerabilities affected almost every system, including desktops, laptops, servers and smartphones. Even government and public bodies’ websites – including, ironically, the ICO – were found to be running cryptomining software after a third-party plug-in was compromised, but it transpired. Patches were rushed out , but many.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 16, 2017

On May 12, 2017, a massive ransomware attack began affecting tens of thousands of computer systems in over 100 countries. The ransomware, known as “WannaCry,” leverages a Windows vulnerability and encrypts files on infected systems and demands payment for their release. Breach Notification Laws. In the U.S.,

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