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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2022 – 49.8 million records breached

IT Governance

Welcome to our May 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 Financial information. In other news….

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2018

IT Governance

Healthcare breaches are common in our monthly lists – but the number of incidents this month is insane. If you’d like a more regular update of breaches and cyber attacks, you should subscribe to our Daily Sentinel. Cyber attack. Atlanta city government systems down due to ransomware attack .

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Colonial Pipeline Attack Shows Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

In the biggest cyberattack to date on critical infrastructure in the U.S., Colonial Pipeline–sprawling 5,500 miles from Houston to New York City–halted its mainlines on Friday, May 7, when administrators detected advanced ransomware internally. Colonial attack route speculation.

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Ransomware Is the No. 1 Cyber Threat This Year. Here’s What You Can Do

Adam Levin

You couldn’t go a week last year without seeing a ransomware headline in the news. Ransomware attacks on businesses skyrocketed 365 percent in 2019, and all signs point to more of the same in 2020. As bad as the ransomware scourge was for businesses, local governments arguably had it worse. What Is Ransomware?