The Education Sector Experienced the Highest Number of Data Breaches in 2023
KnowBe4
MAY 7, 2024
New data from Verizon makes it clear that the Education sector is under attack, but also breaks down which threat actions and patterns are used most.
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KnowBe4
MAY 7, 2024
New data from Verizon makes it clear that the Education sector is under attack, but also breaks down which threat actions and patterns are used most.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 6, 2023
The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 6, 2022
Probe Finds 1 Million Students' Personal Details Stolen From Unencrypted Database New York state officials are investigating a data breach at Illuminate Education, maker of a widely used software platform for K-12 schools.
Security Affairs
MAY 24, 2020
The online education portal EduCBA discloses a data breach and is resetting customers’ passwords in response to the incident. Online education website EduCBA discloses a data breach, it has started notifying customers that in response to the incident it is resetting their passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 7, 2023
Information From 2004 to 2020 Exposed for High School Students, Teachers and Others Colorado's Department of Higher Education is warning that it suffered a ransomware attack in June, in which attackers stole personal data on current and past students and teachers, dating from 2004 to 2020.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 7, 2023
Last week, the department uncovered a data breach that occurred back in June stemming from what it deems to be a cybersecurity ransomware incident.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data breach that impacted approximately 900 US schools. The security breach resulted from a cyber attack exploiting a vulnerability in the MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT).-
Data Breach Today
JULY 14, 2022
Threat actors carried out smishing attacks on nearly 10,000 Autralian higher education students enrolled at Deakin University and downloaded PII of about 47,000 students. Hackers compromised an employee's credentials to access the university's third-party SMS solutions provider to execute the attack.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
A recent freedom of information request by chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young reveals a worrying rise in reported data breaches across the UK education sector. The post Data breaches grow across UK education sector appeared first on IT Governance Blog. Combat the most common cyber threats.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 26, 2023
On August 10, 2023, the Japanese maker of watches Seiko disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. Seiko Group Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “the Company” or “we”) has confirmed that on July 28th of this year, the Company suffered a possible data breach.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories AutoZone discloses a data breach after a MOVEit attack. AutoZone disclosed a data breach resulting from the hack of their MOVEit Transfer installation. AutoZone is an American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories. percent and 26.0
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
The State of Maine disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 The Government organization disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 The most heavily impacted sectors are finance and professional services and education, which account for 24.3 million individuals. “The percent and 26.0
IT Governance
MAY 2, 2024
Announcement: slight methodology change For data breaches and cyber attacks claimed by threat actors on dark web forums, where they provide samples or other evidence of the breach, we now accept these incidents as having genuinely occurred, but don’t accept the number of records the threat actor claims to have stolen at face value.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Healthcare services provider Welltok disclosed a data breach that impacted nearly 8.5 It provides a platform that leverages data-driven insights to engage individuals in their health and well-being. The company disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of nearly 8.5 million patients in the U.S.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
867,072,315 records known to be breached. Introducing our Data Breach Dashboard We’re excited to introduce our new monthly Data Breach Dashboard – a one-page overview of this month’s key findings that you can download for free. Our first downloadable Dashboard is going live next week. Where ‘up to’, etc.
Security Affairs
APRIL 14, 2023
Open-source media player software provider Kodi discloses a data breach after threat actors stole its MyBB forum database. Kodi has disclosed a data breach, threat actors have stolen the company’s MyBB forum database that contained data for over 400K users and private messages.
Security Affairs
APRIL 12, 2023
Hyundai disclosed a data breach that impacted Italian and French car owners and clients who booked a test drive. Hyundai has suffered a data breach that impacted Italian and French car owners and customers who booked a test drive. According to the letter, financial data were not exposed.
Data Protection Report
OCTOBER 31, 2023
On 12 October 2023, the Government introduced the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 ( Bill ) to Queensland Parliament which, amongst other things, establishes a mandatory data breach notification scheme ( MDBN Scheme ) in Queensland.
IT Governance
JULY 4, 2023
IT Governance found 79 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023, accounting for 14,353,113 breached records. You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.
Security Affairs
APRIL 11, 2023
Brands, the company that owns the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands, disclosed a data breach after the January ransomware attack. ” reads the data breach notification letter. Brands, the owner of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, discloses data breach appeared first on Security Affairs.
IT Governance
JUNE 1, 2022
Welcome to our May 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breaches. Data breaches. We identified 77 security incidents during the month, resulting in 49,782,129 compromised records. You can find the full list below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Cyber attacks.
Security Affairs
APRIL 21, 2023
The American Bar Association (ABA) disclosed a data breach, threat actors gained access to older credentials for 1,466,000 members. The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students; it is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA has 166,000 members as of 2022.
IT Governance
JANUARY 9, 2023
Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly lists of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records. The biggest data breaches of 2022.
Security Affairs
MAY 3, 2021
Which are the most common causes of a Data Breach and how to prevent It? Data breaches are highly damaging and equally embarrassing for businesses and consumers. If you look at Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, you can find some of the most common causes of data breaches.
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. Between them, they represent almost 40% of all breaches. How security incidents are occurring. Keeping your organisation secure. Download now.
IT Governance
APRIL 12, 2022
Welcome to our first 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. This matches the number of security incidents that we saw in Q4 2022, but is a significant decrease on the number of breached records (185,721,284).
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly.
IT Governance
MARCH 1, 2022
Our figures for this month are comparatively low – with 83 data breaches and cyber attacks accounting for 5,127,241 breached records – but there is a sense that we are on the brink of something. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches for February 2022 below. Data breaches.
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. decrease in the number of security incidents compared to Q4 2022 (266), but an increase in the number of breached records (75,099,482).
IT Governance
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Welcome to our third 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. Meanwhile, we have seen a resurgence in the number of publicly disclosed data breaches. How security incidents are occurring.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Welcome to our November 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 95 security incidents throughout the month, accounting for 32,051,144 breached records. The first was a data breach at Twitter, in the latest PR disaster for the social media giant. Data breaches. Data breach.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , all personal data breaches must be recorded by the organisation and there should be a clear and defined process for doing so. In this blog, we take a look at the scenarios in which data protection breaches in schools must be reported.
IT Governance
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
It has been another month of comparatively few reported cyber attacks and data breaches, with our August list containing 84 incidents accounting for 60,865,828 breached records. You can that incident, along with our full list of cyber attacks and data breaches, below – with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold.
Hunton Privacy
OCTOBER 12, 2023
a software provider for the philanthropy, healthcare, and education sectors, has resolved claims that the District of Columbia and 49 U.S. On October 5, 2023, Blackbaud Inc., states raised. The claims stem from a ransomware attack that impacted Blackbaud in 2020.
Security Affairs
JUNE 10, 2023
The University of Manchester suffered a cyberattack, attackers likely stole staff and students’ data from its systems. The University of Manchester, one of the UK’s largest educational institutions, suffered a cyberattack, The popular university suspects that the threat actors have stolen data from its systems.
IT Governance
JULY 10, 2023
Welcome to our second quarterly review of cyber attacks and data breaches for 2023. In this article, we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of security breaches , and delve into the infosec landscape over the past three months. Which sectors are most vulnerable?
IT Governance
MAY 2, 2023
Welcome to our April 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Our research identified 120 publicly disclosed incidents during the month, accounting for 4,353,257 breached records. You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, along with our rundown of the biggest incidents of the month.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 21, 2023
To find out, we looked at the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set , specifically looking into four data breach types caused by human error: Data emailed to incorrect recipient. Data posted or faxed to incorrect recipient. Failure to redact. Failure to use Bcc. This isn’t too surprising.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. And don’t forget to check out our Q3 2021 data breaches and cyber attacks quarterly review , in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly lists. Data breaches.
Jamf
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Learn why cybersecurity in schools is crucial for student success, and how to strengthen your defenses against the threat of lost learning time and data breaches.
Security Affairs
APRIL 30, 2020
The American education technology firm Chegg discloses a security breach, it already sent notifications to its employees. The US education technology company Chegg discloses a security breach that took place in early April, the firm already sent notifications to its employees. Pierluigi Paganini.
Rippleshot
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Data breaches are happening more frequently and when they are occurring the number of impacted consumers is growing. Not to mention, the scope is widening as droves of sensitive data is filling the dark web for fraudsters to monetize for their next big fraud scheme. We're here to help you protect your own customers.
IT Governance
AUGUST 18, 2020
A survey has found that 54% of UK universities reported a data breach to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) in the past 12 months. Of the 86 universities that responded to a Freedom of Information request from security firm Redscan, the majority admitted serious shortcomings in their ability to prevent data breaches.
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. When comparing breaches over time, the total number of breaches is a more useful figure as it is less prone to anomalies. Download now.
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