The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Security researcher and IoT hacker Dennis Giese talks about his mission to liberate robot vacuums from the control of their manufacturers, letting owners tinker with their own devices and - importantly - control the data they collect about our most intimate surroundings. Read the whole entry. » Forget the IoT.

IoT 75

IoT Manufacturing Personal data Privacy 75

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

KG Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing Germany Yes 1.1 TB Halara Cannabis Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes >1,000,000 Proax Technologies Ltd. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Manufacturing USA Yes 735 Osteopathic Healing Hands Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 707 Marathon Coach, Inc.

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Belden, the manufacturer of networking and cable products, disclosed a data breach, threat actors have stolen employee and business information. “Our IT professionals were able to detect the unusual activity and believe we have stopped further unauthorized access of personal data on our servers.”

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Manufacturing Insurance Access 105

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Data breached: 6,009,014 accounts. 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) Manufacturing USA Yes Unknown Human Events.

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Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The document says the Administration “supports legislative efforts to impose robust clear limits on the ability to collect, use, transfer, and maintain personal data and provide strong protections for sensitive data like geolocation and health information.

Cybersecurity 129

Cybersecurity Government Manufacturing Personal data 129

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 25, 2020

Establishments and companies in the UK will therefore be responsible for the additional collection and potential sharing of customers’ personal data. Any entity engaging in this kind of data collection will need to comply with the requirements of data protection law.

Data collection 98

Data collection Personal data Compliance Retail 98

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Records breached: Unknown, but sensitive personal data was probably breached. BHI Energy Announces Data Breach Affecting Confidential Information of 91k Individuals Date of breach: 29 June 2023 (filed notice with the Attorney General of Maine on 18 October 2023). It’s unclear whether personal data has been breached.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 107

Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

Copycat Criminals mimicking Lockbit gang in northern Europe Sandworm APT targets Ukraine with new SwiftSlicer wiper ISC fixed high-severity flaws in DNS software suite BIND Patch management is crucial to protect Exchange servers, Microsoft warns Hacker accused of having stolen personal data of all Austrians and more CVE-2023-23560 flaw exposes 100 (..)

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Security Data breaches Military Ransomware 94

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The EU Data Governance Act is intended to foster the availability of data by increasing trust in data intermediaries and strengthening data sharing across the EU and between sectors. It is part of the European Strategy for Data , which is aimed at putting the EU at the forefront of our increasingly data-driven society.

Government 116

Government Agriculture Manufacturing Personal data 116

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

If malicious actors accessed the exposed data, the company could have faced devastating consequences and put their clients at risk, as financial services are the main target for cybercriminals. Last year, with a total share of 18% of all cyberattacks, it was the second most targeted industry, following manufacturing.

Personal data 98

Personal data Phishing Risk Financial Services 98

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2021

consumers a smidgen more control over their personal data while online. McConomy: The stream of news from mainstream media and tech magazines highlighting personal data privacy options and improved regulations, for one. It’s quite natural to listen and respect the view of the manufacturer that you are invested in.

Privacy 197

Privacy Personal data Manufacturing Data Privacy 197

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2023

Backed by beauty-product manufacturers, PowderRoom has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, and its Android app has been downloaded more than 100,000 times on Google Play. Personal data leaked On December 15, researchers found a publicly accessible database with nearly 140GB of data.

Risk 94

Risk Metadata Manufacturing Personal data 94

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 5, 2020

Adjacent to these initiatives, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) recently published draft guidelines 1/2020 on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications. Hence, personal data can be collected through vehicle sensors, telematics boxes or mobile applications.

Privacy 69

Privacy Personal data GDPR Insurance 69

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2021

Quanta Computer is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and other electronic hardware. To make pressure on the company, the ransomware operators also said that they are “negotiating the sale of large quantities of confidential drawings and gigabytes of personal data with several major brands.”

Ransomware 120

Ransomware Computer and Electronics IT Manufacturing 120

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

New problems for Huawei, t he Czech unit of telecoms giant secretly collected personal data customers, officials and business partners. Huawei made the headlines again, according to the Czech public radio the Czech unit of Chinese telecoms giant secretly collected personal data of customers, officials, and business partners.

Personal data 89

Personal data Manufacturing Information Security GDPR 89

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker. The solution allows the manufacturer to create an innovative process that maintains data safety throughout every communication. Use case 3: Smart meter manufacturer.

IoT 71

IoT Computer and Electronics Security Manufacturing 71

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2019

The European airplane manufacturer Airbus announced to have suffered a data breach that exposed some employees’ data. “Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) detected a cyber incident on Airbus “Commercial Aircraft business” information systems, which resulted in unauthorised access to data.

Data breaches 89

Data breaches Manufacturing GDPR Personal data 89

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Pepsi Bottling Ventures confirmed this week that vast quantities of personal data were stolen in a cyber attack. The nature of the compromised data suggests that it belongs to Pepsi Bottling Ventures employees – if only because you wouldn’t expect a manufacturer to have any significant amounts of data on customers.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Insurance Manufacturing Access 105

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2023

Over 3,000 Android Malware spotted using unsupported/unknown compression methods to avoid detection WinRAR flaw enables remote code execution of arbitrary code #OpFukushima: Anonymous group protests against the plan to dump Fukushima RADIOACTIVE wastewater into Pacific Massive phishing campaign targets users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server (..)

Security 88

Security Phishing Ransomware Manufacturing 88

Data Matters

MARCH 7, 2022

The Data Act is intended to “ ensure fairness in the digital environment, stimulate a competitive data market, open opportunities for data-driven innovation and make data more accessible for all ”. Users may also request that their data are made available to third parties, sometimes even in real time. Enforcement.

Big data 117

Big data Artificial Intelligence Cloud Manufacturing 117

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation disclosed a data breach after it was hit with Lockbit ransomware attack. It manufactures products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles, and builds new locomotives up to 6,000 horsepower. ” concludes Wabtec.

Ransomware 95

Ransomware Insurance Data breaches Manufacturing 95

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 10, 2018

The types of data collected could include aggregate data, non-sensitive personal data and sensitive personal data.

Privacy 48

Privacy Personal data Manufacturing Security 48

The Security Ledger

JANUARY 14, 2022

In recent days, online gaming firm SEGA Europe admitted that an audit revealed sensitive data was being stored in an unsecured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket. Encryption tools for securing that data are widely available, but they come with costs both in management overhead and in speed of access.

Encryption 98

Encryption Cloud Marketing Data breaches 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

Connectivity enables powerful, revenue-generating capabilities…from data telemetry and runtime analytics, to effectively predicting and maintenance requirements. There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars.

IoT 77

IoT Security Manufacturing Encryption 77

AIIM

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers are already undertaking 3D-based training for their workforce, and some are beginning to configure their digital twins for their manufacturing facilities or moving, with the proliferation of low-power, low-latency connected devices, to a full recreation of physical locations where operators can prevent, act, or react based on data.

Blockchain 104

Blockchain Manufacturing Retail Privacy 104

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Amico worked with Auto-ISAC to figure out how attackers could steal PII from vehicles manufactured by affected members. The good news for drivers is that at least manufacturers have already provided updates to make their latest models immune to the CarsBlues attack. “The

Manufacturing 96

Manufacturing Privacy Education Personal data 96

Data Matters

JUNE 18, 2021

lack of structure and rules governing reliable data sharing functions and transparent production of privately-held data to the public sector; b. unfair terms and conditions imposed on companies seeking data access and interoperability/portability barriers; c.

IT 74

IT Cloud Big data Personal data 74

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 31, 2021

The SEC’s order alleges that on March 21, 2019, Pearson learned of a 2018 cyber intrusion that affected data stored on the server for one of its web-based software products. The SEC’s order also alleged that the media statement omitted the fact that millions of rows of student data were breached. “As

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Manufacturing Passwords Data Privacy 111

Data Matters

MARCH 17, 2021

Manufacturing and trade secrecy also remains protected under Article 162 of the Swiss Criminal Code as well as under the Federal Act against Unfair Competition and the Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition.

GDPR 79

GDPR Personal data Paper Privacy 79

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

Cyber attack on Mid-Michigan College endangers personal data of staff and students (16,000). Data stolen from Silicon Valley consulting firm offered for sale on hacker forum (unknown). Tait Towers Manufacturing discloses security incident affecting employee data (unknown). hack (350,000).

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2021

Many IT experts are warning that it won’t be long before hackers compromise several unprotected home networks simultaneously to manufacture a forceful and large-scale breach of vital services and systems. They’ll most likely use broadband connections for their work and for personal reasons.

Cybersecurity 150

Cybersecurity Cloud Authentication IoT 150

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 29, 2020

On 7 January 2020, the EU Medical Device Coordination Group published new guidance to help manufacturers fulfil all relevant cybersecurity requirements in Annex I to the new Medical Device Regulations (Regulations 2017/745 on medical devices and 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices) (the Guidelines).

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Manufacturing GDPR Risk 52

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

million) Phil i ppines COVID-19 track and trace app leaks citizens’ data (unknown) Contractor mistakenly removed data from Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital (442) Cloud Clusters Inc.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

It follows a mammoth start to the year, with more than 277 million breached records in January , and brings the running total for the year to over 300 million pieces of compromised personal data. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware e-Delivery Government 130

IT Governance

JULY 12, 2018

On 28 June 2018, athletic apparel company Adidas announced that its US website had suffered a data breach , exposing online customers’ personal data. In its statement , Adidas said: “According to the preliminary investigation, the limited data includes contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Retail Passwords Manufacturing 65

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

Don’t be fooled by the fact that we only recorded 20,995,371 breached records in March; it was one of the leakiest months we’ve ever seen, with 151 recorded incidents. By comparison, there was a seemingly Lilliputian 82 recorded breaches in January and 118 in February.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing e-Delivery 130