Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

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Security Data breaches Ransomware Artificial Intelligence 82

Hunton Privacy

JULY 7, 2020

China has lacked a comprehensive data protection and data security law that regulates in detail requirements and procedures relating to the collection, processing, control and storage of personal data. In recent years, China has seen developments on data protection both in legislation and in practice.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2023

The intruders China-linked hackers may have gained access to sensitive data, according to three government and private sector sources familiar with the situation, reported the Financial Times. NISC disclosed a potential security breach involving personal data associated with email communications.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Cyber criminals continued to wreak havoc, with the likes of Twitter , Uber and Neopets all reporting mammoth data breaches.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Million ransom to decrypt files after Ransomware attack Maze Ransomware operators hacked the Xerox Corporation Microsoft releases emergency security updates to fix Windows codecs New EvilQuest ransomware targets macOS users The U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

US nuclear weapons contractor Sol Oriens was hit by a cyberattack carried out by the REvil ransomware operators, which claims to have stolen data. Sol Orien provides consultant services to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), it confirmed to have suffered a cyber attack via Twitter. states the company.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

In January, the company disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data, at the time, it claimed that attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts. Mitsubishi revealed that personal data on some 8,000 people also might have been leaked.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

30 of 2018 on the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL). It will provide individuals with rights in relation to how their personal data can be collected, processed and stored. The PDPL also imposes new obligations upon businesses to ensure that the personal data they collect is kept secure. REGULATION.

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IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

As the Russian invasion continues, many cyber security experts have advised that conflicts could play out in cyberspace. Meanwhile, the CERT-UA posted on Facebook that it had detected a widespread phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian military personnel.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Just a couple of months after that, World Rugby itself announced that one of its training websites had suffered a security breach that exposed subscribers’ account information. That’s why it announced it would pursue two measures designed to strengthen its national digital security posture ahead of these sporting events.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Italian police arrested two people that have stolen 10 GB of confidental and alleged secret data from the defense company Leonardo S.p.A. Italian police have arrested two people that have been accused of stealing 10 GB of confidental data and military secrets from defense company Leonardo S.p.A. ” reads the statement.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Data breached: 19,718,687 records.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The hacker who shared with the ISIS personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison. Ardit Ferizi , aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. It’s simply the case that in the majority of cases, the breached organisation didn’t reveal how much data was compromised, either because it didn’t know or wasn’t obliged to reveal it publicly.

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Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The initiatives that stand out the most — critical infrastructure security standards, a national data privacy and security law, and liability for security failures — will likely take time and the support of Congress to implement. is the creation of mandatory requirements for critical infrastructure security.

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IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Australia’s Defence Force Recruiting systems were taken offline after security breach (unknown). South African utility provider Eskom is still feeling effects of a cyber security incident (unknown). Wichita State University notifies students and staff of a security incident (1,762). Data breaches. Financial information.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). As always, you can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, divided into their respective categories.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2020

5G technology is here, it is the right time to discuss security and privacy in smart cities and their possible evolution. Besides, it is designed to be of a high data rate well as well with low latency. Security Challenges Abound. Managing privacy and security is merely a continuous as well as a dynamic process.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2018

Attorney General Notification: If an entity must notify Colorado residents of a data breach, and reasonably believes that the breach has affected 500 or more residents, it must also provide notice to the Colorado Attorney General.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

After mammoth amounts of personal data were leaked in May and June, we’ve seen a reversion to the mean this month. Bitcoin scam leaks personal data of users from across the globe (248,926). Vancouver Coastal Health says no data was stolen in cyber attack (unknown). says data was stolen in ransomware attack (20).

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Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Personal data 141

IT Governance

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has accused the Russian military intelligence service – the GRU – of a campaign of “cyber attacks targeting political institutions, businesses, media and sport”. Organisations have a legal duty to keep personal data safe and secure. Here are this week’s stories.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

The cyber security industry, much like the rest of the world, is on edge. 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.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It also includes prohibited objectives and data handling requirements where intelligence agencies process personal data. What should organisations be doing now with respect to transfers of personal data from the EEA/UK to the US? It then sets out legitimate aims for which such SIAs can be undertaken. Safeguards.

Personal data 52

Personal data Privacy Risk Government 52

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The difference between the two is complex, and filled with defensive technologies, security best practices, consumer awareness, the motivation and skill of the hacker and the desirability of the data. In most cases, it's impossible for consumers to make informed decisions about whether their data is protected.

Personal data 57

Personal data Military Government Privacy 57

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

The Draft Provisions largely align with the existing China data protection and cybersecurity frameworks, including the Cybersecurity Law (“CSL”), the Personal Information Security Specification (“PIS Specification”), the Draft Personal Information Protection Law (“Draft PIPL”), the Draft Data Security Law and online mapping regulations.

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Big data Compliance Personal data Insurance 66

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

A credit freeze — also known as a “security freeze” — restricts access to your credit file, making it far more difficult for identity thieves to open new accounts in your name. For example, how do companies that provide background screening and credit report data to landlords decide who can sign up as a landlord?

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Access Military Retail Security 225

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. The true figure, as always, will be higher than this – in part because organisations rarely disclose how many records were involved in security incidents. Cyber attacks.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Today’s enterprises face a broad range of threats to their security, assets and critical business processes. Cybersecurity and cyber recovery are types of disaster recovery (DR) practices that focus on attempts to steal, expose, alter, disable or destroy critical data. What is cyber recovery?

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Data breaches Phishing Cloud Ransomware 97

Data Matters

DECEMBER 9, 2021

2 Specifically, the interim final rule would be amended to include transactions that involve “software, software program[s], or a group of software programs, that [are] designed to be used on an end-point computing device and include[] as an integral functionality, the ability to collect, process, or transmit data via the internet.”

Communications 88

Communications Manufacturing Risk Data collection 88

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events. caused problems of their own.

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Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71

Hunton Privacy

JULY 10, 2012

Training about personal data protection by world and European experts. Training about personal data protection by world and European experts. Monday, July 09, 2012 09:18. But, definitely we need to work hardest in the area of education.

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Education Personal data Military Government 40

eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

Ongoing innovation in connectivity lessened the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in part because organizations quickly adopted solutions like VPNs to secure a remote workforce. Also Read: Best Enterprise Network Security Tools & Solutions for 2021. The CyberGhost VPN app has an average 4.1/5 Encrypt.me.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2023

Here’s the exchange, edited for clarity and length: LW: Should we be more concerned about cyber exposures than classic military threats? Romanoff: Classic military threats will always merit significant concern due to their direct impact on life. The EU is moving much faster to regulate digital security.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

xkcd forum taken offline after personal data leak (562,000). com says a third party exposed user data but didn’t tell anyone (unknown). Minnesota-based Metro Mobility may have breached personal details of people with disabilities (15,000). Major security flaw found in website of online furniture store Pepperfry (unknown).

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

The proposed definition of “listed identifier” is Full or truncated government identification or account number (such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license or state identification number, passport number, or Alien Registration Number) [Note that this definition apparently includes truncated Social Security Numbers.]

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2021

A hacker serving a 20-year sentence for stealing personal data on 1,300 U.S. military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. military members and government employees. The Pentagon Crew forum founded by Ferizi.

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