Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Another piece of sensitive information that the research team observed included a Google Tag Manager ID. Google Tag Manager is a tool used to optimize update measurement codes and related code fragments, collectively known as tags, on a website or mobile app.

Passwords 98

Passwords Analytics Access Risk 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

LockBit ransomware group claims to have hacked Bridgestone Americas Attackers use website contact forms to spread BazarLoader malware Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram Ubisoft suffered a cyber security incident that caused a temporary disruption Anonymous hacked Roskomnadzor agency revealing Russian disinformation Open (..)

Security 92

Security Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing 92

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2024

Admin of the BreachForums hacking forum sentenced to 20 years supervised release Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard APT hacked Microsoft corporate emails VF Corp December data breach impacts 35 million customers China-linked APT UNC3886 exploits VMware zero-day since 2021 Ransomware attacks break records in 2023: the number of victims rose by 128% U.S.

Security 104

Security e-Discovery Artificial Intelligence Ransomware 104

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

SecurityAffairs awarded as Best European Personal Cybersecurity Blog 2022 Crooks are using RIG Exploit Kit to push Dridex instead of Raccoon stealer Flagstar Bank discloses a data breach that impacted 1.5

Security 87

Security Data breaches Phishing Ransomware 87

Information Management Resources

JUNE 25, 2019

The company’s disclosure in September that hackers exploited several software bugs to obtain login access to accounts was tagged as Facebook’s worst security breach ever.

Data breaches 32

Data breaches Access Security 32

Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2023

Russia-linked APT Gamaredon starts stealing data from victims between 30 and 50 minutes after the initial compromise The source code of the BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit was leaked on GitHub US CISA warns of Rockwell Automation ControlLogix flaws Indexing Over 15 Million WordPress Websites with PWNPress New AVrecon botnet remained under the radar for two (..)

Security 96

Security Data breaches Government Analytics 96

AIIM

JANUARY 7, 2021

CIOs reported that this sprawl is not only creating inefficiencies and driving up costs, but that it is introducing new and greater data security risks. With an average of 47% of corporate files containing sensitive data, it’s no surprise that the increased risk of data breaches is the top concern for CTOs when it comes to content sprawl.

Unstructured data 168

Unstructured data Government Artificial Intelligence Risk 168

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Iran Crisis Russia-Aligned TAG-70 Targets European Government and Military Mail Servers in New Espionage Campaign U.S.

Military 102

Military Security Ransomware Insurance 102

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

Each Webkinz toy has an attached tag with a unique “Secret Code” printed on it that allows you to play with your pet in the “ Webkinz World” website. ZDNet has obtained the data dump with the help of experts from the data breach monitoring service Under the Breach who also noticed the data leak.

Passwords 115

Passwords Data breaches Encryption IT 115

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

252,796,762 known records breached in 126 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Query our API for "tags=CVE-2021-44228" for source IP addresses and other IOCs. We’ve seen similar vulnerabilities exploited before in breaches like the 2017 Equifax data breach. threatintel — Bad Packets (@bad_packets) December 10, 2021. “Many, many services are vulnerable to this exploit.

Libraries 144

Libraries IT Cloud Data breaches 144

erwin

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Do you know where your data is? What data you have? Add to the mix the potential for a data breach followed by non-compliance, reputational damage and financial penalties and a real horror story could unfold. s Information Commissioner’s Office had levied against both Facebook and Equifax for their data breaches.

Government 105

Government Security Metadata Data breaches 105

Threatpost

JANUARY 30, 2020

The settlement in a case over the social network’s Tag Suggestions feature is the latest financial blow the company has taken over its handling of user privacy.

Privacy 72

Privacy IT Data breaches 72

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported. Google TAG researchers reported that the same group, tracked as Zinc ,” also targeted security researchers in past campaigns.

Security 130

Security Phishing Information Security Communications 130

erwin

APRIL 11, 2019

In fact, organizations should expect increasing pressure on lawmakers to introduce new data protection regulations. A number of high-profile data breaches and scandals have increased public awareness of the issue. With these precautionary steps, organizations are primed to respond if a data breach occurs.

GDPR 100

GDPR e-Discovery Compliance Metadata 100

erwin

APRIL 2, 2021

How can companies protect their enterprise data assets, while also ensuring their availability to stewards and consumers while minimizing costs and meeting data privacy requirements? Data Security Starts with Data Governance. Lack of a solid data governance foundation increases the risk of data-security incidents.

Government 106

Government GDPR Metadata Risk 106

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

Security 81

Security Ransomware Data breaches Cybersecurity 81

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

.” The CCPA empowers Californians to prevent the sale of their data and have it deleted at their request, among other rights. The price tag can add up quickly. If a business were to sell user data without consent, each record it sells would count as one violation. Organizations face fines of up to USD 7,500 per violation.

Data Privacy 69

Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 69

Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2022

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) chief Shane Huntley told Reuters was set up by a Russia-linked APT dubbed “ Cold River “ At this time it is unclear how the website has obtained the sensitive emails, Reuters pointed out that most of the messages mainly appear to have been exchanged using ProtonMail accounts.

Cybersecurity 127

Cybersecurity Authentication Security IT 127

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

Security 52

Security Data breaches Information Security Risk 52

OneHub

JANUARY 22, 2021

Passwords are by far the dominant method of user authentication, and they are also the top cause of data breaches. This makes it simple for an unauthorized person to access all of your accounts if they’ve got a list of emails and passwords from an insecure site’s data breach. Luckily, all hope isn’t lost.

Authentication 98

Authentication Passwords Security Data breaches 98

Data Matters

MARCH 11, 2022

XBRL is both machine-readable and human-readable and includes block text tagging as well as detail tagging of narrative disclosures. Reporting must be presented in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (Inline XBRL).

Cybersecurity 88

Cybersecurity Risk Government e-Discovery 88

Armstrong Archives

JUNE 3, 2020

Security and Regulations : When records are stored onsite, what many companies don’t realize is that they must be tagged appropriately to avoid compliance violations. If business documents are not labelled correctly, you may not only experience lost records, but you may also be at risk of a data breach.

Archiving 52

Archiving e-Discovery Data breaches Paper 52

Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

Such approach is used as one of the catalysts for further class-action lawsuits which could be filed by unhappy individuals who will see their data or communications affected due to lack of information security caused by data breaches.

Ransomware 91

Ransomware Passwords Communications Cybersecurity 91

Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

A search on the ing.equipepro@gmail.com address at 4iq.com — a service that indexes account details like usernames and passwords exposed in Web site data breaches — shows this email address was used to register an account at the computer hacking forum cracked[.]to to for a user named “ fatal.001.”

Passwords 248

Passwords Manufacturing Security Data breaches 248

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2019

How private our data really is and whether or not “they” are listening is constantly in the news, but do you know the risks of personal social media use to your business? In Techworld’s recent article summarising some of the most infamous data breaches in the UK, Facebook, Google+ and Reddit are all featured.

Education 103

Education Risk Information Security Data breaches 103

Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Prevent Data breaches: Cyber attacks are becoming more commonplace and not adequately protecting sensitive information can result in data breaches. This lowers your chances of any unauthorized access and data breaches from cybercriminals. We can also provide your digitized documents on CD or DVD.

Archiving 52

Archiving Paper Records Management Compliance 52

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 27, 2018

While technology tools and software are the number one priority for GDPR-focused budget spending, continued reliance on manual methods for building and maintaining data processing inventories, as well as low usage rates of automated software to identify and tag data, indicate that much work is still to be done to assess and procure these solutions.

GDPR 58

GDPR Data breaches Privacy Risk 58

Gimmal

AUGUST 17, 2023

While storage of this information may not be expensive on a relative scale, keeping it makes the information harder to search for and retrieve, increases the cost of eDiscovery, and leads to the wrong data being used, or worse, increases the risks for sensitive data breaches. Users don’t know what metadata to tag on content.

ROT 52

ROT Metadata Cleanup Records Management 52

Collibra

AUGUST 4, 2020

All parts of the business are undermined by the effects of data breaches and regulatory fines. Data breaches. Organizations are challenged every day to keep the personal data they hold safe across their entire ecosystem. And after the 2017 Equifax data breach, Equifax’s valuation decreased by $4 billion.

Digital transformation 59

Digital transformation Data Privacy Privacy Metadata 59

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

Anonymous leaked 15 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Russian Orthodox Church UK Police charges two teenagers for their alleged role in the Lapsus$ extortion group Beastmode Mirai botnet now includes exploits for Totolink routers Ukraine intelligence leaks names of 620 alleged Russian FSB agents Critical CVE-2022-1162 flaw in GitLab allowed threat (..)

Security 87

Security Authentication Ransomware Cloud 87

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2022

Google’s TAG team revealed that China-linked APT groups are targeting Ukraine ’s government for intelligence purposes. This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russia invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. March 18 – Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet targeting ASUS routers.

Cloud 91

Cloud Government Risk Information Security 91

Reltio

MARCH 17, 2020

Noncompliance could carry a hefty price tag. CCPA will likely take a similar path — big fines for some big names and perhaps smaller ones for others that draw attention to the new reality of data privacy. Brand equity and the bottom line may suffer after data breaches or reports of data misuse.

GDPR 78

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 78

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations Iranian cloud company accused of hosting cybercriminals, nation-state hackers Norwegian Entities Targeted in Ongoing Attacks Exploiting Ivanti EPMM Vulnerability BlueCharlie, Previously Tracked as TAG-53, Continues to Deploy New Infrastructure in 2023 Cybersecurity How A Company (..)

Security 86

Security Military Phishing Sales 86

OneHub

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In a 2020 report, IBM revealed that the average cost of a data breach is $3.84 That’s a devastating price tag for many companies. In addition to the monetary losses, compromised data can also erase valuable information or damage your company’s reputation with customers.

Security 52

Security Cloud Encryption Authentication 52

ChiefTech

OCTOBER 22, 2008

– lets get information security around current information systems right first before we start throwing stones at Web 2.0… Technorati Tags: Symantec Australia , Australian IT , information management , information security , Web 2.0 ” However, it does help to add weight to my arguments about information security and Web 2.0

Information Security 43

Information Security Security Data breaches Marketing 43

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

By removing the name requirement and instead including specific data elements such as IP address, browser history and geolocation data as PI, the CCPA requires companies to reexamine how data is tagged and risks related to data is analyzed and mitigated.

GDPR 40

GDPR Privacy Data breaches Sales 40