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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2017 – 59 million records leaked

IT Governance

Basic information security practices – and I really do mean basic – are ignored over and over again, and for what? NC DHHS Reports Data Security Incident. Huddle’s ‘highly secure’ work tool exposed KPMG and BBC files. Social Security numbers of 2,100 Maine foster care participants posted online.

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When It Comes to a Data Breach, How Do You Want to Be Notified?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

August is two-thirds of the way through year, and we have already seen a number of serious, far-reaching data breaches making headlines, some occurred in 2018, and some from 2017 that are now being disclosed. If you have looked at our recently released annual Data Threat Report: Retail Edition , you understand this is not just hyperbole.

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Why Amazon Ads Could Be a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Adam Levin

As a retailer, Amazon is already in the business of providing a portal to consumers looking to buy, where products vie for attention and commerce happens. billion in the first quarter, compared with the same period in 2017.” According to the New York Times , Amazon’s ad revenue “surged by about 130 percent to $2.2

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Lotsy group targets Italian and Spanish-speaking users

Security Affairs

After researching and blocking these resources, Group-IB’s team discovered several other fake websites illegally using famous international brands, including Conad (Italian retail store), Target (International retail stores), Carrefour (international chain of hypermarkets) and many others. How does this scheme work? Pierluigi Paganini.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2019 – 421 million records breached

IT Governance

In a month where security experts across Europe were boosting awareness of cyber security , organisations had mixed results in their own data protection practices. IN-based Goshen Health leans that 2018 data security incident did need to be reported (9,160). ND-based St. Canadian dental software firm ClearDent (60,000).

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Market volume of illegal online sales of alcohol exceeded 30 million USD in 2018 in Russia

Security Affairs

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that the market volume of illegal online sales of alcohol in Russia exceeded 30 million USD in 2018, i.e. almost 5.8 million USD (+23%) more than in 2017. The post Market volume of illegal online sales of alcohol exceeded 30 million USD in 2018 in Russia appeared first on Security Affairs.

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The Business of Data Newsletter – Issue 7 (7 December 2018)

Information Matters

Retailers are most at risk globally, with 62% of respondents willing to walk away after a data breach, followed by banks (59%) and social media sites (58%), according to a survey of 10,500 consumers by digital security firm Gemalto.” ” [link]. ” [link]. . ” [link].

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