Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2021

“We have determined that unauthorized access to some T-Mobile data occurred, however we have not yet determined that there is any personal customer data involved,” T-Mobile wrote. ” Other databases allegedly accessed by the intruders included one for prepaid accounts, which had far fewer details about customers.

Data breaches 316

Data breaches Access Retail Sales 316

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2020

The new year – and new decade – is underway, but before saying goodbye to 2019, we have one more monthly round-up to get to. Hackers break into government system used by the country’s schools (unknown). Singapore-based retailer Love, Bonito apologises to customers after malware infection (unknown). Data breaches.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The NHS was criticised for signing a deal with Amazon that allowed patients to access their health information via its Alexa voice assistant – potentially granting the online retail giant access to vast amounts of sensitive personal data.

Data breaches 78

Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 78

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Australian drug rehab centre Adele House exposes patient data after giving resident access (>200). Dublin-based Liver Wellness tells patients that a hacker accessed its email systems (unknown). California DMV mistakenly gave federal agencies access to Social Security info (3,200).

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Passwords 143

IT Governance

MAY 1, 2019

Still, April 2019 saw a not completely disastrous 1,334,488,724 breached records. Criminal accesses personal data of faculty staff and students at Georgia Tech (1.3 Customers at US fast food retailer Chipotle say their accounts have been hacked (unknown). Greenville, NC, government’s systems knocked out by ransomware (unknown).

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 111

Krebs on Security

JUNE 27, 2019

-based cloud solution provider, allowed hackers to access email and file sharing systems for some of the company’s clients, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. based PCM [ NASDAQ:PCMI ] is a provider of technology products, services and solutions to businesses as well as state and federal governments. El Segundo, Calif.

Cloud 254

Cloud Retail Access Government 254

erwin

JUNE 14, 2019

According to IDC’s digital transformation predictions report for 2019, these types of initiatives are going to flood the enterprise during the next five years. Digital Transformation in Retail. The inherently competitive nature of retail has made the sector a leader in adopting data-driven strategy. Data can tell you.

Digital transformation 111

Digital transformation Retail Government Customer Experience 111

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

which includes info related to the activity of the gang, such as initial access, threat activity and mitigations. Most of the attacks have been reported in July, the organizations hit by the ransomware gang operate in professional services, construction, manufacturing, retail, and food industries. ransomware. in Australia since 2020.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Retail Security Manufacturing 111

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number). It remains unclear how the data breach occurred, but the attackers apparently suggested it was the result of “exploiting vulnerabilities within government databases of telecommunication systems”.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Although the total number of data breaches – or rather, in those reported – decreased by 24% between 2019 and 2022 in the finance sector, the number of incidents increased by 99%. So to account for seasonality, we’ve only looked at Q2–Q4 for all four years (2019–2022). million (about £4.70

Risk 104

Risk Data breaches Authentication Financial Services 104

IT Governance

AUGUST 29, 2019

Hackers access personal details of DeKalb, Georgia, students after exploiting web platform vulnerability (unknown). Multiple sites affiliated with the University of Florida student government hacked (unknown). A coordinated ransomware attack hits at least 20 local governments in Texas (unknown).

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Phishing Ransomware Personal data 111

IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A DDoS gang is extorting business posing as Russian government hackers (unknown). Victoria government insists patient data is safe after ransomware attack (unknown). Bradford, PA, government has swift response to ransomware attack (8,305). Ransomware strikes TrialWorks, preventing lawyers from accessing documents (2,000).

Data breaches 92

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 92

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

“Based on current knowledge, we believe that an unauthorized party gained access to a vendor platform United Rentals uses in connection with designing and executing email campaigns,” the organisation said in a statement. The post Catches of the month: Phishing scams for September 2019 appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

Phishing 83

Phishing Retail Cloud Data breaches 83

Collibra

JANUARY 25, 2019

Collibra organized a Data Governance and Business Transformation seminar in Paris recently, bringing together data managers from the financial, retail, transportation, and logistics industries. What Forrester describes as “Data Governance 2.0” According to Forrester, Governance 2.0 Governance Across the Enterprise.

Government 40

Government Digital transformation Customer Experience Metadata 40

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. The draft revisions include a requirement for producers to act in the “best interest” of a retail customer when making a recommendation of an annuity.

Insurance 60

Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. The draft revisions include a requirement for producers to act in the “best interest” of a retail customer when making a recommendation of an annuity.

Insurance 60

Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Experts observed a 400% increase in the number of attacks, compared with October, that hit government organizations. PYSA ransomware operators focus on large or high-value finance, government and healthcare organisations. The PYSA ransomware group (aka Mespinoza) recorded an increase of 50% in November. continues the report.

Ransomware 99

Ransomware Encryption Government Retail 99

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 15, 2023

Customer authentication For the past 15 years, e-commerce has increased as a percentage of all retail sales. In 2019 the Web Payments Working Group began work on Secure Payment Confirmation to help fulfill Strong Customer Authentication requirements with low checkout friction.

Authentication 100

Authentication Communications Financial Services Retail 100

Data Matters

JANUARY 29, 2019

On January 17, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) released its annual Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter (Letter), which identifies topics that FINRA will focus on in 2019. Market Access. Wells Notices.

Risk 60

Risk IT Compliance Marketing 60

IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

IT Governance discovered 377 security incidents between April and June 2021, which accounted for 1,224,539,395 breached records. Likewise, someone in the office might take advantage of poor access controls to snoop on sensitive information that’s not relevant to their job. This represents a 7.4% Keeping your organisation secure.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Protection of Retail Investors . For both broker-dealers and investment advisers, OCIE will continue to emphasize the protection of retail investors, particularly seniors and those saving for retirement. Retail-Targeted Investments. 1 In general, the 2020 Examination Priorities continue recurring themes from recent prior years.

Retail 68

Retail Compliance Marketing Risk 68

Data Matters

JANUARY 24, 2020

Protection of Retail Investors . For both broker-dealers and investment advisers, OCIE will continue to emphasize the protection of retail investors, particularly seniors and those saving for retirement. Retail-Targeted Investments. Information Security .

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Retail Compliance Marketing 68

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2020

issued a flash alert to warn organizations of the new threat actor targeting healthcare, government, financial, and retail industries in the US. It is still unclear if the ProLock ransomware was managed by the Qakbot gang, or if the ProLock operators pay to gain access to hosts infected with Qakbot to deliver their malware.

Ransomware 109

Ransomware Retail Access Security 109

Collibra

MAY 11, 2022

Thriving enterprises in every sector of the economy — from banking to life sciences to retail — are seeking better ways to harness an abundance of data. Data mesh is a decentralized sociotechnical approach in managing and accessing analytical data at scale.’. Federated computational governance. – Zhamak Dehghani.

Analytics 76

Analytics Digital transformation Government Retail 76

John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

AI is driven by data, and as a society we’re not particularly good at structuring, governing, or sharing data. It makes sense that big companies with access to unholy amounts of structured data pioneered the AI era. (Of Why can’t the data from retail media networks inform supply chains, for example?

Marketing 121

Marketing Energy and Utilities Big data B2B 121

Reltio

JANUARY 28, 2021

Organizations that think mastering governance in legacy MDM systems must precede any leap to using machine learning and AI in more modern MDM platforms are falling behind the curve. . First-generation MDMs: Focus heavily on master data governance to ensure data quality. Both require an MDM platform with Big Data architecture. #4

MDM 98

MDM IoT Customer Experience Unstructured data 98

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2019

Pick any company in any vertical – financial services, government, defense, manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, retailing, travel and hospitality – and you’ll find employees, partners, third-party suppliers and customers all demanding remote access to an expanding menu of apps — using their smartphones and laptops.

Security 145

Security Digital transformation Financial Services Risk 145

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Once this has happened, the ransomware will display a message demanding that the victim make a payment to regain access to their files. Unlike an attack on retailers, for example, victims have no alternative when systems are down. Over that six-month period, local government experienced 263 million attacks.

Ransomware 95

Ransomware Phishing Retail Insurance 95

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

million) Wyoming Department of Health leaking data online (164,021) Maine government website displayed mental health patients’ confidential information (unknown) Israel: Private patient cases of deceased psychologist found on the street (unknown) Contact tracing data breach exposes health information of Pennsylvanians (72,000).

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 115

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

They accessed 41.5 million customers’ data having gained access via a vulnerability in Hathaway’s Laravel web application framework. million individuals affected HealthEC LLC, a health technology company, has announced that it suffered a data breach in July 2023, in which systems were accessed and files were copied.

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

Edinburgh mental health clinic in probe after client information accessed in scam (unknown) Iranian Hackers Hit H&M Israel (unknown) South Africa’s VirginActive goes offline after cyber attack (unknown) B.C. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Data breaches. Financial information.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

CGI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Wed, 09/25/2019 - 04:12. where estimates show that a quarter of the population is “unbanked” and without access to this new cashless world. This is in contrast to the UK, where the government has suggested that shops should be required to accept cash, and the banks must process it accordingly. Who pays in the cashless society?

Retail 65

Retail Government Risk Access 65

Collibra

MARCH 18, 2020

In January 2019, President Trump signed the “Evidence Act,” a law that requires Federal Agencies to instate a data catalog and appoint a CDO as a means of providing better data-driven results to the American people. The government also struggles to share data across agencies, which can lead to threats to our national security.

Government 64

Government Agriculture Retail Access 64

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. However, it included patients’ first and last names, physical addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and other government-issued ID.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

Data Matters

JUNE 3, 2019

The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) released two Risk Alerts, on April 16, 2019 and May 23, 2019, highlighting the importance of privacy and cybersecurity compliance for SEC-registered investment advisors and broker-dealers under Regulation S-P. May 23 Risk Alert – Customer Records in Network Storage.

Risk 68

Risk Privacy Cybersecurity Compliance 68

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill. Cyber criminals in today’s environment have ready access to powerful tools — and innumerable support services — available on the Dark Net to anyone wishing to attempt to plunder businesses. That need is sizeable.

Risk 182

Risk Cybersecurity Passwords Ransomware 182

Collibra

MARCH 18, 2020

In January 2019, President Trump signed the “Evidence Act,” a law that requires Federal Agencies to instate a data catalog and appoint a CDO as a means of providing better data-driven results to the American people. The government also struggles to share data across agencies, which can lead to threats to our national security.

Government 52

Government Agriculture Retail Access 52