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. Ransomware.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020. The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

Energy and Utilities 89

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 89

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

manufacturers on behalf of Russian end-users, including defense contractors and other Russian government agencies. In May 2020, Shevlyakov used one of his front companies to buy a licensed copy of the penetration testing platform Metasploit Pro. hacking tools and electronics appeared first on Security Affairs.

Computer and Electronics 82

Computer and Electronics Military Manufacturing Government 82

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The previous campaigns associated with this group targeted government, education, and electronic manufacturers in East Asia and the Middle East. OwlProxy is an HTTP proxy with backdoor functionality, it was first spotted in April 2020 in an attack targeting the Taiwanese government. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Government Manufacturing Education Access 102

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.” The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

Energy and Utilities 98

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the world. billion in 2020. “On October 22, 2020, Steelcase Inc.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Mining 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

The US authorities arrested the man in Arizona last month DoJ states that from at least as early as August 2020 to March 2023, Astamirov and other members of the LockBit ransomware gang committed wire fraud and compromised many computer systems worldwide attempting to extort the victims of ransomware attacks. organizations since 2020.

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Ransomware Agriculture Education Government 84

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

The security officials told lawmakers that the ministry’s investigation has been triggered by an energy management component from Huawei, two lawmakers present at the briefing who spoke under the condition of anonymity told POLITICO. . ” reported POLITICO. “Berlin has previously been criticized over its stance by U.S.

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Government Communications Risk Cybersecurity 94

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

The software is used by organizations in almost every industry, including automotive, food & beverage, hospitality, Managed Information Technology Service Provider (MSP), and manufacturing. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered that the supply chain attack was used to deliver a backdoor tracked by the Russian firm as Gopuram.

Manufacturing 78

Manufacturing Cybersecurity Education Security 78

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2020

The group hit entities in several industries, including the gaming, healthcare, high-tech, higher education, telecommunications, and travel services industries. The paused coincides with the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays which occurred between January 24 and January 30, 2020. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – APT41, China).

Healthcare 118

Healthcare Education Manufacturing Government 118

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

According to its analysis , 260 organisations in the UK fell victim to ransomware between January 2020 and June 2022, a figure that’s only exceeded by Canada (276) and – in a distant lead – the US (2,379). Across the UK, the education sector was the most frequently targeted, with 24 incidents. Why are small businesses at risk?

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Ransomware Manufacturing Data breaches Risk 136

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

FireEye’s Mandiant unit observed two distinct waves of attacks carried out by the cybercrime group in December 2020. “For example, UNC2529 used a unique username, masquerading as an account executive for a small California-based electronics manufacturing company, which Mandiant identified through a simple Internet search.”

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Phishing Military Retail 98

Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Hancitor became another commodity malware which partnered with ransomware gangs to help them gain initial access to target networks – the increasing trend outlined by Group-IB researchers in the recent Ransomware Uncovered 2020/2021 report. Cuba ransomware has been active since at least January 2020. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 113

Ransomware Education Manufacturing Healthcare 113

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published a security advisory warning of a wave of attacks carried out by China-linked APT groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security. ” reads the security advisory. Government agencies.” CVE-2019-19781 enabled the actors to execute directory traversal attacks.[

Government 71

Government Energy and Utilities Healthcare Access 71

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Here are five significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities with IoT in 2020. A hacker managed to identify a weak spot in a security camera model. Usually, the default settings are not focused on security. The only way to tackle this challenge is to educate the users about these threats and their potential implications.

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IoT Cybersecurity Manufacturing Passwords 132

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

In 2020, Mexico was one of the countries with the most cyber attacks in Latin America. According to Resecurity, at the early stage of activity the group leveraged Sonar, a secure data transfer tool deployed in Tor network providing API ( [link] ). appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Sales 78

Sales Ransomware Government GDPR 78

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 25, 2020

The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced on June 23, 2020, that restrictions relating to COVID-19 would be eased as of July 4. Going forward, this type of additional data collection is likely to be applied not only in the hospitality sector but also in the education, retail and manufacturing sectors, as they reopen.

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Data collection Personal data Compliance Retail 98

Adapture

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

ATLANTA, Nov 23rd, 2020 – ADAPTURE, Acer, Black Box, and Ergotron will sponsor an upcoming e-sports competition streamed by Cxmmunity on December 6th, 2020. The Call of Duty competition is open to e-sports leagues at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), in partnership with Twitch. ABOUT ACER. Ergotron, Inc.

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Education Marketing Manufacturing Sales 52

Data Matters

JUNE 16, 2021

Seventy-five percent of the world’s chips today come from Asia, while the share of semiconductors manufactured in the United States has fallen from 37% in 1990 to 12% today. a provision for Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of certain foreign gifts to or contracts with higher education institutions.

Artificial Intelligence 68

Artificial Intelligence Military Manufacturing Education 68

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

It includes multi-disciplinary risk and compliance management solutions and tools, including: IT & security risk management. Archer was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for IT risk management and IT vendor risk management tools. Additionally, Forrester named it a Contender in its Q1 2020 GRC Wave.

Compliance 65

Compliance Risk Government Retail 65

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

It includes multi-disciplinary risk and compliance management solutions and tools, including: IT & security risk management. Archer was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for IT risk management and IT vendor risk management tools. Additionally, Forrester named it a Contender in its Q1 2020 GRC Wave.

Compliance 57

Compliance Risk Government Retail 57

eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Unlike iOS however it has 3rd party add-ons that can securely archive Gmail messages, Gmail Notes, Appointments and some Calendar Items. Apple, of course, registers strongly in actual smartphone sales because they sell the phone AND the operating system unlike Android systems which are fragmented among multiple phone manufacturers.

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Archiving Marketing Manufacturing Sales 50

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

ransomfeed #security #infosec #energychina pic.twitter.com/deRRximVPd — Ransomfeed (@ransomfeed) November 25, 2023 The China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) is a state-owned company in China that operates in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Energy China [link] TL;DR That's huuuge!

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Ransomware Manufacturing Education Libraries 117

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The library notified law enforcement agencies and is investigating the security breach with the help of cybersecurity experts. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. ” reads the announcement.

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Libraries Ransomware Manufacturing Education 112

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. According to the advisory, the threat actors have exploited Zerologon ( CVE-2020-1472 ) in Microsoft’s Netlogon Remote Protocol in phishing attempts.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Education Libraries 120

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Kid Security breached again: children’s live GPS locations exposed on the Internet Last November , the parental control app Kid Security, which allows parents to monitor and control their children’s online safety, was found to have exposed more than 300 million records via misconfigured Elasticsearch and Logstash instances.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Mobile network database breach exposes 750 million Indians’ personal data The Indian security company CloudSEK claims to have found the personal data of 750 million Indians for sale on an “underground forum”. TB Four Hands Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.5 Data breached: 2 PB.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. According to the advisory, the threat actors have exploited Zerologon ( CVE-2020-1472 ) in Microsoft’s Netlogon Remote Protocol in phishing attempts.

Ransomware 110

Ransomware Manufacturing Education Libraries 110

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

What Are the Cyber Security Trends Around the World? These reports were released either in the second half of 2020 or during the first few months of 2021. In the UK, four out of ten businesses (40%) and 25% of charities report having cyber security breaches or attacks in 2020. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 10:36.

Security 126

Security Ransomware Phishing Cybersecurity 126

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers from Kookmin University and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) discovered an implementation vulnerability in the source code of the Rhysida ransomware. Rhysida ransomware employed a secure random number generator to generate the encryption key and subsequently encrypt the data.

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Ransomware Encryption Paper Manufacturing 114

IT Governance

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The education sector accounted for 20 of the 102 publicly disclosed incidents listed this month – with the majority being ransomware. September saw students around the globe returning to classes, only to be met with an avalanche of cyber attacks. Indeed, ransomware was the most common threat across all sectors.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Government IoT 140

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2024

In August 222, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint advisory to warn of Zeppelin ransomware attacks. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

Ransomware 103

Ransomware Sales Encryption Cybersecurity 103

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

Online education site EduCBA discloses data breach after hack (unknown). ATM manufacturer Diebold Nixdorf hit by ransomware attack (unknown). Security lapse at Indian cell network Jio exposes coronavirus symptom checker results (unknown). Indian social security programme MMPSY exposes user data in database gaffe (unknown).

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 145

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2021

During the week of October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law bills amending the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), California’s data breach notification law and California’s data security law. Genetic Data: California Data Breach Notification and Data Security Law Amendment Bill.

Privacy 98

Privacy Insurance Security Data breaches 98

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Knowing these can help you understand if you are at a higher risk than others, requiring further security measures. Professional services, health care, and education were the most popular targets for ransomware in 2020, with attacks against health care rising 75% in October alone according to Kroll. Valuable Data.

Ransomware 131

Ransomware Risk Cybersecurity Education 131

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs. They have IT contractors who can provision laptops and maintain a certain level of compliance and security. They can provide that additional security, remotely. They have those security capabilities. In a way and then you consume the outcomes.

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Rogue security software. Architect a premium network security model like SASE that encompasses SD-WAN , CASB , secure web gateways , ZTNA , FWaaS , and microsegmentation. Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets.

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Phishing Ransomware Passwords Access 104