Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Iranian hacker group has been attacking corporate VPNs over the past months, they have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world targeting Pulse Secure , Fortinet , Palo Alto Networks , and Citrix VPNs. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike. ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

Access 89

Access Financial Services Retail Insurance 89

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 11, 2023

Funny enough, many a CIO would already have been preaching this pre-2020. For inward-facing executives, it was a huge operational and security nightmare to suddenly shift to a remote form of working and adoption of cloud-based solutions to mitigate the imperfections of relying on company servers.

B2C 87

B2C B2B Retail Insurance 87

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

The US-based children’s clothing maker and online retailer Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach, attackers planted an e-skimmer on its e-commerce platform. Security firms have monitored the activities of a dozen groups at least since 2010. . pic.twitter.com/ervMIdaNEi — Stryke the Orc (@stryke_the_orc) January 18, 2020.

Data breaches 104

Data breaches Retail Cloud Insurance 104

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com. For some patients, exposed information included credit card numbers and social security numbers.

Data breaches 74

Data breaches Insurance Retail Ransomware 74

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. June’s figures bring the annual running total of security incidents to 729 and the total number of breached records to 3,947,030,094.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

And like everything else in 2020, these next few weeks promise to be a disaster. Be similarly wary of turning over your address, phone number or, worse, Social Security number , to unsolicited callers. Browse online using secure networks. Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers. Monitor your statements.

Retail 97

Retail e-Delivery Passwords Phishing 97

erwin

APRIL 11, 2019

Some suggest the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which takes effect January 1, 2020, sets a precedent other states will follow by empowering consumers to set limits on how companies can use their personal information. For example, many retailers have robust, data-driven e-commerce operations that are international.

GDPR 100

GDPR e-Discovery Compliance Metadata 100

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2021

The Prometei botnet appears to be active at least since March 2020, but it was first observed by Cisco Talos experts in July 2020. Prometei has been observed to be active in systems across a variety of industries, including: Finance, Insurance, Retail, Manufacturing, Utilities, Travel, and Construction.”

Mining 64

Mining Retail Insurance Manufacturing 64

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2019 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) in New York City from August 3 to 6, 2019. The amended regulation took effect on August 1, 2019, for annuity products and will become effective on February 1, 2020, for life insurance products.

Insurance 68

Insurance Paper Risk Analytics 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 67

Compliance Risk Government Retail 67

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the bastion of password security, LastPass, announced that its systems had been breached – although the organisation is confident that customers’ details remain secure. In total, we identified 112 publicly disclosed security incidents in August, resulting in 97,456,345 compromised records.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

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

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

The group was first mentioned in Group-IB’s annual report “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020.”. Since then, it has conducted 26 targeted attacks on commercial organizations alone, including companies in the fields of construction , finance , consulting , retail , banking , insurance , law ,and travel. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cloud 138

Cloud Phishing Analytics Access 138

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs. They can provide that additional security, remotely.

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020 2. The use of IoT technologies holds enormous potential in practically every segment of human enterprise – government, banking and finance, healthcare, retail, agriculture, and ecommerce to name a few. The IoT is not making the job of securing networks any easier.

IoT 72

IoT Encryption Agriculture Data collection 72

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 Carrefour France and Carrefour Banque are both affiliates of the French retail group, the Carrefour Group. The group has diversified its activities into the banking and insurance, travel agency and e-commerce sectors.

GDPR 91

GDPR Personal data Data collection Marketing 91

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”. Data breached: 2 PB. TB Four Hands Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.5 TB Four Hands Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

On this page, you will find all our usual information breaking down the month’s security incidents. Meanwhile, you can subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. However, we’ve decided to consolidate our records onto a single page.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 26, 2024

Authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States this week levied financial sanctions against a Russian man accused of stealing data on nearly 10 million customers of the Australian health insurance giant Medibank. ” Shtazi’s website remains in operation today.

Ransomware 233

Ransomware Retail Insurance Government 233

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

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The CCPA goes into effect January 1, 2020. Its final status, however, is far from clear. CCPA Background. 17-0039). Who Is Covered? Businesses.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Compliance Cybersecurity 58

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The CCPA goes into effect January 1, 2020. Its final status, however, is far from clear. CCPA Background. 17-0039). Who Is Covered? Businesses.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 9, 2020

In its report, the DPC noted that the ad-tech industry is subject to separate inquiries – this report is more broadly focussed on organisations across a range of sectors, including retail, entertainment, insurance, banking, public sector, media and publishing. Enforcement.

GDPR 59

GDPR Analytics Personal data Compliance 59

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Current attack trends add urgency, and catching up on doing basic security best practices isn’t enough. Eventually, governments will address the risk by beefing up security and purchasing cyber insurance, which go hand in glove. There are some big, unanswered questions about supply chain security surrounding voting machines.

Ransomware 153

Ransomware Government Retail Security 153

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2020

As a result, the way in which they connect and authorize communication makes them a primary security risk for organizations. The report, titled The Economic Impact of Machine Identity Breaches , was commissioned by Salt Lake City, UT-based security vendor Venafi. Machines control the flow of all types of sensitive data.

Digital transformation 138

Digital transformation Passwords Retail IoT 138

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape in the “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020” report. The new “ Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020 ” report describes attacks on various industries and critical infrastructure facilities, as well as campaigns aimed at destabilization of the Internet in certain countries.

IT 85

IT Military Cybersecurity Phishing 85

Import.IO

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

amongst its list of top 50 workplaces in 2020. Companies choose to work with us because we deliver high quality web data reliably in a secure and compliant manner – as if they were doing it themselves. Web data from thousands of retail websites is used to monitor hourly price changes on millions of products sold online.

Retail 52

Retail Insurance Marketing IT 52

Reltio

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Now Tech: Customer Data Management Solutions, Q1 2020, by Noel Yuhanna, Forrester Research, Inc., Jan 8, 2020. Our innovative customers span different industries like life sciences, financial services and insurance, healthcare, CPG, apparel, retail, travel and hospitality and high tech.

Customer Experience 72

Customer Experience MDM Retail Data science 72

Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, organisations in the Legal and Retail sector may see impressive ROIs. In our vertical market sizing and analysis, we cover horizontal use cases e.g., accounting, HR management, as well as vertical specific use cases e.g., bank account opening, mortgage processing and insurance claims processing.

Marketing 40

Marketing Customer Experience Energy and Utilities Digital transformation 40

Data Matters

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Moreover, if the business operates a website, but primarily interacts with consumers in retail locations, it will be required to add a third option that allows consumers to submit a form that can be submitted in person at those locations. Security Concerns. Specific Guidance on Right to Know Requests. Explanation of Denial.

Sales 60

Sales Privacy Passwords Compliance 60

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Attackers can compromise credentials because of extensive user password problems throughout most organizations; however, a number of security solutions provide credentials protection for both basic and advanced needs. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. 20% increase accesses of specific organizations advertised.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 94

IT Governance

AUGUST 2, 2021

We found 86 security incidents in July 2021, which accounted for 33,727,641 breached records. Those figures bring the annual running total of security incidents to 815 and the total number of breached records to 3,980,757,735. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Data breaches.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Personal data 105