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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2020 – 586 million records breached

IT Governance

We recorded 103 cyber security incidents in November, which accounted for 586,771,602 leaked records. The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches.

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U.S. Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble hit by cyberattack

Security Affairs

is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States in fifty states. Over the weekend, users have been complaining on Nook’s Facebook page and Twitter that they were not able to access their library of purchased eBooks and magazine subscriptions. 1/2 — NOOK (@nookBN) October 14, 2020. (2/2)

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PYSA ransomware gang is the most active group in November

Security Affairs

Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs. CERT-FR’s alert states that the Pysa ransomware code is based on public Python libraries. in November compared to October. continues the report.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

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.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Rogue security software. Architect a premium network security model like SASE that encompasses SD-WAN , CASB , secure web gateways , ZTNA , FWaaS , and microsegmentation. With over 600,000 devices, this botnet exposed just how vulnerable IoT devices could be and led to the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

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.