IT Governance

AUGUST 2, 2021

We found 86 security incidents in July 2021, which accounted for 33,727,641 breached records. South African insurance provider has been hit by a major security incident (unknown) Florida’s CONNECT website breached (50,000). As always, you can find the full list of incidents below, with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Personal data 105

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. We also look into the most dangerous strains today and predictions for 2021. Others go further in estimating ransomware will cost as much as $6 trillion per year starting in 2021 ( Cybersecurity Ventures ). Also Read: Top Threat Intelligence Platforms for 2021.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Encryption Insurance Cloud 97

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

Doncaster-based One Call Insurance hit by ransomware (unknown) Ransomware attack on Swiss Cloud Computing AG (6,500) Wolfe Eye Clinic victim of Lorenz threat actors (unknown) One of the US’s largest pipelines shuts down to contain cyber security breach (unknown) J. Find out more. Ransomware.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2021 – 61 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Data migration 140

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. Justice Department announces seizure of domain names used in spear phishing campaign posing as U.S. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million drivers’ details (3.3

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. In 2021 alone, IC3 received 847,376 complaints which amounted to $6.9 Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other.

Energy and Utilities 119

Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity 119

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

And don’t forget to check out our Q3 2021 data breaches and cyber attacks quarterly review , in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly lists. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2021 – 51.2 Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches.

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Education 116

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2021 – 21 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. hit by cyber criminals (7.3

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing e-Delivery 130

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance reported that threat actors had access to data belonging to 1446 employees who worked in the hospital as of February 2021. Exposed data Includes names, addresses, social insurance numbers, gender, marital status, date of birth, and rates of pay.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Insurance Access Phishing 111

Data Protection Report

JUNE 2, 2021

On May 13, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $1.8 million settlement with two related insurance companies, relating to violations of two different requirements of the NYDFS cybersecurity regulation during the period 2018 to 2019. NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation.

Cybersecurity 71

Cybersecurity Insurance Financial Services Phishing 71

Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Conti ransomware gang is using BazarCall phishing attacks as an initial attack vector to access targeted networks. BazarCall attack, aka call back phishing, is an attack vector that utilizes targeted phishing methodology and was first used by the Ryuk ransomware gang in 2020/2021.

Ransomware 76

Ransomware Phishing Insurance Access 76

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Overall, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (fraud that results in the victim voluntarily disclosing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (theft of bank card details). Insurance companies around the world are now suffering from phishing. million in one year .

Phishing 93

Phishing Retail Insurance Risk 93

IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

IT Governance identified more than 1,200 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2021 , while another report found that security incidents cost almost £3 million on average. Phishing is the most cost-effective and low-tech way to compromise sensitive data. of the Standard addresses technical vulnerabilities and patching.

Risk 144

Risk Security Passwords Phishing 144

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Riskonnect GRC platform has specific use cases for risk management, information security, compliance, and audit professionals in healthcare, retail, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing. Insurance & claims management. The post Top GRC Tools & Software for 2021 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

Compliance 65

Compliance Risk Government Retail 65

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The researchers analyzed two campaigns attributed to Earth Longzhi; the first one conducted between 2020 to 2021 targeted the government, infrastructure, and health industries in Taiwan and the banking sector in China. The new APT group used spear-phishing emails as an attack vector to deliver Earth Longhzhi’s malware.

Archiving 87

Archiving Passwords Metadata Insurance 87

IT Governance

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Sophos’s most recent annual ransomware survey, The State of Ransomware 2021 , found that 37% of organisations surveyed in 2021 had been affected by ransomware in the previous year. Most ransomware – like other types of malware – is delivered via phishing attacks. Train your staff. Deploy incident response plans.

Ransomware 134

Ransomware Insurance Phishing Access 134

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks. State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Major cyberattacks at companies like SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline raised the public visibility of cybersecurity greatly in 2021, elevating it to a Presidential priority. Phishing attacks continue to dominate cyber threats.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Cybersecurity Phishing Encryption 145

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

The White House Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity from May 12, 2021 and the supporting Office of Management Budget Federal Strategy to Move the U.S. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. There is also huge debate around cyber insurance and whether it is fit for purpose.

Insurance 71

Insurance Ransomware Encryption Authentication 71

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

We break down the month’s cyber security landscape for each month, and you can find more information about our list and the biggest security incidents of the month. million) Clinical test data stolen from biotech company Enzo Biochem (2.47 million) Apria Healthcare suffers security breach (1.8

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Personal data 98

Data Protection Report

APRIL 22, 2021

On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $3 million settlement with insurance company National Securities Corp. NSC’s investigation revealed that the unauthorized access to the employee’s MS O365 account occurred between September 13 and September 18, likely through phishing.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity Financial Services Phishing Compliance 94

KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

In another case, a doctor input his patient's name and their medical condition and asked ChatGPT to craft a letter to the patient's insurance company. Now, cybercriminals are using ChatGPT's popularity to lure you into phishing scams. Find out how adding PhishER can be a huge time-saver for your Incident Response team!

Phishing 87

Phishing Security Artificial Intelligence Security awareness 87

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

However, cyber security researcher Andrea Draghetti discovered that the information was exfiltrated on 16 Match 2021, and concluded that the data might likely came from a separate, previously undisclosed data breach. Additionally, billing information, insurance numbers and other financial details were stolen in the attack.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

Security Affairs

JULY 10, 2021

Coop supermarket closes hundreds of stores after Kaseya supply chain ransomware attack Hackers spread backdoor after compromising the Mongolian CA MonPass REvil gang exploited a zero-day in the Kaseya supply chain attack REvil ransomware gang demanded $70M for universal decryptor for Kaseya victims Revil ransomware gang hit Spanish telecom giant MasMovil (..)

Security 53

Security Ransomware Data breaches Insurance 53

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

See our top picks for the Best Incident Response Tools and Software for 2021. For cybersecurity personnel, our scope of responsibility may be limited to cyberattacks on IT systems, such as ransomware attacks, phishing attacks, and DDoS attacks. Be in-line with insurance policies. Be in-line with insurance policies.

Insurance 124

Insurance Ransomware Data breaches Cloud 124

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

According to Cisco’s 2022 Cybersecurity Almanac , the amount of money organisations spend recovering from cyber attacks is expected to increase by 75% in the five-year period from 2021 to 2025, reaching as much as $10.5 trillion (about £8.9 trillion). . Ultimately, it can cover the cost of-rebuilding if all else fails.

Risk 110

Risk Security Data breaches Phishing 110

Data Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As articulated in President Biden’s May 2021 Executive Order , Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity , “[t]he United States faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector, the private sector, and ultimately the American people’s security and privacy.” Death, taxes and data breaches.

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Security Compliance Cloud 97

IT Governance

MARCH 31, 2022

in welfare cards (30,000) Fresno lost more than $600,000 to a phishing scam (unknown) Bonita Springs Utilities detects suspicious activity on customer payments (4,419). maladie suffers cyber attack (519,000) Dialyze Direct, LLC?in If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Financial information.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Government 111

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

According to Ryan Lackey, Chief Security Officer at cryptoasset insurance company Evertas: “For example, a system may work one way — though differently than specified — in practice, then a user might design a relying system with the expectation that the altered behavior will continue. Web3 Security Options.

Cybersecurity 119

Cybersecurity Blockchain Insurance Security 119

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 24, 2022

On October 18, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services announced a settlement with EyeMed, a licensed life, accident, and health insurer, with respect to a security incident that occurred in 2020. Nevertheless, EyeMed certified its compliance with the Cybersecurity Regulation annually, from 2018-2021.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Personal data Risk Financial Services 52

IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks France says Russian state hackers breached numerous critical networks Date of breach: From second half of 2021 (reported 26 October 2023). The techniques used included using leaked credential databases to conduct brute-force attacks, phishing and exploiting multiple vulnerabilities.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches Security 52

KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The first phishing campaigns have already been sent and more will be coming that try to trick you into clicking on a variety of links about blood drives, charitable donations, or "exclusive" videos. By Javvad Malik Insurance provider Hiscox has published its fifth annual cyber readiness report, which has some eye-opening statistics.

Phishing 82

Phishing Security awareness Compliance Risk 82

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

Criminals phish SEPA, with £42m unaccounted for (unknown) Isle of Man kettle-parts firm hit by cyber attack (unknown) Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. As usual, incidents affecting UK-based organisations are listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Estimates vary, but a recent FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report found an almost 10-fold increase in ransomware attacks between mid-2020 and mid-2021. Training of employees to prevent phishing from both email and social media, as well endpoint protection and other cybersecurity safeguards to prevent future attacks.

Ransomware 139

Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Insurance 139

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

There’s a chance the unsolicited offer in your inbox is a “ phishing ” scheme. Phishing” occurs when a scammer poses as a legitimate company or website in an attempt to get their targets to click on a link that prompts them to enter personal information or downloads malware onto their devices. Be wary of email offers. Report scams.

Retail 97

Retail e-Delivery Passwords Phishing 97

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

gas pipeline in 2021 to the rise of nation-state attacks, critical infrastructure organizations are under siege. However, this stance indicates a lack of understanding of the effects of all the parties involved, such as cyber insurance underwriters, incident response firms, government regulations, and ransomware attribution.

Energy and Utilities 71

Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT Risk 71

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), which operates the country’s public health system, got hit with Conti ransomware on May 14, 2021.

Ransomware 268

Ransomware Cybersecurity Phishing Security 268