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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in August 2022 – 97 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

August 2022 has been a lesson in being careful with whom you provide sensitive information. In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. Get started. Ransomware. Financial information.

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The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:28. Security breaches in this sector can be incredibly disruptive to society and are attracting considerable attention from governments and regulatory bodies around the world. Business and industry leaders, as well as national governments, cannot be complacent in the face of the real-world implications of CNI.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

of the wealth in the United States as of Q1 2022, compared to 6.5% Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S.,

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Infosource Global Capture & IDP Vertical Market Analysis 2022-2023 Update

Info Source

The lack of Telecoms infrastructure and digital skill development presents a hurdle; however, where investments by local government or overarching organisations close the gap, they will enable in particular economies with young populations. The Public Sector, which consists of Federal, State and Local Government (incl.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

TB Turtlemint Source (New) Insurance India Yes 1,800,000 Chunghwa Telecom Source (New) Telecoms Taiwan Yes 1.7 Source (New) Engineering Japan Yes >5 TB Array Networks Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes 2.5

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 27 November – 3 December 2023

IT Governance

Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1,212 Butte School District Source (New) Education USA Yes 900+ Fenway Community Health Center, Inc. Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Unknown 598 Comprehensive Auto Resource, Inc.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 January 2024

IT Governance

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”.