Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The government says Russian national Artur Sungatov used LockBit ransomware against victims in manufacturing, logistics, insurance and other companies throughout the United States. This prompted several XSS members to start posting memes taunting the group about the security failure. Ivan Gennadievich Kondratyev , a.k.a.

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Ransomware Encryption Insurance Manufacturing 274

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The attack took place from at least September 27, 2022 through the morning of September 29, 2022. The malicious installer was used to infect organizations in multiple sectors, including the industrial, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, insurance and telecommunications sectors in North America and Europe.

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Metadata Insurance Manufacturing Communications 108

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

A further 381,000 New York City public school students affected by 2022 data breach In January 2022 , personal data from around 820,000 New York City public school students, both current and former, was breached. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 75,101 Airsoftc3.com Data breached: 6,009,014 accounts.

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Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

Other top 4 targeted industries include Manufacturing, Insurance, Technology, and Financial Services seeing 15%, 9%, 7%, and 6% of the campaign traffic respectively.” “Email lures came in the form of updating account security surrounding 2FA, MFA, and general account security. ” continues the report.

Phishing 86

Phishing Energy and Utilities Insurance Manufacturing 86

Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

Compromised organizations operate in different business verticals, including manufacturing, wealth management, insurance providers, and pharmaceuticals. The researchers noticed that the path contains the same mutex name as the Babuk ransomware, a circumstance that suggests the malware borrows Babuk’s leaked source code.

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Ransomware Encryption Healthcare Insurance 84

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The advisory updates to the FBI FLASH BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware Indicators of Compromise released on April 19, 2022 and on December 19, 2023. Optum Solutions is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, a leading health insurance company in the United States. ” reads the joint advisory.

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Ransomware Government Insurance Manufacturing 105

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In a security notice filed with Montana’s Attorney General office, Pepsi explained that the breach started on 23 December 2022. In a security notice filed with Montana’s Attorney General office, Pepsi explained that the breach started on 23 December 2022. What went wrong?

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Insurance Manufacturing Access 105

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. However, despite the critical status of bank infrastructure on the national level, the security of crucial data was not ensured.

Personal data 97

Personal data Phishing Risk Financial Services 97

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City confirmed the security incident and is working to recover from the ransomware attack that impacted its services, including the police department. The human-operated Royal ransomware first appeared on the threat landscape in September 2022, it has demanded ransoms up to millions of dollars.

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Ransomware Encryption Systems administration Cybersecurity 104

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Where do data breaches originate?

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Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

of the wealth in the United States as of Q1 2022, compared to 6.5% According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2% Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Read More At: Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions for 2022.

Energy and Utilities 120

Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity 120

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

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

PwC’s 2022 Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey reported that 46% of surveyed organizations experienced corruption, fraud, or other economic crimes in the 24-month survey period. Best Fraud Management Systems & Detection Tools in 2022. Take a look at Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions for 2022. million in losses.

Analytics 113

Analytics Risk Authentication Financial Services 113

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. million accounts compromised in Le Slip Français data breach The French underwear manufacturer Le Slip Français has suffered a data breach. Data breached: 5,300,000 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

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

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The security researcher Bob Diachenko of SecurityDiscovery first identified the exposed information in mid-September. Data breached: over 300 million records. The company’s description of the incident suggested ransomware. We’ve also found 9 organisations providing a significant update on a previously disclosed incident.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 106

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

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

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C. Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached?

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

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. This bill becomes effective January 1, 2022. Code Section 1798.82))and (2) data security law (Cal.

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Privacy Insurance Security Data breaches 98

Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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. The Healthcare segment is the third largest sector based on demand for Capture & IDP Solution sales in 2022.

Marketing 40

Marketing Customer Experience Energy and Utilities Digital transformation 40

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

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

In late 2022, Rackspace became a ransomware victim in one of the biggest cyberattacks ever suffered by a major cloud services vendor. LockBit uses a double extortion method and was responsible for roughly 40% of ransomware attacks in the first few months of 2022. Education, government, energy and manufacturing are others.

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Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Risk 98

ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Often the tiny flashing light on the dashboard also alerts would-be criminals that the car is protected by the latest form of anti theft security. Just because it has all the bells and whistles doesn’t necessarily mean it’s secure. And for the most part, this is true. He's been stealing cars since the age of 11. To take it.

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Encryption Communications 40

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Securing AI models and their access to data While AI models need flexibility to access data across a hybrid infrastructure, they also need safeguarding from tampering (unintentional or otherwise) and, especially, protected access to data. But the implementation of AI is only one piece of the puzzle.

Government 84

Government Analytics Metadata Compliance 84

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Keyboard app vulnerabilities reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers Security researchers have identified critical security vulnerabilities in Cloud-based pinyin keyboard apps from Baidu, Inc., We identified certain accounts that we believe are affiliated with the Spy.pet website, which we have subsequently banned.”

Data Privacy 94

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 94

ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. VAMOSI: Four days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 28, 2022, members of the Conti ransomware group began leaking information about the internal operations.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Encryption Authentication Communications 40

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. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture.

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 121

KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

Building up your organization's human firewall by fostering a strong security culture is essential to outsmart bad actors. Learn about the real risks of weak passwords, why password management is key to building a strong security culture, and our best advice on how to protect your users and your organization.

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Phishing Insurance Passwords Ransomware 80

Schneier on Security

MARCH 7, 2024

Much like the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers public health insurance programs, so too could a federal agency dedicated to AI—a Centers for AI Services—provision and operate Public AI models. .” While this is a good start, the U.S.

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CMS Government Marketing Cloud 104