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The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

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We’ll also soon publish our 2023 review of publicly disclosed incidents and records known to be breached across the year, as well as our quarterly report, so keep an eye on our blog. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Unprotected Real Estate Wealth Network database exposes more than 1.5

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

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It also appears that the data was accessed: the Readme bot “partially destroyed” the open instance, injecting a ransom note with a bitcoin wallet address to send a payment to in exchange for the files. According to CyberNews , more than 300 million data records were compromised, including 21,000 telephone numbers and 31,000 email addresses.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

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Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Source (New) Transport USA Yes 129,611 Tcman Source (New) Manufacturing Spain Yes 108 GB (179 files) Compass Group Italia Source (New) Hospitality Italy Yes 107 GB Pan-American Life Insurance Group, Inc.

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How IBM and AWS are partnering to deliver the promise of AI for business

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Scaling AI in business presents unique challenges: Data accessibility : Fragmented and siloed data stifle advancement. Gartner highlights that businesses lose an estimated USD 15 million annually due to inadequate data access. The retailer uses these insights to optimize inventory levels, reduce costs and enhance efficiency.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for November 2022

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Elsewhere, we assess data breaches at a cancer research facility and the US retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. As a result, the personal data of 244,850 patients was compromised – which likely includes patients’ names and numbers, but protected health information such as dates of birth and health insurance numbers might also be affected.

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

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Source (New) Manufacturing Taiwan Yes 4,715,133 Mustafa Centre Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Retail Singapore Yes >3,5000,000 TRAXERO Source (New) Software USA Yes 2,634,753 Piping Rock Health Products Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 2,103,100 FBCS, Inc. iSharing is used by more than 35 million users.

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

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GB dataset on a hacking forum, claiming to still have access to the breached system. TB Turtlemint Source (New) Insurance India Yes 1,800,000 Chunghwa Telecom Source (New) Telecoms Taiwan Yes 1.7 TB LDLC Source (New) Retail France Yes 1,500,000 APROA Source (New) Professional services Argentina Yes 1,197,562 Petrus Resources Ltd.