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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2020 ­– 7 billion records breached

IT Governance

Cyber attack on Mid-Michigan College endangers personal data of staff and students (16,000). The Maine Information and Analysis Center breached in ‘Blue Leaks’ hack (unknown). Brazilian federal police investigate data leak of government officials (unknown). Portal for Philippines’ Far Eastern University hacked (1,000).

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Compromised data included names, ID card numbers, phone numbers, emails, salaries and personal photographs.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. In January 2024, it identified more potential victims, and has now written to inform them that their personal data may have been compromised in the incident.

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EU data governance regulation – a wave of digital, regulatory and antitrust reform begins – Part 1

Data Protection Report

The DGR does not create a right to re-use such data, but provides for a set of harmonized basic conditions under which the re-use of such data may be allowed. The DGR does not create a right to re-use such data, but provides for a set of harmonized basic conditions under which the re-use of such data may be allowed.

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

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Compromised information includes patients’ personal data, health and medical records, financial data, internal emails and software source code.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. 66,702,148 known records breached in 103 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories.

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

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Following our Christmas break, we’re rounding up two weeks’ worth of the biggest and most interesting news stories.