Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The security breach is the result of the MOVEit hacking campaign that took place this summer. The MOVEit campaign also targeted additional US agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, and the General Services Administration. ” states Bloomberg.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Unprotected Real Estate Wealth Network database exposes more than 1.5 Data breached: 1,523,776,691 records.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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. Financial information, medical data, health reimbursements, postal addresses, telephone numbers and emails are not thought to have been compromised.

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Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight US Environmental Protection Agency allegedly breached: nearly 8.5 Data breached: 8,460,182 accounts.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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. Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Data breached: 2.7 Date breached: 384,658,212 records.

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Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

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. million records from World-Check, a screening database used to screen potential customers for links to illegal activity and government sanctions. Data breached: 5,300,000 records.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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. The breached data includes names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth, and financial account and Social Security numbers. million individuals in its systems.

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Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Department of Agriculture, that provides human resources and payroll services to hundreds of federal agencies. Department of Agriculture, was among the affected organizations, raising fears that data on thousands of government employees may have been compromised.” National Finance Center. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

On 25 November 2020, the European Commission ( EC ) published its proposed Data Governance Regulation (the DGR ), which will create a new legal framework to encourage the development of a European single market for data. What are the objectives of the Data Governance Regulation?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

Help us #StopRansomware by visiting [link] pic.twitter.com/G5jpxtB0Fw — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (@CISAgov) June 14, 2023 The LockBit ransomware operation was the most active in 2022 and according to the researchers it is one of the most prolific RaaS in 2023. law enforcement). was the prevalent variant in 2023.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2022

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs for free in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 365 by Pierluigi Paganini appeared first on Security Affairs. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The first half of 2020 ended on a familiarly bad note, with 92 security incidents accounting for at least 7,021,195,399 breached records. As such, affected individuals should already have been aware that their data had been compromised and taken the necessary steps to mitigate the damage. hack (350,000).

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Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

These sectors include: insurance (both general and health insurance); groceries; loyalty schemes; non-bank lenders; superannuation; transport; government; health; education; and. agriculture. assess and implement required to changes to existing business processes and policy frameworks related to customer data.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 3, 2022

The post Feel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber Risk appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Related Stories DEF CON: Security Holes in Deere, Case IH Shine Spotlight on Agriculture Cyber Risk Episode 235: Justine Bone of MedSec on Healthcare Insecurity Episode 234: Rep. Growing Threats to agriculture.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2020

REvil /Sodinokibi ransomware operators launch an auction site to sell data stolen from victims that have chosen to not pay the ransom. The Sodinokibi ransomware operators have launched an eBay-like auction site for stolen data where they plan to sell data stolen from the victims. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

One of the largest sources of data is all around us—that is, geospatial data. Geographic information systems (GIS ) visualize and make sense of this data, helping people and businesses better understand the patterns and relationships of our world.

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Collibra

MARCH 18, 2020

Why does Data Intelligence for federal agencies matter? In January 2019, President Trump signed the “Evidence Act,” a law that requires Federal Agencies to instate a data catalog and appoint a CDO as a means of providing better data-driven results to the American people. So how do government agencies alleviate this pain? .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In March, the threat actors hit a South American agricultural organization. ” The Andariel APT (aka Stonefly) has been active since at least 2015, it was involved in several attacks attributed to the North Korean government. The experts observed the use of NineRAT at around September 2023 against a European manufacturing entity.

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Agriculture Data collection Access Manufacturing 99

Hunton Privacy

MAY 12, 2023

The Administration is also actively working to address national security concerns raised by AI, especially in critical areas like cybersecurity, biosecurity and safety. government is leading by example on mitigating AI risks and harnessing AI opportunities. government for public comment this summer. Policies to ensure the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

JBS said that it is not aware of any data breach caused by the cyber attack, it added that transactions with customers and suppliers will be delayed. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One that the company notified the US government Sunday that it was the victim of a ransomware attack.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Department of Agriculture, was among the affected organizations, raising fears that data on thousands of government employees may have been compromised. […]. Two, SolarWinds’ terrible security is the result of a conscious business decision to reduce costs in the name of short-term profits.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We recorded 103 cyber security incidents in November, which accounted for 586,771,602 leaked records. The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. In other news….

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. LockBit had a bespoke data exfiltration tool, known as Stealbit, which was used by affiliates to steal victim data. reads the NCA’s announcement.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. “When started, the backdoor creates a mutex – WinEventCom.

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Collibra

MARCH 18, 2020

Why does Data Intelligence for federal agencies matter? In January 2019, President Trump signed the “Evidence Act,” a law that requires Federal Agencies to instate a data catalog and appoint a CDO as a means of providing better data-driven results to the American people. So how do government agencies alleviate this pain? .

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Collibra

APRIL 3, 2019

A tsunami of new data streams offers enormous opportunities in guiding digital transformation strategies across many industries. Yet along that path there will be numerous obstacles to overcome – chiefly related to data privacy and governance. And this proliferation of data streams has only just begun to gain traction.

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IoT Agriculture Digital transformation Energy and Utilities 56

Data Protection Report

APRIL 9, 2024

On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (“CIRCIA”), which imposes new reporting requirements for entities operating in critical infrastructure sectors.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As of November 2021, BlackByte ransomware had compromised multiple US and foreign businesses, including entities in at least three US critical infrastructure sectors (government facilities, financial, and food & agriculture).” ” reads the advisory. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Law enforcement also had access to data stolen from the victims of the ransomware operation, a circumstance that highlights the fact that even when a ransom is paid, the ransomware gang often fails to delete the stolen information. ” reads the NCA’s announcement.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Almost any sector was hit by sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks, including the Defense Industrial Base, Emergency Services, Food and Agriculture, Government Facilities, and Information Technology Sectors. If using Linux, use a Linux security module (such as SELinux, AppArmor, or SecComp) for defense in depth.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 30, 2019

Telco says diverse agencies accessing data through legal loophole need to follow the same process as law enforcement bodies Telstra has warned that public trust in the security of their data will be eroded if government agencies continue to be allowed access to it without appropriate authorisation.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 27, 2024

Regulations help shareholders, employees and business partners understand the impact a company has on the environment: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has new rules mandating certain disclosures for climate-related risks as well as reporting on Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions for some companies.

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Risk Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Financial Services 65

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

JBS said that it is not aware of any data breach caused by the cyber attack, it added that transactions with customers and suppliers will be delayed. “The company is not aware of any evidence at this time that any customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of the situation. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Agriculture Data breaches Cybersecurity Government 67

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

“The reservoir’s HMI system was connected directly to the internet, without any security appliance defending it or limiting access to it. The accessed system was secured by the administrators on December 2, but it was still exposed online. ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Access Agriculture Authentication Education 103

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

They all must have unique identifiers and the ability to collect and transfer data over networks to enable monitoring, surveillance, and execution of decisions based on the collected data with little or no human intervention. But making the IoT work requires trust in the devices and the data they collect.

IoT 72

IoT Encryption Agriculture Data collection 72

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. When started, the backdoor creates a mutex – WinEventCom.

Communications 76

Communications Agriculture Cloud Archiving 76

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The government agencies have observed an increase in ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends, the choice of these period is motivated by the lower level of defense due to the reduced presence of the personnel. Many will exfiltrate large amounts of data. Securing and monitoring Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints.

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