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. service account, admin accounts, and domain admin accounts) to have strong, unique passwords.

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Ransomware Agriculture Encryption Phishing 92

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

Amtrak resets user passwords after Guest Rewards data breach (unknown). University of Utah Health notifies patients of phishing attack (unknown). Phishing scam targets German coronavirus task force (100+). Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). com impersonated in year-long phishing attack (unknown).

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

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. Using strong passwords. ” reads the advisory published by CISA. Avoiding clicking on suspicious links.

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Ransomware Risk Agriculture Encryption 107

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2020 – 586 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Ransomware. million) Phil i ppines COVID-19 track and trace app leaks citizens’ data (unknown) Contractor mistakenly removed data from Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital (442) Cloud Clusters Inc.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

Security solutions will help stop most attacks, but for those that make it past scanners, your users need to play a role in spotting and stopping BEC, VEC and phishing attacks themselves – something taught through security awareness training combined with frequent simulated phishing and other social engineering tests.

Phishing 85

Phishing Security awareness Cybersecurity Education 85

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

The Israeli statement did not explicitly refer to the government of Pyongyang and did not provide details about the attack (the targeted companies, data of the attack). The attackers launched spear-phishing attacks against employees of the targeted firms, the messages impersonated managers, CEOs and leading officials in HR departments.

Agriculture 121

Agriculture Manufacturing Phishing Passwords 121