Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 28, 2018

As the retail industry follows suit with today’s digital transformation, customer expectations are at an all-time high. Retailers are looking to address these demands with interconnected experiences to give customers more personalized and immediate experiences both in-stores and online. The numbers don’t lie.

Retail 100

Retail Customer Experience Security Data breaches 100

IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to our June 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breaches. million) Brazilian retailer Fast Shop confirms cyber attack (unknown) ADM Associates announces security incident (unknown) Guardian Fueling Technologies has been hacked (unknown) Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. Data breaches.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Blockchain 136

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly lists of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records. The biggest data breaches of 2022.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. The other big contributors were the education sector (39 incidents), technology (33) and retail (25). How security incidents are occurring.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2022

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. This matches the number of security incidents that we saw in Q4 2022, but is a significant decrease on the number of breached records (185,721,284).

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Government Retail 115

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Welcome to our May 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breaches. We identified 77 security incidents during the month, resulting in 49,782,129 compromised records. You can find the full list below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. decrease in the number of security incidents compared to Q4 2022 (266), but an increase in the number of breached records (75,099,482).

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Data breaches. Data breaches. Keep an eye out for our end-of-year report in the next few weeks, where we’ll break down the findings of these lists – or subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to get the latest news sent straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 141

IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. In this blog, we provide an overview of the security landscape in the past three months, and look at key statistics and observations.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

And don’t forget to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest industry news and advice – including our Q2 review of data breaches and cyber attacks, based on these lists, which will be published in early July. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The only saving grace for the organisation – which didn’t do itself any favours by initially denying the story and threatening to sue people who reported on it – is that the leaked database comprised a list of records from past data breaches. Amtrak resets user passwords after Guest Rewards data breach (unknown).

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Decathlon, the world’s largest sporting goods retailer, has suffered a massive data breach, affecting 123 million customer and employee records. It contained information from the retailer’s Spanish businesses and potentially its UK stores.

Retail 131

Retail Phishing Data breaches Education 131

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Data breaches. confirms security incident (unknown) Friedrich Air Conditioning, LLC announces security breach (unknown) Gibson Overseas, Inc. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc. Data breaches.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

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. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches. Data breaches. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Business is booming and data is flowing. Retailers and shoppers are leveraging and enjoying many benefits data sharing brings: loyalty programs, personalized experiences, easier product location and ordering, online shopping, mobile access and the list goes on. The Perfect Storm. Everything.

Retail 89

Retail Digital transformation Security Encryption 89

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

But there were dozens of other cyber attacks and data breaches where the organisation either didn’t know or reveal the extent of the damage. Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing e-Delivery 130

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. increase on the number of security incidents that we saw in Q4 2022, but the number of breached records has increased more than threefold.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

IT Governance

JANUARY 25, 2019

Home improvement retailer B&Q has suffered a data breach affecting 70,000 of its… well, not customers, exactly. The breached database contained a list of people who had been caught stealing products from B&Q stores. The post 70,000 affected in B&Q data breach appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Retail 111

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

With organisations across the globe turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been a worse time to suffer a data breach or cyber attack. Data breaches. Nursing home probed after leaving disabled patients’ data on street (36). Detectives investigate data breach at Jefferson Co.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As I was starting to write this blog, yet another retail program data breach occurred, for Marriott’s Starwood loyalty program. But it looks like my own personal data has been breached – again. But none of these reasons rose to the top in retail. This had me asking a simple question – Why?

Retail 66

Retail Data breaches Encryption Mining 66

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

We’ll have a separate post looking at the year’s data breaches and cyber attacks in more detail, but in the meantime, you can find the full list of December’s incidents below. Data breaches. Data breaches. That brings the total for 2020 to more than 20 billion. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. In other news….

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2018

So before the shopping frenzy begins, we thought this would be an opportune time to outline some best practices that both retailers and consumers should follow in order to protect consumer data. As convenience technologies evolve, look for more risks to consumers and retailers. Protecting Consumer Data is Priority #1.

Retail 70

Retail Data breaches Phishing Authentication 70

IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

We’ve talked a lot recently about the financial effects of data breaches and how you should respond to incidents , but that still leaves the question of how data breaches occur. This blog looks at some real-world examples of some of the most common causes of data breaches and explains how they occurred.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 96

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 27, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Retail Law Blog , on April 26, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal on Article III standing grounds of a data breach class action predicated on an alleged increased risk of identity theft. McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Assocs. ,

Data breaches 88

Data breaches Risk Retail Education 88

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2019

” reads a blog post published by vpnMentor. Some entries also included data from an Equifax database. SecurityAffairs – Canada, Data Leak). The post Freedom Mobile data breach impacts at least 15,000 customers appeared first on Security Affairs. million users.” Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 80

Data breaches Retail Encryption Communications 80

IT Governance

DECEMBER 6, 2018

A recent survey by Ping Identity shows that customers move away from brands that have suffered data breaches. Data breaches are now a common occurrence – big-name brands affected in 2018 include FIFA , British Airways , Vision Direct , Eurostar and Marriott. Of that segment, 34% experienced financial loss.

Data breaches 104

Data breaches GDPR Risk Information Security 104

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

An unknown number of Amazon customers reported yesterday and today that they had received an email from the online retail giant (see below). The post Amazon’s data breach email looks like a phishing scam appeared first on IT Governance Blog. Can you see the problem?

Data breaches 75

Data breaches Phishing Retail Government 75

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 7, 2018

August is two-thirds of the way through year, and we have already seen a number of serious, far-reaching data breaches making headlines, some occurred in 2018, and some from 2017 that are now being disclosed. retail sector needs to come to terms with some bad news. retail sector needs to come to terms with some bad news.

Data breaches 63

Data breaches Retail IT Communications 63

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In September, British Airways announced it had suffered a data breach that compromised the personal and financial data of more than 380,000 customers. Is your organisation prepared for a data breach? The post BA data breach: 565,000 customers may have been affected appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

Data breaches 102

Data breaches GDPR Personal data Communications 102

IT Governance

APRIL 23, 2019

The Supreme Court has given Morrisons permission to appeal a ruling that found the supermarket liable for a data breach caused by a malicious insider. This incident shows how complex liability can be regarding data breaches. Why have the courts found Morrisons liable?

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Insurance GDPR Compliance 82

Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2020

Diebold Nixdorf , a major provider of automatic teller machines (ATMs) and payment technology to banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. The 35,000-employee company also produces point-of-sale systems and software used by many retailers.

Ransomware 335

Ransomware Retail Sales Data breaches 335

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 16, 2024

Stringent access control mechanisms regulate data access based on user roles and permissions. This helps to ensure that only authorized personnel can view or manipulate the data, minimizing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized usage.

Security 88

Security Unstructured data Retail Analytics 88

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

What’s certainly not a good sign, however, is the number of data breaches caused by organisations’ own employees. Data breach. CSO admits major data breach as thousands of people’s details leaked out. NC DHHS Reports Data Security Incident. NC DHHS Reports Data Security Incident.

Data breaches 75

Data breaches Retail Privacy Phishing 75

IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In total, the memory stick contained more than 1,000 files, but just 1% of the contents comprised personal data. At the time of the breach, reports claimed that data on the stick also included the Queen’s travel itinerary. How did the data breach occur? However, the ICO hasn’t confirmed this.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Personal data Libraries Information Security 65

IT Governance

JULY 27, 2018

In this blog, we look at the ongoing threat of debit and credit card fraud, explaining why it appeals to cyber criminals, what they do with the stolen information and how implementing the requirements of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) can thwart crooks’ schemes. Everyone is a target. What does all this mean?

Data breaches 66

Data breaches Paper Retail Manufacturing 66

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2021

The retailer also reported that its main databases were not impacted. . According to the Brazilian blog TecMundo , the attack against Lojas Renner was orchestrated by RansomExx operators. Renner operates more than 600 stores across three countries under brands such as Renner, Camicado, Youcom, and Ashua.

Ransomware 106

Ransomware Retail Data breaches Marketing 106

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. Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Data breached: 19,718,687 records. Data breached: 13,300,750 people’s data.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52