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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2022 – 5.1 million records breached

IT Governance

The cyber security industry, much like the rest of the world, is on edge. Our figures for this month are comparatively low – with 83 data breaches and cyber attacks accounting for 5,127,241 breached records – but there is a sense that we are on the brink of something. Data breaches. Cyber attacks.

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The False Economy of Deprioritising Security

IT Governance

In the UK, cyber security has been dropping down the board’s list of priorities. A 2022 Proofpoint study found that 76% of UK board members believed their organisation to be at risk of a material cyber attack in the next 12 months – higher than the global average of 65%. Specifically, a 13.4% This is a false economy.

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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

2022 will go down as the year where some semblance of normality returned. Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. These were truly precedented times.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in October 2022 – 9.9 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). However, it’s a warning sign for all organisations about the dangers of misconfigured Internet-facing servers.

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PharMerica data breach impacts more than 5.8 million individuals

Security Affairs

National pharmacy network PharMerica discloses a data breach that impacted more than 5.8 National pharmacy network PharMerica disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of 5,815,591 individuals. In response to the incident, the company enhanced its technical security measures.

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2021 data breach exposed data of 70 Million Luxottica customers

Security Affairs

Luxottica has finally confirmed the 2021 data breach that exposed the personal information of 70 million customers. On May 12, the cybersecurity expert Andrea Draghetti noticed that a threat actor released data belonging to Luxottica speculating a new databreach. Luxottica Group S.p.A.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2023

IT Governance

Welcome to our new-look list of data breaches and cyber attacks. On this page, you will find all our usual information breaking down the month’s security incidents. So, each month, we’ll update this page with the latest figures and links, so be sure to bookmark it to keep an eye out for the latest data breach news.