IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

For instance, it could monitor users’ keystrokes or encrypt the user’s files in a ransomware attack. But the cyber security research group Securonix has unearthed a new campaign from a threat group dubbed Tactical#Octopus. YouTube has said its team are investigating the phishing campaign. “We’re

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IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Shields Health Care Group The largest data breach of April 2023 was at the Shields Health Care Group, a Massachusetts-based medical services provider. Additionally, billing information, insurance numbers and other financial details were stolen in the attack. Biggest data breaches of April 2023 1. million people.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In other news… Florida Orthopaedic Institute settles lawsuit after 2020 ransomware incident Brazilian police launch investigation targeting Lapsus$ group South Korea to ban 16 unregistered overseas crypto exchanges. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The controls used are typically full disk encryption (FDE), KMIP key management of encryption for arrays or SAN systems or encryption of a tape or a VM image. For laptops and transportable physical media (like tapes), this level of encryption is a great control.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

announces security breach (10,000) CompSource Mutual Insurance Company reports security incident (unknown) Paul Smith’s College announces cyber attack (unknown) Cardiovascular Associates files notice of security breach (unknown) Rockler Companies says cyber attackers breached its systems (8,604) Emtec, Inc.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Moreover, the paper lists a number of security practices that all users should employ as a precaution, including: Keeping their operating system updated; Using antivirus solutions; Using a strong password as their master password to mitigate brute-force attacks on compromised database files; Using full-disk encryption; and.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Ransomware attacks use malware, often injected through phishing schemes, to encrypt a victim’s data files or programs, followed by a ransom demand by the threat actor that offers the decryption key in exchange for payment. September 2019: the North Korea-sponsored Lazarus Group, creator of WannaCry 2.0. sanctions law violations if U.S.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 7, 2020

The symbol simply signifies that the site has an SSL certificate, which means the information shared between your computer and the website is encrypted. The Monash IVF Group, which operates across Australia, confirmed the attack, saying it began with a breach of its staff email system. Green padlock = good and secure, right?

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Data Matters

MAY 9, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Spring 2019 National Meeting (Spring Meeting) in Orlando, Florida, from April 6 to 9, 2019. ceding insurer could be eligible for the same reduced collateral requirements that would apply to qualifying EU reinsurers under the revised CFR Model Laws.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected. MCNA Insurance later confirmed that 8,923,662 people were affected in the incident and said the breach was a result of a ransomware attack. million people.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

This article prompted me to buy the new black XL T-shirt you see in the blog. Blog post with (lots of) links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. However, the dark side of AI looms when it has turned against people. Users beware.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Outsiders can include lone hackers and cybercriminals who can belong to a criminal group or a nation-state-sponsored organization. Put into place data protection tools such as data encryption algorithms, key management, redaction, data masking and erasure, and data resiliency. Require strong passwords.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This meant they weren’t encrypted, making them freely accessible to as many as 20,000 employees, most of whom had no legitimate reason to access the information. US food giant Mondelez sued insurance company Zurich American for denying a $100 million (£77 million) claim filed after the NotPetya attack.

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Millions of Pure Incubation Ventures records listed on hacking forum 183,754,481 records apparently belonging to the venture capital and private equity group Pure Incubation Ventures have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. The claim is yet to be verified.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

35 TB of data exfiltrated from Henry Schein, plus ALPHV/BlackCat re-encrypted the newly restored files As we first reported last month , the US healthcare solutions provider Henry Schein announced on 15 October that it had suffered a cyber attack that caused disruption to its manufacturing and distribution businesses.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2024

Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Professional services USA Yes 56,457 Highlands Oncology Group Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (Update) Healthcare USA Yes 55,297 Charm Sciences, Inc. Drug Mart Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Healthcare USA Yes 36,749 Elliott Group Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 31.5

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

On November 18, 2021, a group of federal bank regulators announced a final rule requiring banks to notify their primary federal regulator of any “significant computer-security incidents.” The FDIC defines “banking organizations” to include all insured state nonmember banks and insured state-licensed branches of foreign banks.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Encrypting critical data assets. Board-management discussions about cyber risk should include identification of which risks to avoid, which to accept, and which to mitigate or transfer through insurance, as well as specific plans associated with each approach. Encrypting Critical Data Assets. Using appropriate access controls.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

Part I of this series examined newly-leaked internal chats from the Conti ransomware group, and how the crime gang dealt with its own internal breaches. Conti is by far the most aggressive and profitable ransomware group in operation today. Part II explored what it’s like to be an employee of Conti’s sprawling organization.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This is part of the opening monologue of the Ozark series and when I first heard it, I immediately stopped the show and dropped it into this blog post. The latter group won't get anything useful from this post, but it was never meant for them. Money is, at its essence, that measure of a man’s choices.

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IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

The company has fixed the issue, blaming it on a vulnerability in the app’s groups feature. The group will advise on the safe and secure development and deployment of AI technology in the country’s critical national infrastructure. iSharing is used by more than 35 million users. Data breached: >35 million people’s data.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive. It’s led to a growing trend for organisations to purchase cyber insurance, which Forbes contributor Emil Sayegh believes will continue in 2022. This market squeeze will certainly affect the cyber insurance industry itself. “We

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The operation led to the arrest of two members of the ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine and the seizure of hundreds of crypto wallets used by the group. The authorities also seized the dark web Tor leak site used by the group. lockbit3g3ohd3katajf6zaehxz4h4cnhmz5t735zpltywhwpc6oy3id[.]onion

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