IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. In more positive news, we reported on just 79 ransomware attacks in Q3, compared to 107 in the previous quarter. Download now.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Retail Government Ransomware 130

IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Ransomware. 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. You can find the full list below, broken down into categories. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Blockchain 136

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. In other news… Google fights doxxing with updated personal info removal policy Mozilla finds mental health apps fail ‘spectacularly’ at user security, data policies Conti ransomware shuts down operation, rebrands into smaller units GoodWill Ransomware demands food for the poor to decrypt locked files.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

We typically expect ambiguity when it comes to ransomware, because organisations are locked out of their files and can’t calculate what’s been affected. Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. Ransomware. Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Data breaches.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing e-Delivery 130

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. d/b/a Watson Electrical announces ransomware attack (unknown). d/b/a Watson Electrical announces ransomware attack (unknown). d/b/a Watson Electrical announces ransomware attack (unknown). You can find the full list of incidents below, broken into their respective categories. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2022

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. One reason that these types of attack account for such a high percentage of the total is the dramatic decrease in ransomware.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Government Retail 115

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware. Ransomware. million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. 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.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 141

IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. Part of the reason that these attacks account for such a high percentage of the total is the way organisations address ransomware attacks.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Ransomware. London-based clinical pharmacology testing firm recovers swiftly from Maze ransomware (unknown). Minnesota-based Community Development Bank struck by ransomware (unknown). Prince Edward Island notifies patients of ransomware attack (unknown). Spartanburg School District 1 hit with ransomware (5,082).

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. Part of the reason that these attacks account for such a high percentage of the total is the decrease in ransomware attacks. Download now.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Ransomware. Ransomware. 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. As usual, incidents affecting UK organisations are in bold.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

“A manufacturer might experience a supply disruption for critical manufacturing components due to a ransomware attack at one of its suppliers, or a retail chain might experience a data breach because the company that maintains its air conditioning systems has access to the store’s data sharing portal,” Boyens added.

Risk 82

Risk Manufacturing Cybersecurity Retail 82

IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

In this blog, we provide an overview of the security landscape in the past three months, and look at key statistics and observations. We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

We also give ransomware its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. Meanwhile, we discovered 255 ransomware attacks during the year (24% of all publicly disclosed incidents). Keeping your organisation secure.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Russian TA505 hacking group , aka Evil Corp , has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. The TA505 group was involved in campaigns aimed at distributing the Dridex banking Trojan, along with Locky , BitPaymer , Philadelphia , GlobeImposter , and Jaff ransomware families.

Retail 89

Retail Access Education Security 89

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

Ransomware. Ransomware. 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. As usual, incidents affecting UK organisations are in bold. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news….

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang adds 2.7 TB of ASA Electronics data to its leak site The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is attempting to extort a ransom from ASA Electronics for 2.7 It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. Date breached: 384,658,212 records. Data breached: 2.7

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This blog provides analysis of the data we’ve collected. 27 Israeli organisations with e-commerce websites, likely in either the retail or manufacturing sector, but we can’t be sure at this time. We’ll publish a separate USA report for November later this week, so keep an eye on our IT Governance USA blog.

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Ransomware Access Security 113

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

GB City of Clemson, South Carolina Source New Public USA Yes 21,056 DGX-Dependable Hawaiian Express Source New Professional services USA Yes 20 GB Verdimed Source New Agricultural Spain Yes 19 GB Watchmax Source New Retail UK Yes 15,000 Del-Tron Precision Source New Manufacturing India Yes 8.9 GB Signature Performance, Inc.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Ransomware will continue to increase. The complexity of ransomware is such that there have been decoders released by attackers that have bugs that prevent the decryption of the data. The retail and hospitality industries will continue to have their POS equipment targeted. Open banking will be targeted.

Security 98

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. Elsewhere, we continue to see an increase in publicly reported ransomware attacks.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2022

The enterprise software and cloud giant said in a blog post this week that during the last six months of the year, there was a 40 percent increase in the number of DDoS attacks worldwide over the first half of 2021, with an average of 1,955 attacks per day and a maximum of 4,296 on Aug.

IoT 136

IoT Cloud Cybersecurity Ransomware 136

IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This blog looks at some real-world examples of some of the most common causes of data breaches and explains how they occurred. Countless hotel chains, retailers and restaurants have been breached in recent years – particularly in the US, which by and large doesn’t use chip-and-PIN. Recent malware attacks.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 96

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It’s been a year full of predictable and unpredictable incidents alike, and in this blog, we’ve compiled the most memorable stories of 2022. April saw a ransomware gang bucking the much-repeated advice given by cyber security researchers that criminal hackers target vulnerabilities rather than specific organisations.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Roger covers these three scams in a short [VIDEO] and in detail on the KnowBe4 blog: You Need to Pay a Bill Using Gift Cards. Blog post with 2:13 [VIDEO] and links you can share with your users and family: [link]. Blog post with links: [link]. Blog post with links: [link]. Maliciously Modified Gift Cards in Stores.

Security awareness 95

Security awareness Phishing Risk Insurance 95

IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The NHS was criticised for signing a deal with Amazon that allowed patients to access their health information via its Alexa voice assistant – potentially granting the online retail giant access to vast amounts of sensitive personal data. The Mexican oil company Pemex suffered a ransomware attack that demanded US$4.9 million (£3.82

Data breaches 78

Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 78

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Despite the NHS falling victim to the devastating WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May, healthcare providers still fared better than other industries, with only six per cent of UK consumers revealing they trusted retailers.

GDPR 63

GDPR Retail Data breaches Financial Services 63

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s why, in this blog, we’ve collected the most crucial phishing statistics you need to understand the threat. An Office for National Statistics report revealed that UK organisations have experienced a 57% increase in “consumer and retail fraud” compared to pre-pandemic levels. Email phishing accounts for 90% of ransomware attacks.

Phishing 111

Phishing Data breaches Communications Ransomware 111

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

2021 was also the year where ransomware attacks made the headlines with a number of high profie supply chain-focused attacks. Privacy Matters blog – regular legal updates service to keep you connected with latest developments in privacy law – subscribe to receive posts on regulatory change and case law. Our Tools and Resources.

GDPR 98

GDPR Privacy Data breaches Personal data 98

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

According to the newly released 2019 edition of Symantec’s annual Internet Security Threat Report , formjacking has overtaken ransomware and cryptojacking as cyber criminals’ attack vector of choice. Until next time you can keep up with the latest information security news on our blog. It’s essentially a virtual form of card skimming.

Passwords 76

Passwords Data breaches Retail Government 76

IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2019

The UK’s biggest retailers are spending more than ever on cyber security but are continuing to see an alarming rise in cyber attacks and data breaches due to the ever-evolving threat landscape, a report has found. Are retailers investing wisely? What are the biggest threats? Where can you start?

Retail 83

Retail Security Data breaches Government 83

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Cyber attack and ransomware. Retailer Forever 21 discloses payment card breach. Have a look at this month’s list and come back to me with a story caused by a member of staff that couldn’t have been avoided. I count this month’s total to be 59,830,814. Sacramento Regional Transit Systems Hit By Hacker.

Data breaches 75

Data breaches Retail Privacy Phishing 75

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 26, 2024

33-year-old Aleksandr Ermakov allegedly stole and leaked the Medibank data while working with one of Russia’s most destructive ransomware groups, but little more is shared about the accused. REvil is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation and generally motivated by financial gain,” a statement from the U.S.

Ransomware 226

Ransomware Retail Insurance Government 226

IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2019

The confectioner, which owns Cadbury and Oreo, says it lost 1,700 servers and 24,000 laptops as the ransomware swept through its systems. NotPetya is a Windows-based piece of ransomware that infected organisations across the globe in 2017. Was NotPetya an act of war? That’s the $100 million question.

Insurance 53

Insurance Ransomware Government Paper 53

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Ransomware. Police investigate after ransomware found on Sherman School, CT, systems (unknown). Flagstaff, AZ, school district hit by ransomware (unknown). Thousands of Linux servers infected with new Lilocked ransomware (unknown). Utah-based Premier Family Medical notifies patients of ransomware attack (320,000).

Data breaches 22

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Military 22

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Using third-party ransomware protection. The post Sailing the cyber security waves appeared first on IT Governance Blog. The motives for an attack aren’t always sinister, but the maritime industry needs to acknowledge the cyber security risks ships face and take steps to counter the threats.

Security 75

Security Digital transformation Communications Information Security 75