IT Governance

JANUARY 5, 2023

Twitter is in the middle of yet another PR disaster after a criminal hacker leaked more than 220 million users’ email addresses. Although it appears that no personal information beyond email addresses was compromised, the incident poses significant privacy risks. million users’ data up for sale.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. Records breached: According to the library’s 4 November update , there is “no evidence that the personal information of our staff or customers has been compromised”. However, public computers and printing services are unavailable.

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IT Governance

APRIL 25, 2023

Insider threats are one of the most difficult security challenges that organisations face. A malicious threat can be an employee, contractor or business partner who is liable to leak sensitive information. According to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report , insider threats account for 18% of all security incident.

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IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2023

You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, including our new feature in which we delve into the month’s biggest incidents in a little more detail. An additional 6 million records dating back to “at least 2005” were also compromised in the attack, the source of which is not yet known. It didn’t name the vendor.

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IT Governance

JUNE 22, 2023

The cyber intelligence firm Group-IB discovered the compromised data within the logs of info-stealing malware traded on various underground websites. Indeed, over a quarter of all the stolen information found by Group-IB came last month, with threat actors posting 26,800 new pieces of data in May 2023. How was this possible?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

Launched in March 2008, AWM Proxy quickly became the largest service for crooks seeking to route their malicious Web traffic through compromised devices. In 2011, researchers at Kaspersky Lab showed that virtually all of the hacked systems for rent at AWM Proxy had been compromised by TDSS (a.k.a ru , and the website web-site[.]ru

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The defendants, who initially pursued a strategy of counter suing Google for interfering in their sprawling cybercrime business, later brazenly offered to dismantle the botnet in exchange for payment from Google. ” On September 6, Litvak emailed Google that his clients were willing to discuss settlement.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

Some of the biggest service disruptions affected providers Bigblu Broadband PLC in the U.K. The war is really just revealing the capabilities," says Erin Miller, who runs the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, a trade group that gathers data on orbital threats. Businesses and Critical Infrastructure." Join Roger A.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2018

Phishing scams are relatively mundane compared to the sophisticated attacks that you read about in the news, but it’s important to remember that sometimes the biggest threats are right at your doorstep. Fortunately, two recent reports have indicated that most organisations are well aware of the threat of phishing.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 26, 2022

However, few would have expected just how severe the threat would be. A Software Advice report has found that 62% of UK-based SMEs experienced an increase in cyber threats in the last two years. Cyber attackers were most likely to target organisations with phishing emails, with 57% of incidents involving scam messages.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A We must ask: 'Is the email expected?

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. We offer a variety of resources to help understand and mitigate threats, from training courses and consultancy services to free guides. Our 2023 overview is here. is reported, we record the rounded number.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

Threat Intel firm Group-IB has released an analytical report on the previously unknown APT group RedCurl, which focuses on corporate espionage. The APT group RedCurl, discovered by Group-IB Threat Intelligence experts, has been active since at least 2018. For example, the employees would receive the same email about annual bonuses.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 2, 2019

based Data Resolution LLC serves some 30,000 businesses worldwide , offering software hosting, business continuity systems, cloud computing and data center services. 29, 2018, the attackers broke in through a compromised login account on Christmas Eve and quickly began infecting servers with the Ryuk ransomware strain.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2021

analyzes ransomware landscape in 2020 and TTPs of major threat actors. Group-IB , a global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence company, has presented its new report “Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 ”. In hope to secure the biggest ransom possible, the adversaries were going after large companies.

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Ransomware Encryption Marketing Access 120

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

16,482,365 known records breached in 240 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. Data breached: 5,300,000 records.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. Wiper Malware, Critical Infrastructure Threats Unleashed by War. Reconnaissance and Laundering as a Service Emerge as Threats.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged as critical tools for dealing with the ever-growing volume and complexity of cybersecurity threats. The technology also predicts potential attacks and automatically responds to threats by identifying specific trends and cycles. Intrusion and malware detection.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Singapore, 09/18/2020 — Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, evidenced the transformation of the threat portfolio over the first half of 2020. Opened email lets spy in. These findings confirm adversaries’ growing interest in Big Game Hunting.

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IT Governance

MAY 27, 2020

Of course, it won’t simply be a case of returning to business as usual. Meanwhile, you still need to manage ongoing threats – including cyber attacks, coronavirus-related scams and employees’ wellbeing – all of which makes this a critical time for your organisation. Phishing scams.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

These are known as Evil Twin attacks and they can do a lot more than steal your email address. In both scenarios, the unexpected guest (a sweet-toothed child or an email) appears with a proposition: give us your possessions or you will be made to suffer. They’re generally more polite than that, but the implication is clear.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Welcome to a new series of weekly blog posts rounding up the biggest and most interesting news stories. Incident details: An unauthorised party gained access to some employee email accounts and the information within them, including demographic, medical and financial information. Breached organisation: City of Philadelphia, US.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 107

KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

Blog post with links: [link] [New PhishER Feature] Immediately Add User-Reported Email Threats to Your M365 Blocklist Now there's a super easy way to keep malicious emails away from all your users through the power of the KnowBe4 PhishER platform! With PhishER you can: NEW! Be cautious of unexpected investment opportunities.

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IT Governance

MARCH 6, 2020

Our ‘catches of the month’ feature investigates the most prominent email attacks across the web, explaining how they occurred and the lessons you should learn. It only takes one error of judgement for an entire system to be compromised, something that can easily happen if an employee is stressed or not paying full attention.

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Phishing Personal data Government Access 83

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

The attacker claims to have compromised an end-of-lifed GPRS system that was exposed to the internet and was able to pivot from it to the internal network, where they were able to launch a brute force authentication attack against internal systems. Adam Darrah , director of threat intelligence, ZeroFox. Nobody’s off limits.

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IT Governance

JULY 3, 2019

After all, every unusual email you receive could be a phishing scam, whether it’s an account reset message from Amazon or a work request from your boss. For example, Proofpoint’s Understanding Email Fraud Survey has found that 75% of organisations had been hit by at least one spear phishing email in 2018. Think again?

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

One cannot overstate the importance of data privacy for businesses today. Meanwhile, businesses that prioritize information privacy can build trust with consumers and gain an edge over less privacy-conscious competitors. If a business were to sell user data without consent, each record it sells would count as one violation.

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Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 80

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 CEOs who say that cybersecurity is the biggest threat to short-term growth have doubled in the past year. Also read: Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2022

The cyber security landscape offered similarly familiar topics: there were huge data breaches at Facebook and LinkedIn, while the threat of ransomware reached catastrophic levels. You can read more about that attack, along with the year’s other biggest stories, in our 2021 cyber security review of the year.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

66,702,148 known records breached in 103 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. The claim is yet to be verified.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

Large language models (LLMs) may be the biggest technological breakthrough of the decade. Hackers can use the compromised LLM to steal sensitive data, spread misinformation, or worse. Training users to spot prompts hidden in malicious emails and websites can thwart some injection attempts.

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Artificial Intelligence Risk Cybersecurity Access 65

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

38,846,799 known records breached in 140 publicly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. million lines of unique data being sold A threat actor claims to be selling 14.9 million lines of unique data being sold A threat actor claims to be selling 14.9

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Data Privacy Privacy Insurance Security 88

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. million customers’ data compromised Cyber criminals known as dawnofdevil have claimed responsibility for a data breach at Hathaway Cable & Datacom Ltd, one of India’s largest Internet service providers, in December 2023. They accessed 41.5

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 14, 2022

And when thinking about criminal innovation, ransomware attacks clearly fall into that definition of “disruptive”, especially for any business on the receiving end of that “innovation”. Paul emphasized that this should not be viewed as complacency, and the dynamism of the threat could shift this observation at any moment.

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Ransomware Government Risk Data breaches 71

OneHub

JUNE 15, 2021

Both large and small businesses should be concerned about digital security. Hackers look to large companies for expensive ransomware attacks and focus on small businesses for identity theft. Implementing cybersecurity best practices makes your business a less appealing target to hackers. Public Wi-Fi. Backup your data.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Once you understand the threats facing your organisation , it’s time to put in place a plan to defend against them. Cyber security is something that affects the whole business, so you’ll need the approval of senior management to implement an organisation-wide plan. This guide will help you get started. Top management commitment.

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OneHub

JUNE 3, 2021

The biggest threat to a company’s data security is its employees. The best way to protect your business files and other data is to train employees on proper cybersecurity practices from day one. Train employees to identify threats. Spear phishing emails. What to include in cybersecurity onboarding.

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