IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As always, you can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, divided into their respective categories. ALMA Observatory shuts down operations due to a cyberattack (unknown). Bahraini websites hacked hours before parliamentary election (unknown). Almost half of that figure comes from two incidents. Ransomware.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Insurance 115

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. Also be sure to check out our new page, which provides a complete list of data breaches and cyber attacks for 2023. million) Apria Healthcare suffers security breach (1.8

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Personal data 98

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

However, brute-force hacking has reached the point that seven-character passwords with complexity will be brute-forced nearly immediately and eight-character passwords merely take one hour to crack. Authentication can be set up via one of four categories: Something you are: Biometrics, such as facial recognition, thumbprint, voiceprint, etc.

Authentication 117

Authentication Passwords Phishing Access 117

eSecurity Planet

JULY 26, 2022

In the past five years, 70% of these organizations reported an attack, and 40% experienced a cyberattack in the past year. According to Titaniam, more than 75% of organizations surveyed had all three significant categories of ransomware protection: 78% had data security and safety measures. Exfiltration Attacks Surge.

Encryption 96

Encryption Ransomware Cloud Privacy 96

IT Governance

JULY 30, 2018

Another month passes where I’m left thinking ‘I should really create a Healthcare category’. Confluence Health discloses patient data breach after employee email account hacked. Patients’ concerns over hacking incident at Ochre Health Wollongong. million patients in ‘major cyberattack’ on SingHealth .

Data breaches 101

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Phishing 101

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Threat hunting and adversarial cyber intelligence company Group-IB published a comprehensive analysis of fraud cases on a global scale. Overall, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (fraud that results in the victim voluntarily disclosing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (theft of bank card details).

Phishing 101

Phishing Retail Insurance Risk 101

IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2022

You can find the full list below, broken into categories. Welcome to our July 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 85 security incidents during the month, resulting in 99,243,757 compromised records. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Access 119

Adam Levin

JUNE 30, 2020

No industry, category, size, or group is safe from this cyber scourge. In fact, what may matter more is how easy you are to hack. A 2019 study showed that 80 percent of IT business leaders expected a critical breach or a successful cyberattack within a year, double what a similar study had indicated in 2015.

Ransomware 74

Ransomware Insurance Cybersecurity Manufacturing 74

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic , it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages. It came as no surprise that web-phishing targeting various online services almost doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic : it accounted for 46 percent of the total number of fake web pages.

Phishing 105

Phishing Ransomware Data collection Sales 105

Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Semi-Structured Data: Semi-structured data lies between the structured and unstructured categories. What are the causes of Data Loss and which are their impact on your organization? Simply put, businesses heavily rely on data. It is usually stored in databases and can be easily categorized and analyzed.

Unstructured data 96

Unstructured data Metadata Encryption Data structuring 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

Group-IB analysts divide alternative ways for cybercriminals to obtain data into two major categories: local (when the data is stored in a file located on the phishing resource itself) and remote (when it is sent to a different server). email clients, and — traditionally — financial organizations.

Phishing 80

Phishing Access Cybersecurity Risk 80

KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

Blog post with screenshots and links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Blog post with screenshots and links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore.

Phishing 79

Phishing Security awareness Cybersecurity Education 79

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

On Monday, January 24, 2022, in a speech at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law annual Securities Regulation Institute conference, Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. He also signaled the SEC’s continued focus on enforcement and cooperation with other law enforcement agencies. Public Companies and Service Providers.

Cybersecurity 88

Cybersecurity Marketing Risk Compliance 88

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Cyberattacks are not only a technological problem for companies, but they also represent a very real financial threat. That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM, the global average cost of a data breach is $4.24 million and climbing. was worth roughly $4.1 was worth roughly $4.1 That’s a 29.1%

Insurance 95

Insurance Ransomware Cybersecurity Marketing 95

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Research conducted by the National Cyber Security Alliance estimated that 60% of small and medium-sized businesses go out of business within six months of being hacked. For cybersecurity personnel, our scope of responsibility may be limited to cyberattacks on IT systems, such as ransomware attacks, phishing attacks, and DDoS attacks.

Insurance 116

Insurance Ransomware Data breaches Cloud 116

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing and most destructive cyber threats today. Cybersecurity researchers largely agree that ransomware growth has been astronomical; the only question is by how much. You still need to do the basics right, like employee cybersecurity training and patching ; those two areas alone could greatly reduce risk.

Ransomware 122

Ransomware Risk Cybersecurity Education 122

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

As always, you can find the full list below – although, perhaps for the last time, they are broken down into their respective categories. Welcome to our September 2022 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. That’s because we’re looking for ways to improve the way we deliver this data. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 143

eDiscovery Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Limiting the study to chief legal officers, the survey covered topics ranging from the technical competence of legal teams to preparedness for cyberattacks. The 2019 Relativity Fest conference is here! Actually, it started yesterday, with a few events, including the Welcome Reception. Let’s check out some of the sessions lined up for today.

e-Discovery 40

e-Discovery Data Privacy Education Privacy 40

IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2023

You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. Also be sure to check out our new page, which provides a complete list of data breaches and cyber attacks for 2023.

Data breaches 94

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Education 94

KnowBe4

APRIL 18, 2023

On Tuesday morning, April 11th, Veriti explained that several unknown actors are making false Facebook ads which advertise a free download of AIs like ChatGPT and Google Bard. Veriti writes "These posts are designed to appear legitimate, using the buzz around OpenAI language models to trick unsuspecting users into downloading the files.

Phishing 87

Phishing Security awareness Passwords Risk 87

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Unfortunately, text-based email protocols are extremely vulnerable to hacking and email has become the primary vector for cyber attacks. Microsoft estimates that 94% of cyberattacks begin with a malicious email — a horrific statistic that can be dramatically reduced by adopting email security standards, tools, and services.

Security 61

Security Authentication Encryption Phishing 61

KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. link] [Eye Opener] SolarWinds' CISO Gets a Rare SEC Wells Notice Wow, first you get hacked by the Russians, then you get sued by the U.S.

Phishing 76

Phishing Security awareness Passwords Computer and Electronics 76

KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

Things could get much worse Wired wrote: "The hacking of ChatGPT is just getting started. CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 | April 25th, 2023 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI Remember The Sims? Well Stanford created a small virtual world with 25 ChatGPT-powered "people."

Insurance 69

Insurance Security awareness Phishing Ransomware 69

KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

"Google Chrome users who use the browser regularly should be wary of a new attack campaign that distributes malware by posing as a Google Chrome update error message," Trend Micro warns. The attack campaign has been operational since February 2023 and has a large impact area." The message displayed reads, "UPDATE EXCEPTION. Join Roger A.

Phishing 68

Phishing Passwords Insurance Systems administration 68

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Figure 1 The distribution of web-phishing among target categories . It should be noted that some of the tech companies provide a wide range of Internet-related services and some of them, like cloud storages and email services, form separate categories. Diligent phishers. Target reshuffle. Malware delivery: what’s on the menu?

Phishing 58

Phishing e-Delivery Archiving Cloud 58

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cloud storage security issues refer to the operational and functional challenges that organizations and consumers encounter when storing data in the cloud. The issues stem from internal lapses or deficiencies and may not always include external threats. Monitor and employ automated failover to improve resilience while minimizing attack incidents.

Cloud 110

Cloud Risk Security Encryption 110

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Like any other criminal hack. So it wasn't this story that we hear sometimes thrown around about Lightspeed net speed cyberattacks, you know it was human adversaries doing research on the environment, so the attack starts. But how might it actually happen? And how might we defend ourselves? The reality is much more complicated.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Risk IT 52

KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

link] Mid-Sized Businesses Lack the Staffing, Expertise, and Resources to Defend Against Cyberattacks Mid-sized businesses – those with 250 to 2000 employees – don't appear to have what they need to fend off attacks in a number of critical ways. They started out with: "You get a call. There's a panicked voice on the line. It's your grandson.

Passwords 75

Passwords Phishing Ransomware Security awareness 75

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. TLS and HTTPS inherently create secured and encrypted sessions for communication.

Security 97

Security Encryption Authentication Access 97

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. For more details about the year’s incidents, check out our new page, which provides a complete list of known data breaches and cyber attacks in 2023.

Data breaches 104

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Privacy 104

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 19, 2017

On May 15, 2017, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled “ Internet of Things: Status and implications of an increasingly connected world.” Technological Advancements Leading To IoT Surge. For example, the price of sensors has significantly declined over the past decade. Ubiquitous connectivity.

IoT 40

IoT Computer and Electronics Government Analytics 40

KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #10 | March 7th, 2023 [Eye Opener] BusinessWeek: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About This week, Bloomberg News pointed at a brand-new article at BusinessWeek, one of their media properties. What they refer to is the Viasat hack. The Viasat hack was widely considered a harbinger of attacks to come."

Phishing 77

Phishing Ransomware Cybersecurity Security awareness 77

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It’s not enough for the average person to be afraid of cyberattacks. In 2015, Chinese military hackers hacked the Office of Personal Management and made off with the highly personal information of about 22 million Americans who had security clearances. Not minimal-change seriously. Not here-and-there seriously. But really seriously.

IT 93

IT Military Cybersecurity Marketing 93

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

It’s a symptom of success when Gartner launches a brand new Magic Quadrant (MQ) category, and that has happened to this area of IT in the last couple of years. Thus the goal of training is to educate users so they are far less likely to fall prey to the various ploys from the hacking fraternity. Key Differentiators. Brandable content.

Cybersecurity 132

Cybersecurity Security awareness Phishing Education 132

KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 | March 14th, 2023 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying trend. I'm giving you a short extract of the story and the link to the whole article is below.

Phishing 84

Phishing Security Artificial Intelligence Security awareness 84

Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

The following checklist presents several categories of attack methods and proposes countermeasures. Political campaigns are targets of cybercriminals and nation-state adversaries, who possess formidable persistence and expertise. This article suggests such measures based on the attacks observed in the recent years. campaigns from around 2016.

Cybersecurity 111

Cybersecurity Authentication Communications Encryption 111