Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 15, 2022

On June 10, 2022, New York became the first state to require attorneys to complete at least one credit of cybersecurity, privacy and data protection training as part of their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirements. The new requirement will take effect July 1, 2023.

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Cybersecurity Privacy Data Privacy Data breaches 114

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. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: 6.9

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Plus, a further 3,029,461 known records newly breached Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: 395 GB.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP , a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a NetDiligence-authorized Breach Coach ® , a designation only extended to law firms that demonstrate competency and sophistication in data breach response.

Data breaches 100

Data breaches Financial Services Big data Retail 100

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself. “InfraGard is a social media intelligence hub for high profile persons,” USDoD said.

Sales 362

Sales Energy and Utilities Communications Data breaches 362

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

DON CHICHO & DFYZ The data breach tracking service Constella Intelligence reports that an Ivan V. “We are legally prohibited by Dutch law and police regulations from sharing information with third parties regarding any communications we may have had,” he said. A review of those address ranges at spur.us

Cloud 273

Cloud Education Government Phishing 273

IT Governance

JULY 24, 2018

You’ll no doubt be taking measures to protect yourself against sunburn, but don’t forget that your organisation needs to apply its own SPF (security protection factor) to protect itself from data breach damage. Data breach statistics. The stats also show that data breaches cost UK organisations an average of £2.48

Data breaches 64

Data breaches GDPR Risk Government 64

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Josh Renaud alerted Missouri education department officials that their website was exposing the Social Security numbers of more than 100,000 primary and secondary teachers in the state. Renaud found teachers’ SSNs were accessible in the HTML source code of some Missouri education department webpages.

Education 340

Education Access Security Communications 340

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. There are several ways you can protect your business from data breaches. Inventory your sensitive data. Create security awareness for employees.

Cybersecurity 214

Cybersecurity Security awareness Passwords Data breaches 214

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: more than 59 million data records. BianLian claims to have exfiltrated 5 TB of data, comprising millions of sensitive documents. Akumin Inc.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. We’ll also soon publish our 2023 review of publicly disclosed incidents and records known to be breached across the year, as well as our quarterly report, so keep an eye on our blog.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

While most governments won’t likely do anything nefarious with this information, it does heighten the risk of a data breach. Surveillance gives cybercriminals another potential point of entry to see or steal your data. Slow Communication. About the essayist: April Miller is a staff writer at ReHack Magazine.

Communications 223

Communications Cybersecurity GDPR Risk 223

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The documents appeared to be associated with internal invoices, communications, and customer’s stored CRM files. Cloud-based customer relationship management systems allow a business or another organization to manage interactions with customers, store documents or other important business data and allow them to access it from anywhere.

Data breaches 100

Data breaches B2B Education Access 100

The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

This includes scanning all materials, such as investor onboarding documents and communication. Real-time antivirus scanning enhances the security of investor data by providing immediate protection against known and emerging threats. Implement strong data encryption. Prioritize continuous threat detection.

IT 189

IT Encryption Risk Financial Services 189

IT Governance

JANUARY 26, 2021

Typically, there is a relatively even split between the number of cyber attacks and accidental breaches we report on, but that wasn’t the case in 2020. While the number of data breaches remained consistent (we reported on 349), there was a surge in cyber attacks, with 771 incidents. billion breached records.

Security 136

Security Data breaches Education Phishing 136

Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

In an adaptive phishing campaign, attackers gather specific information about victims through various sources, such as social media, public websites, and previous data breaches. This data is then used to tailor attacks, making them more convincing and harder to detect. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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Phishing Education Cybersecurity Data breaches 100

KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

1 Root Cause of Data Breaches Verizon's DBIR always has a lot of information to unpack, so I'll continue my review by covering how stolen credentials play a role in attacks. So, what does the report say about the most common threat actions that are involved in data breaches?

Data breaches 72

Data breaches Phishing Security awareness Ransomware 72

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Common threats include misconfigurations, cross-site scripting attacks, and data breaches. Security breaches have a lower impact when they are detected and responded to on time.

Security 105

Security Compliance Cybersecurity Communications 105

Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

One of the key takeaways was the importance of knowing where your data resides to comply with data protection and localization laws, facilitating responses to data subject access requests, aiding in legal cases, and assessing potential data breaches.

Cybersecurity 136

Cybersecurity Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 136

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This week, I've been writing up my 5-part guide on "Fixing Data Breaches" On Monday I talked about the value of education ; let's try and stop the breach from happening in the first place. It's "random people" who found your data exposed to the world!!! Yes you do! But here we are.

Data breaches 86

Data breaches Risk Security IT 86

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The bad actors claim to have stolen a significant volume of data, including CRM records, personal information, email communications, contracts, and account credentials. The same day, Justice Blade also set up a Telegram account with a private communications channel. According to Resecurity, Inc.

Communications 91

Communications Government Data breaches Education 91

eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

When I spoke at the University of Florida E-Discovery Conference last month, there was a question from the live stream audience about a lawyer’s duty to disclose a data breach within his or her law firm. Thanks to an article I came across last week, I now know that there was a recent ABA opinion on the topic.

Data breaches 57

Data breaches Cybersecurity e-Discovery Computer and Electronics 57

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Data breached: 19,718,687 records. Data breached: 13,300,750 people’s data.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

402,437,094 known records breached in 240 publicly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Without it, overprivileged users may unwittingly undermine network security, resulting in illegal access or data breaches. For in-depth log data analysis, explore using a security information and event management (SIEM) tool. Why It Matters By restricting access, this strategy mitigates potential damage.

Security 117

Security Education Access Risk 117

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Over the course of this week, I've been writing about "Fixing Data Breaches" which focuses on actionable steps that can be taken to reduce the prevalence and the impact of these incidents. Let's move on and talk about why this makes a lot of sense when it comes to fixing data breaches.

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Data breaches Marketing Mining IT 47

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 27, 2015

On October 23, 2015, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, in large part, upheld Target’s assertion of the attorney-client privilege and work-product protections for information associated with a privileged, internal investigation of Target’s 2013 data breach. Emails related to Data Breach Task Force.

Data breaches 40

Data breaches Communications Sales Education 40

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conducts phishing simulation exercises and offers training to educate staff on email security best practices, lowering the chance of becoming a victim of phishing attempts. Coro uses powerful machine learning and sandboxing to protect sensitive information while still preserving the integrity of corporate communication channels.

Security 130

Security Phishing Compliance Cybersecurity 130

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Left unchecked, compromised identities potentially lead to data breaches, service interruptions, or the misuse of computing resources. In addition, PaaS security entails preventing unauthorized access, data breaches, and other cyber dangers to these apps and data.

Security 111

Security Cloud Encryption Compliance 111

IT Governance

MARCH 15, 2022

Cyber threat management helps organisations prevent data breaches, but it also ensures that they’re equipped to deal with security risks when they do occur. This keeps damages to a minimum and reduces the costs associated with a data breach. Why is cyber threat management important?

Risk 126

Risk Data breaches Information Security Government 126

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The DigitalOcean storage bucket, containing almost a million sensitive files, was left open to anyone without requiring authentication. According to the company’s website, more than half a million students and over a million parents use the platform.

Risk 103

Risk Education Personal data Phishing 103

KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 | February 21st, 2023 [Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach There is a lot to learn from Reddit's recent data breach, which was the result of an employee falling for a "sophisticated and highly-targeted" spear phishing attack.

Phishing 67

Phishing Data breaches Security awareness Security 67

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The City is investigating the scope of the incident with the help of law enforcement, at this time has yet to disclose details on the incident, including the ransomware family that hit its systems and if there is a data breach. However, CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems.

Ransomware 89

Ransomware IT Encryption Education 89

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. We’ve also included more details on the top 3 biggest breaches of the week. Breached records: 95,592,696. Breached records: about 9 million.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

An attacker could use UCS to listen on all IP addresses, including those capable of accepting remote communications. The most severe of the vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-1968 (CVSS score: 10.0), allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bind to an unrestricted IP address. ” continues the advisory.

Cybersecurity 78

Cybersecurity Data breaches Education Communications 78

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

Sispi (Palermo Innovazione System), which is the municipal company that is responsible for the technical management of the municipal IT and telematic system of the Municipality of Palermo, confirmed the ransomware attack a few days later, but at this time it doesn’t confirm the data breach.

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Ransomware IT Data breaches Education 101