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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2021 – 223.6 million records breached

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Data breaches. Data breaches. 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. Ransomware. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million records breached

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And don’t forget to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest industry news and advice – including our Q2 review of data breaches and cyber attacks, based on these lists, which will be published in early July. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in April 2021 – 1 billion records breached

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Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. In case you missed it, you may also be interested in our first quarterly review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2020 – 8.8 billion records breached

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Indeed, it bears reminding relatively small breaches can often be the most damaging – such as an email gaffe this month in which the identities of 250 abuse survivors in Northern Ireland were exposed. Take a look at every data breach and cyber attack that we recorded in May in this blog. Data breaches.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 April 2024

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5,255,944,117 known records breached in 128 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.

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Information Security vs Cyber Security: The Difference

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Information is at the heart of any organisation, whether it’s business records, personal data or intellectual property. You’re most likely to access data on your work computer or via paper records, but information can be found in many places. Cyber security covers any process or technology designed to protect electronic data.

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What is data loss and how does it work?

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Data loss refers to the destruction of sensitive information. It’s a specific type of data breach, falling into the ‘availability’ category of data security (the other two categories being ‘confidentiality’ and ‘integrity’). Computer viruses. Attacks often begin with an infected attachment in a phishing email.

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