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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2020 – 148 million records breached

IT Governance

attack causes chaos in the Braunau town hall (unknown) Cyber ??attack

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. The site’s security team suspected that users were being targeted in a credential-stuffing attack; this is where cyber criminals use a list of stolen usernames and passwords en masse to break into an account.

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White House Proposes Cybersecurity Legislation

Hunton Privacy

If enacted, this legislation will affect many government and private-sector owners and operators of cyber systems, including all critical infrastructure, such as energy, financial systems, manufacturing, communications and transportation. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Finally, the proposal also seeks to address privacy protection issues.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. Nearly 20 million Cutout.Pro users’ data breached Cutout.Pro, an AI photo and video editing platform, has suffered a data breach. The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93

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

IT Governance

Wright County, MN, government notifies those affected by cyber attack (12,320). Discord client hit by Trojan that grabs passwords and user tokens (unknown). Arbonne MLM data breach exposes users’ passwords (3,527). ATM manufacturer Diebold Nixdorf hit by ransomware attack (unknown). Data breaches.

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Different types of cyber attacks

IT Governance

Malware is designed to disrupt and gain unauthorised access to a computer system. Social engineering deceives and manipulates individuals into divulging sensitive information by convincing them to click malicious links or grant access to a computer, building or system. Some want data, whereas others want a ransom to be paid.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

And now it was like how can I contribute back to Tibet and put material out and help other people maybe join in the same way I did by not traditional means like, it wasn't really college or anything that got me into electronics. And I remember asking questions, who were the manufacturers? Turns out they weren't.