IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. But, of course, the nature of ransomware attacks makes it hard for organisations to determine how many records were affected. That partially explains why May’s total of 115,861,330 breached records is comparatively low.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

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: more than 56 million. Breached records: about 9 million.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Earlier this year, FICO began touting its Cyber Risk Score (PDF), which seeks to measure an organization’s chances of experiencing a data breach in the next 12 months, based on a variety of measurements tied to the company’s public-facing online assets. In October, FICO teamed up with the U.S. ARE YOU EXPERIANSED?

Security 187

Security Energy and Utilities Risk Data breaches 187

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

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

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core. A network breach begins, of course, with an incursion. One tried-and-true incursion method pivots off social engineering.

Energy and Utilities 212

Energy and Utilities Systems administration Access Cybersecurity 212

IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

A new report from Cybereason has highlighted the alarming scale and variety of attacks faced by ICS or industrial control systems, and it seems that it’s not only nation-state attackers but also opportunistic traditional cybercriminals that are now targeting utility providers. So, how do criminals intercept SMS or text messages?

Honeypots 65

Honeypots Authentication Energy and Utilities Passwords 65