Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

New attack by Anonymous Italy: personal data from ministries and police have been released online. As announced, the three groups that coordinate the operation “Black Week” have released also today new data from their raids on online sites and databases. The site of Fratelli d’Italia, a post-fascist party, has been defaced.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2024

Statistics for H2 2023 AT&T says personal data from 73 million current and former account holders leaked onto dark web US critical infrastructure cyberattack reporting rules inch closer to reality Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the simplest sense, a cybersecurity threat, or cyberthreat, is an indication that a hacker or malicious actor is attempting to gain unauthorized access to a network for the purpose of launching a cyberattack. Many password attacks use social engineering to trick victims into unwittingly sharing this sensitive data.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The moves were part of a larger push by Google in recent months to make cybersecurity a front-of-mind issue for many of its users at a time when the number of attacks – and their impacts – are increasing. ‘Cybersecurity Is a Team Sport’ In an Oct. ‘Cybersecurity Is a Team Sport’ In an Oct.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

Understanding the history of computer hacking is important for understanding its impact on technology and society, the current state of cybersecurity, and for developing effective strategies for protecting against cyber threats. Computer security was in its infancy in the 60s. in 1988.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

based supplier of identity access management (IAM) systems, which recently announced a partnership with Omada, a Copenhagen-based provider of identity governance administration (IGA) solutions. Governance and attestation quickly became a very big deal. Compliance became a huge driver for governance and attestation,” Curcio said. “It

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Government of Beijing accused the United States of launching tens of thousands of cyberattacks on China. The attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data from government entities and universities. China accuses the United States of conducting tens of thousands of cyberattacks on its country, including cyberespionage campaigns.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 1, 2021

Early in 2020, cyberspace attackers apparently working for the Russian government compromised a piece of widely used network management software made by a company called SolarWinds. The US government deserves considerable blame, of course, for its inadequate cyberdefense. Who is at fault?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Earlier this year, Indonesia joined the ranks with the first four ASEAN countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand to have enacted laws relating to personal data protection. The PDP Draft Law is now sitting with the House of Representatives and other concerned government officials. General personal data v.

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Data Protection Report

JULY 12, 2022

In brief, on April 5, 2021, a security researcher contacted Wegmans about a serious flaw the left some of Wegmans’ customers’ personal data available to the public. The container had a database backup file with over three million records of customer email addresses and account passwords, the latter of which were hashed and salted.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Ransomware Redefined: RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware attacks MAR-10445155-1.v1 v1 Truebot Activity Infects U.S.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

2019 will be the year consumers start thinking more about cyber hygiene , and the year Congress becomes more proactive in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity. May 2019 be the year that the government and the people together demand that businesses collecting personal data act as fiduciaries rather than goldminers.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 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. When MOVEit was hacked by the Russian Cl0p ransomware gang in May, email addresses and links to government employee surveys were compromised.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

February 26, 2024 FCKeditor Used for SEO Poisoning on Government, University Sites Type of vulnerability: Malicious URL redirect. Japanese driver management system: Driver’s license machines in the prefectures of Ehime, Kanagawa, Niigata, and Okayama failed to send personal data properly.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

So, each month, we’ll update this page with the latest figures and links, so be sure to bookmark it to keep an eye out for the latest data breach news. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. million people.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The sophistication level of these cyberthreats is increasing, and there’s an ominous consensus gelling in the cybersecurity community that the worst is yet to come. Botnets factored into the plundering of personal data from the likes of Capital One, Marriott and Equifax. Rapid 7 estimates that there are upwards of 1.5

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

October is both Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the US and European Cyber Security Month in the EU – twin campaigns on either side of the Atlantic that aim to improve awareness of the importance of cyber security both at work and at home, and provide tips on how to stay secure. Can you spot a phishing scam?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. These new attacks affect everything from private citizens and businesses to government systems; healthcare organizations; public services; and food, water, and fuel supply chains. The average cost of a breach is $3.6

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The personal data of more than 752,000 applicants filed to obtain copies of birth and death certificates was found on an unprotected Amazon Web Services database. . The leaked data has been tracked back to a company that provides the online request forms for copies of birth and death certificates to state governments.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 26, 2020

Cyber insurance is still evolving, and as such you can still get good deals even if your cybersecurity is not completely up to snuff. Other services have also been associated with catastrophic data leaks and compromise due to misconfiguration. Password: Password. Cloudy with a Chance of Extinction. billion people.

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eDiscovery Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As I noted a couple of months ago, 2018 is certainly on its way to becoming the year of data privacy rights for the individual and, back then, California passed a new data privacy law which will give consumers several rights regarding their personal data (though the California AG doesn’t seem thrilled about it).

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 2, 2019

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time to think holistically about security awareness. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is well underway! Are you sick of cybersecurity advice yet? A cybersecure workforce does not come from a one-and-done approach to teaching security best practices.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2023

AI has been the subject of a lot of hype in recent months, but one place where the hype is justified is cybersecurity. AI will completely remake the cybersecurity landscape — and create a lot of disruption in the process. Security vendors have already started work with generative AI and large language models.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 1, 2023

The Guidance Note sets out seven key recommendations for data security measures to data users in managing data security. Data governance and organizational measures Data users should establish policies and procedures on data governance and data security.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 3, 2023

” Anyone can type in an email address into the site to check if their personal data has been compromised in a security breach. And I never envisioned a time where dozens of national governments would be happy to talk about using the service. Passwords This was never on the cards originally.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The personal information of over 243 million Brazilians was left accessible online for at least six months. The data leak was discovered by the Brazilian newspaper Estadao and has been attributed to web developers leaving the password to a government database in the source code of a publicly accessible website.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

By contrast, comparatively little personal data was breached, with our figures confirming that at least 9,990,855 records were compromised. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 3, 2024

This article delves into the key developments reshaping our approach to cybersecurity and technology, offering insights and strategies for staying ahead in an increasingly complex digital world. In 2024, banks are expected to integrate passkeys, moving away from traditional password-based systems.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. Data breached: 36 million records. The claim is yet to be verified. Capita lost over £106 million after cyber attack last year The outsourcing giant Capita reports that it lost £106.6

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Data breaches can be disastrous for organizations.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 24, 2022

In its complaint , the FTC alleged that CafePress failed to implement reasonable security measures to protect the personal information of consumers and merchants stored on its systems. According to the complaint, CafePress only told customers to reset their passwords as part of an update to its password policy.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Cyber attack on Italian National Institute for Social Assistance threatens users’ personal data. Data Breach. Chegg resets 40 million user passwords after data breach. NewsNow suffers security breach – passwords should be considered compromised. More than 5,000 affected by Park by Phone data breach.

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IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2023

AT&T AT&T has notified approximately 9 million customers that their personal data has been exposed in a data breach. It’s confident that more sensitive data, such as payment card numbers, Social Security numbers and passwords, have not been affected.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Looking at you, uni COVID-19 track-and-test app makers Marriott faces London lawsuit over vast data breach Russian arrested for trying to recruit an insider and hack a Nevada company. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2020 – 36.6 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2020

Securing their home Wi-Fi network by using state of the art encryption (WPA2 or WPA3 with a long and complex password), turning off the WPS function and deleting the Guest Wi-Fi. Transmitting personal data in a secure way. More generally, employees should not do at home what they are not permitted to do in the workplace.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With nothing more than an employee’s face needed to gain access, accounts can be set up and access levels changed relatively easily, without the hassle or insecurity of improperly saved passwords. With all the gathered data on facial recognition technology, it indeed offers significant potential for the security aspects of enterprises.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2023

This includes sensitive data such as passwords, encryption keys, APIs, tokens, and certificates. In that sense, the most well-known example of a secret is a password. Credentials (along with personal data) are the more sought-after assets during a breach; for good reasons, as they are the keys to our kingdom.

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