IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches. Data breaches. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

carmaker with phishing attacks Law enforcement operation dismantled phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost Previously unknown Kapeka backdoor linked to Russian Sandworm APT Cisco warns of a command injection escalation flaw in its IMC.

Data breaches 95

Data breaches Security MDM Ransomware 95

IT Governance

JANUARY 25, 2019

Home improvement retailer B&Q has suffered a data breach affecting 70,000 of its… well, not customers, exactly. The breached database contained a list of people who had been caught stealing products from B&Q stores. The post 70,000 affected in B&Q data breach appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Retail 111

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

But there were dozens of other cyber attacks and data breaches where the organisation either didn’t know or reveal the extent of the damage. Data breaches. We typically expect ambiguity when it comes to ransomware, because organisations are locked out of their files and can’t calculate what’s been affected. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing e-Delivery 130

IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

We’ve talked a lot recently about the financial effects of data breaches and how you should respond to incidents , but that still leaves the question of how data breaches occur. This blog looks at some real-world examples of some of the most common causes of data breaches and explains how they occurred.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 96

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The list tells me one thing: organisations need to get themselves ready for a data breach. Data Breach. Chegg resets 40 million user passwords after data breach. NewsNow suffers security breach – passwords should be considered compromised. Perth Mint data breach bigger than thought.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Passwords Ransomware Phishing 111

IT Governance

JUNE 14, 2018

Little more than three years since its previous security incident, electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has admitted to a data breach compromising 5.9 million personal records – making it the biggest online data breach in UK history. million customer cards and 1.2

Data breaches 80

Data breaches GDPR Retail Compliance 80

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

At the time, BleepingComputer contacted Schneider Electric which confirmed the data breach. Today The Cactus ransomware gang published 25MB of allegedly stolen data on its Tor leak site. The gang also published several pictures of passports and company documents as proof of the hack.

Ransomware 101

Ransomware Digital transformation Encryption Retail 101

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

What’s certainly not a good sign, however, is the number of data breaches caused by organisations’ own employees. Data breach. Important documents of Social Welfare Department found lying on street. CSO admits major data breach as thousands of people’s details leaked out. Is that a good sign?

Data breaches 75

Data breaches Retail Privacy Phishing 75

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

CyberNews researchers reported that Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Our research team discovered an exposed instance hosting a trove of data for Ecco. Original post @ [link].

Retail 97

Retail Manufacturing Sales Phishing 97

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Virtually every major financial institution, retailer, and scores of payment processors have been the victims of data breaches, incurring both financial and reputational damage. According to the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition , 52% of U.S. million, second only to healthcare. Requirement 12.5

Compliance 77

Compliance Financial Services Data breaches Encryption 77

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The public data set on the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) website shows that data security isn’t necessarily better for financial organisations. Although the total number of data breaches – or rather, in those reported – decreased by 24% between 2019 and 2022 in the finance sector, the number of incidents increased by 99%.

Risk 104

Risk Data breaches Authentication Financial Services 104

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends. It replaces an earlier data protection law and implements many of the same rights, requirements, and penalties as its EU counterpart.

Data Privacy 84

Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 84

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

11, 2022 after they SIM-swapped an AT&T customer by impersonating them at a retail store using a fake ID. However, the document refers to the victim in this case only by the name “Victim 1.” The indictment states that the perpetrators in this heist stole the $400 million in cryptocurrencies on Nov.

Blockchain 228

Blockchain Ransomware Retail Analytics 228

Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Everything from tax documents to employee files to bank statements must be kept on file, often for years at a time. At Armstrong Archives , we’re proud to stand at the forefront of records management, offering expert guidance in record retention policy and document management, ensuring that our clients stay compliant and efficient.

Compliance 52

Compliance Archiving Digital transformation Sales 52

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

We’ve looked at sources such as IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report , Verizon’s 2023 DBIR (Data Breaches and Investigations Report) and Proofpoint’s The State of Phishing report , and found 50 essential stats to reveal the threat that phishing plays – plus we have an extra statistic to explain how you can prevent attacks.

Phishing 111

Phishing Data breaches Communications Ransomware 111

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2021

As of 2018, Ermenegildo Zegna operated 480 retail stores (267 of which company-owned) across the world. The RansomEXX ransomware group claims to have stolen 20.74GB of data from the company and leaked 43 archives (42 archives of 500MB in size and 1 archive containing 239.54MB of documents).

Ransomware 117

Ransomware Archiving Retail Manufacturing 117

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

A section on its website details the online and offline measures taken to keep customer data safe. The retail industry is cyclical, so certain times of the year — including the holiday season or when kids go back to school — are particularly busy. Despite those risks, retailers make blunders when budgeting for cybersecurity.

Retail 87

Retail Cybersecurity Data breaches Risk 87

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Many users also store in the digital store copies of documents, including IDs, driver’s licenses, and credit cards. vpnMentor discovered a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket that was leaking documents uploaded by the users. Experts also found CSV files storing membership lists and reports for some of North American retail brands.

Retail 103

Retail Encryption Insurance Passwords 103

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

The now-closed Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), a file vault for digital data, left over 16,000 sensitive documents open to anyone with the means to scan the open web. Sometimes, those who are meant to protect are left vulnerable themselves, as the latest findings from the Cybernews research team show.

Retail 85

Retail Encryption Access Security 85

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A data processor is the organisation that does the legwork; it processes the information on the controller’s behalf. For example, a marketing executive at a retailer hires a company to conduct a survey on shoppers’ browsing habits. Sounds simple enough.

GDPR 107

GDPR Retail Data collection Personal data 107

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 25, 2018

This year’s report documents these twin drivers, what organizations are doing about the problems and best practice recommendations for how IT security stances should change to meet both needs. First – The breaches. We’re measuring the percentages encountering breach incidents, rather than how many records were compromised.

Digital transformation 96

Digital transformation Blockchain Security Encryption 96

IT Governance

AUGUST 19, 2020

You need a lawful basis , and it’s the data controller’s responsibility to decide which basis applies and to document their justification. Data controllers must also determine: What types of personal data to collect (names, contact information, etc.); That would make you a data controller.

GDPR 95

GDPR Personal data Compliance Privacy 95

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It’s worth noting that there’s no reason a legitimate retailer would need that last one — the skeleton key to your identity — to process a purchase.). Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers. If you’re shopping at a retailer that is new to you, research the company’s standing on the Better Business Bureau website.

Retail 97

Retail e-Delivery Passwords Phishing 97

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Estée L auder is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of p restige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care p roducts, it owns multiple brands, distributed internationally through both digital commerce and retail channels. “I could see audit logs that contained a large number of email addresses in each document.

Archiving 107

Archiving Retail Manufacturing Authentication 107

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Attackers SMB attackers have long focused on breaching company websites to pilfer business documents and customer information. Many SMBs lack the wherewithal to recover from the long-run consequences of a serious breach. Many SMBs lack the wherewithal to recover from the long-run consequences of a serious breach.

Risk 182

Risk Cybersecurity Passwords Ransomware 182

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2022

EnergyAustralia is the country’s third-largest energy retailer. The company confirmed that threat actors had access to information on 323 residential and small business customers but ‘no evidence’ of data exfiltration. ” reads the statement published by the company.

Security 56

Security Passwords Retail Access 56

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies.

GDPR 91

GDPR Personal data Data collection Marketing 91

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

Risk 147

Risk Financial Services Insurance Cybersecurity 147

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The GDPR applies to any organization that processes the personal data of European residents, regardless of where that organization is based. A data controller is any organization, group, or person that collects personal data and determines how it is used. million per breach.

GDPR 80

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 80

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In March, more than 70 million documents and 3.4 terabytes of data were leaked to the weekly German news magazine Der Spiegel by the founder of the Football Leaks platform. It is believed that the breach was caused by an employee falling for a phishing scam. Otherwise you don’t go anywhere.

Phishing 87

Phishing Data breaches Risk Encryption 87

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

This week, we discuss ICANN’s warning about DNS attacks, the extent of credential stuffing attacks on the retail sector, password managers’ responses to recent research into security flaws, and the European Data Protection Supervisor’s annual report for 2018.

Passwords 73

Passwords GDPR Retail Government 73

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. That partially explains why May’s total of 115,861,330 breached records is comparatively low. By contrast, we disclosed 1 billion breached records in April, and almost 4 billion in the first four months of the year.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others.

Compliance 67

Compliance Risk Government Retail 67

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Although the SEC has yet to sanction a public company for failure to disclose a data breach, it has investigated companies for their handling and reporting of incidents and risks. According to OCIE, each of its examination programs will prioritize cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity 60

Cybersecurity Risk Compliance Marketing 60

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others.

Compliance 57

Compliance Risk Government Retail 57

IT Governance

JULY 25, 2018

It is your responsibility as a data controller to ensure that you use only data processors that provide sufficient guarantees that they meet the GDPR’s requirements, including for the security of processing. As ever with the GDPR, the processes you have in place and how you document them are essential. Further support.

GDPR 102

GDPR Personal data Privacy Access 102