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: 95,592,696. Breached records: about 9 million.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is a top priority.

Energy and Utilities 77

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Authentication 77

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

402,437,094 known records breached in 240 publicly 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.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices? Data accidentally released by FICO about the Cyber Risk Score for ExxonMobil.

Security 199

Security Energy and Utilities Risk Data breaches 199

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

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Western Digital SanDisk SecureAccess flaws allow brute force and dictionary attacks New ‘Karakurt’ cybercrime gang focuses on data theft and extortion Cybereason released Logout4Shell, a vaccine for Log4Shell Apache Log4j RCE Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a ransomware attack?

Energy and Utilities 62

Energy and Utilities Security Ransomware Libraries 62

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Eskom transforms inputs from the natural environment – coal, nuclear, fuel, diesel, water, and wind – into more than 90% of the energy supplied to a wide range of customers in South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Government of the Republic of South Africa owned utility ESKOM Hld SOC Ltd.

Energy and Utilities 93

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Access Sales 93

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 9, 2018

DHS’ webinar explained that the hackers obtained access to vendors providing computer services to electric utilities companies. In response to such concerns, regulatory agencies are increasing reporting requirements for cyberattacks targeting the energy sector. electrical grids and power plants.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Risk Access 40

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. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

Energy and Utilities 212

Energy and Utilities Systems administration Access Cybersecurity 212

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Electric grid utilities are deploying smart meters to better correspond to consumers energy demands while lowering costs. Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33. Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives.

IoT 96

IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Encryption 96

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. Here are this week’s stories.

Honeypots 65

Honeypots Authentication Energy and Utilities Passwords 65

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

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 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: more than 59 million data records. Data breached: 5 TB. Data breached: 4 TB. Akumin Inc.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

252,796,762 known records breached in 126 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.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 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. According to CyberNews , more than 300 million data records were compromised, including 21,000 telephone numbers and 31,000 email addresses. Data breached: 35 TB.

Data Privacy 106

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 106

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 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. The data is more than mere credentials, too – according to Cybernews, most of the exposed data is sensitive. Data breached: more than 26 billion records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 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. We’ll also soon publish our 2023 review of publicly disclosed incidents and records known to be breached across the year, as well as our quarterly report, so keep an eye on our blog.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Insecure implementations may result in unauthorized access to threat actors and potential data breaches.” This instance can result in NFV data breaches, resource exhaustion, or DDoS attacks. They can steal sensitive information, tamper with data, track users, execute packet injections, or cause DoS for 5G services.

Risk 137

Risk Cybersecurity IoT Computer and Electronics 137

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 28, 2024

Enterprise organizations in industries that need to meet strict regulatory compliance standards or comply with data sovereignty laws (manufacturing, energy, oil and gas) frequently choose private cloud environments when they need to meet strict regulatory standards. All the major public cloud providers (e.g.,

Cloud 98

Cloud Energy and Utilities Compliance Privacy 98

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:00:03] A contractor for Russia's FSB security agency was apparently breached. The company's website was defaced with a leering Yoba face, and the attackers claimed to have stolen some 7 1/2 terabytes of data. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. Pegasus is pricey.

Cloud 52

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:00:03] A contractor for Russia's FSB security agency was apparently breached. The company's website was defaced with a leering Yoba face, and the attackers claimed to have stolen some 7 1/2 terabytes of data. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. Pegasus is pricey.

Cloud 40

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 40

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 14, 2019

Dave Bittner: [00:00:03] A contractor for Russia's FSB security agency was apparently breached. The company's website was defaced with a leering Yoba face, and the attackers claimed to have stolen some 7 1/2 terabytes of data. Its apparent goal is espionage directed against the financial and energy sectors. Pegasus is pricey.

Cloud 40

Cloud Energy and Utilities Security Access 40

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. According to its breach notification , Mr. Cooper detected suspicious activity on its network on 31 October. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Meanwhile, the healthcare sector accounted for 79 percent of all reported data breaches during the first 10 months of 2020, a study by Fortified Health Security tells us. Cyberattacks against healthcare entities rose 45 percent between November 2020 and January 2021, according to Check Point. Carrot vs. stick. Promoting best practices.

Energy and Utilities 196

Energy and Utilities Security Compliance Cybersecurity 196

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 20, 2024

Multi-tenant hosting allows cloud service providers to maximize utilization of their data centers and infrastructure resources to offer services at much lower costs than a company-owned, on-premises data center. Sustainability: Enhance energy efficiency through pooled CSP resources to reduce your carbon footprint.

Cloud 88

Cloud Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence e-Delivery 88

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JULY 11, 2017

According to a new joint report issued by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations, energy facilities, and manufacturing plants in the US since May 2017. …

Manufacturing 45

Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Access 45