IT Governance

MAY 2, 2024

Announcement: slight methodology change For data breaches and cyber attacks claimed by threat actors on dark web forums, where they provide samples or other evidence of the breach, we now accept these incidents as having genuinely occurred, but don’t accept the number of records the threat actor claims to have stolen at face value.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2022

That same month, they also sold data on 1.4 But this history was either overlooked or ignored by Group-IB , the Singapore-based cybersecurity firm apparently hired by Banorte to help respond to the data breach. “We ask you to remove this post containing Banorte data. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data breach that impacted approximately 900 US schools. MOVEit Transfer is a file transfer tool used by many organizations, including the Clearinghouse, to support the transfer of data files.”

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Uber hired Sullivan as its first Chief Security Officer (“CSO”) following a data breach in September 2014 related to the unauthorized access of approximately 50,000 consumers’ personal information, including their names and drivers’ license numbers.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

This isn't unusual: "fresh" data has much greater commercial value and is often tightly held for a long period before being released into the public domain. The above example simply didn't have plain text entries for the encrypted data. It is undoubtedly in the hands of thousands of internet randos.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2023

Examples of vishing HR scam In this scam, an organisation’s HR manager receives a phone call from someone claiming to be from the bank. The manager is told that a data breach may have exposed their personal information and is asked to provide their username and password to access the company account so that it can be checked.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 5, 2024

For instance, a two-month Europol action (revealed to the public on 22 December) discovered that 443 organisations had suffered data breaches – specifically, their customers’ payment card data had been compromised. These are only two examples, but combined already account for 484 incidents: 36% of this month’s total. *We

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IT Governance

JULY 19, 2023

This 45-minute course was developed by experts and uses real-life examples that bring to life the threat of phishing and the techniques that cyber criminals use. Definition, Examples and Prevention appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Get started The post What is Smishing? Get started The post What is Smishing?

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2022

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,243 security incidents in 2021, which accounted for 5,126,930,507 breached records. The biggest data breaches of 2021.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For example, UK service provider CTS suffered a cyber incident this month, which affected around 80 of its clients too (UK law firms). You’ll also be able to download this in the near future, along with the month’s data (and our sources). This blog provides analysis of the data we’ve collected.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2021

IT and consulting giant Accenture confirmed a data breach after the ransomware attack conducted by LockBit operators in August 2021. Global IT consultancy giant Accenture discloses a data breach after the LockBit ransomware attack that hit the company in August 2021. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. We have seen, for example, a renewed interest in more traditional attack methods, such as phishing. How security incidents are occurring.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , all personal data breaches must be recorded by the organisation and there should be a clear and defined process for doing so. In this blog, we take a look at the scenarios in which data protection breaches in schools must be reported.

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IT Governance

MAY 27, 2021

UK police forces experienced 2,386 data breaches in 2020, according to data gathered by VPNoverview. For example, the report revealed that police stations suffered 299 data breaches on average between January 2016 and April 2021.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2023

Swiss electrification and automation technology giant ABB confirmed it has suffered a data breach after a ransomware attack. The company is working to identify and analyze the nature and scope of affected data and is further assessing its notification obligations.” ABB has more than 105,000 employees and has $29.4

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

million) recovering from security incidents, according to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020. The report also notes that 52% of data breaches are caused by cyber attacks, and that malware is the costliest form of attack, with organisations spending $4.52 Organisations spend $3.86 million (about £2.9

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IT Governance

MARCH 9, 2020

Throughout 2019, we kept an eye on cyber attack and data breach reported in mainstream publications, releasing our findings in our monthly blog series. . Did you know, for example, that July was the worst month of the year in terms of breached records? Or that the leading cause of data breaches was internal error? .

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 8, 2019

On July 1, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority ( Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens , (the “Dutch DPA”)) announced that it had expanded its guidance on data breaches. The updates aim to answer questions about data breaches received by the Dutch DPA from organizations since 2016.

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IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. When comparing breaches over time, the total number of breaches is a more useful figure as it is less prone to anomalies. Download now.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To find out, we looked at the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set , specifically looking into four data breach types caused by human error: Data emailed to incorrect recipient. Data posted or faxed to incorrect recipient. Failure to redact. Failure to use Bcc. This isn’t too surprising.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The popular children’s online playground Animal Jam has suffered a data breach that affected more than 46 million accounts. Animal Jam has suffered a data breach impacting 46 million accounts belonging to children and parents who signed up for the game. . million monthly active users. million monthly active users.

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IT Governance

APRIL 27, 2021

Too often, organisations fall into the trap of thinking that cyber security is only about preventing data breaches. Data breaches can happen to anyone, and you need a plan for when disaster strikes. So what tools can you use to discover breaches sooner? But what happens when those defences fail? Patch management.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Belden, the manufacturer of networking and cable products, disclosed a data breach, threat actors have stolen employee and business information. “Our IT professionals were able to detect the unusual activity and believe we have stopped further unauthorized access of personal data on our servers.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Protection Report

MAY 25, 2022

On May 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ) stated that failure to disclose a data breach may be a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. For example, when Uber waited over a full year to disclose a data breach to affected consumers, the FTC alleged that the ride-sharing app had engaged in deceptive trade practices.

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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.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 18, 2020

A survey has found that 54% of UK universities reported a data breach to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) in the past 12 months. Of the 86 universities that responded to a Freedom of Information request from security firm Redscan, the majority admitted serious shortcomings in their ability to prevent data breaches.

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IT Governance

JULY 12, 2019

Digital Guardian recently asked a group of cyber security experts what the most important step is following a data breach. So how should you approach a data breach investigation? This might be, for example,the victim’s computer, a web page or a physical space in which documents were compromised. The crime scene.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 17, 2020

Third-Party Hosting Provider to Blame, P&N Bank Says P&N Bank in Perth, Australia, says a server upgrade gone wrong led to the breach of sensitive personal information in its customer relationship management system. The incident is another example how organizations can be imperilled by mistakes on the part of their suppliers.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 4, 2018

When you think of data breaches, you may well picture hackers infecting an organisation’s systems and stealing files. But that’s only one of six common ways a data breach can occur. This includes breaches that are the result of both accidental and deliberate causes.”. Cyber attack. Physical theft. Alteration.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The first 72 hours after you become aware of a data breach are critical. This is the deadline given to you under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) to report information security incidents to your supervisory authority. Not all breaches need to be reported. How to report data breaches.

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IT Governance

JUNE 26, 2019

Data breaches are fast becoming a top priority for organisations. Let’s go through the most common ways in which an organisation’s data can be breached and look at some examples of how it might happen. Employees are the weakest link in your data breach defences. Employee error. Unauthorised access.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The way in which you respond to a data breach has a significant impact on how severe its consequences are. The number of data breaches that were tracked in the U.S. Most data breach laws deal with personal data, which is essentially any information that can be associated with a particular person.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2018

The first 72 hours after you become aware of a data breach are critical. This is the deadline given to you under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) to report information security incidents to your supervisory authority. Not all breaches need to be reported. How to report data breaches.

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IT Governance

JUNE 19, 2019

The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requires organisations to conduct a DPIA (data protection impact assessment) whenever processing is ‘likely to result in a high risk’ to the rights and freedoms of individuals. Before we crack on with our examples, we should explain how you can identify high-risk data processing activities.

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erwin

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The rate at which organizations have adopted data-driven strategies means there are a wealth of digital transformation examples for organizations to draw from. All this despite challenges from upstarts like AirB2B, HomeAway and Couchsurfing plus a data breach at Marriott/Starwood that exposed the data of 500 million customers.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

A data breach suffered by Luxottica has exposed the personal and health information of patients of LensCrafters, Target Optical, and EyeMed. The exposed financial data includes budgets, marketing forecast analysis, and other sensitive data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Luxottica Group S.p.A.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2018

And now she’s celebrating a small but symbolic victory after a small claims court awarded her $600 in damages stemming from the 2017 breach. Vermont librarian Jessamyn West sued Equifax over its 2017 data breach and won $600 in small claims court. Others are following suit.

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