IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. Ransomware. Data breaches. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc. Ransomware.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware. Data breaches. If you find yourself 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. Ransomware. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Financial information.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 141

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

Welcome to our second 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. IT Governance discovered 237 security incidents between April and June 2022, which accounted for 99,019,967 breached records.

Data breaches 106

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 106

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The only saving grace for the organisation – which didn’t do itself any favours by initially denying the story and threatening to sue people who reported on it – is that the leaked database comprised a list of records from past data breaches. Amtrak resets user passwords after Guest Rewards data breach (unknown).

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

British multinational oil and gas company Shell has confirmed that it has suffered a ransomware attack conducted by the Clop group. The Clop ransomware gang claims to have hacked hundreds of companies by exploiting the above issue. Recently another data breach made the headlines, the hack of the payroll services provider Zellis.

Ransomware 87

Ransomware Data breaches Retail Government 87

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. IT Governance discovered 377 security incidents between April and June 2021, which accounted for 1,224,539,395 breached records.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

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. Ransomware. Data breaches. Ransomware. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Data Breach Dashboard For a quick, one-page overview of this month’s findings, please use our Data Breach Dashboard: Note: From this month, zero-day vulnerabilities are excluded from the ‘unpatched or misconfigured’ category. This blog provides analysis of the data we’ve collected.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Access Security 111

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

With organisations across the globe turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been a worse time to suffer a data breach or cyber attack. Ransomware. London-based clinical pharmacology testing firm recovers swiftly from Maze ransomware (unknown). Spartanburg School District 1 hit with ransomware (5,082).

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

We’ll have a separate post looking at the year’s data breaches and cyber attacks in more detail, but in the meantime, you can find the full list of December’s incidents below. Ransomware. Data breaches. That brings the total for 2020 to more than 20 billion. Cyber attacks. Financial information. In other news….

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

The issue is that in far more cases than we’d expect, the number of breached records wasn’t included in the notification, so we can’t include it here. 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. Ransomware. Data breaches.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing e-Delivery 130

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. Automotive Industry Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S.

Data breaches 94

Data breaches Security MDM Ransomware 94

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

There were also a few more reported ransomware incidents than normal, some of which saw the victims paying the fine – something most security professionals advise against. The list tells me one thing: organisations need to get themselves ready for a data breach. Cyber Attacks and Ransomware. Data Breach.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Passwords Ransomware Phishing 111

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX , which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day. 11, 2022 after they SIM-swapped an AT&T customer by impersonating them at a retail store using a fake ID. 11-12, 2022.

Blockchain 241

Blockchain Ransomware Retail Analytics 241

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 88

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 88

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Plus, a further 3,029,461 known records newly breached 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 breached: 395 GB.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

Security 81

Security Ransomware Data breaches Retail 81

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

Security 102

Security Ransomware Data breaches IoT 102

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

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 340 appeared first on Security Affairs.

Security 53

Security Data breaches Ransomware Phishing 53

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

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Cyber criminals continued to wreak havoc, with the likes of Twitter , Uber and Neopets all reporting mammoth data breaches. In total, we have so far reported more than 1,000 data breaches in 2022, with almost half a billion breached records. We are coordinating with law enforcement.”.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

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 Government 111

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Hathaway breached, 41.5 Data breached: 41,500,000 records. They accessed 41.5

Data Privacy 63

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 63

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

Welcome to our new-look list of data breaches and cyber attacks. 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. A month later, a ransomware attack shut down the company’s operations in Italy and China.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The NHS was criticised for signing a deal with Amazon that allowed patients to access their health information via its Alexa voice assistant – potentially granting the online retail giant access to vast amounts of sensitive personal data. You can find more of July’s incidents in our list of data breaches and cyber attacks in July 2019.

Data breaches 66

Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 66

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Thanks to a whopping data breach from an unknown server exposing 419 million data records, our monthly total comes to 531,596,111 breached records. This brings the total amount of breached records for the year so far to 10,331,579,614. Ransomware. Flagstaff, AZ, school district hit by ransomware (unknown).

Data breaches 22

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Military 22

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

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Security 77

Security Ransomware Phishing Retail 77

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

Looking back on 2021, the privacy and data protection landscape continues to evolve at pace. In Europe we saw the UK finally conclude Brexit and establishment of a separate data protection regime in the UK which will be governed by the UK GDPR. Data transfers to other countries remain a challenge. billion (USD1.2 / GBP0.9

GDPR 98

GDPR Privacy Data breaches Personal data 98

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Many SMBs lack the wherewithal to recover from the long-run consequences of a serious breach. High to very high threat Index contributors expressed a widely held belief that a data breach can put a company out of business. So far in 2019, we’re seeing another shift back to ransomware, Gill told me.

Risk 182

Risk Cybersecurity Passwords Ransomware 182

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

This week, we discuss a security flaw affecting 1Password, Dashlane, KeePass and LastPass; the prevalence of historic vulnerabilities in corporate IT systems; the increase in formjacking attacks; and Wendy’s $50 million data breach settlement. Hello, and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Thursday, 21 February 2019.

Passwords 69

Passwords Data breaches Retail Government 69

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Welcome to our September 2022 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. That’s because we’re looking for ways to improve the way we deliver this data. Our blog has become the go-to source for monthly data breach statistics, and we’ve been producing this series for over seven years. Ransomware. Data breaches.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 143

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If there was any belief that 2022 would see a sudden improvement in the cyber security landscape, our first list data breaches and cyber attacks of the year should end that hope. You can find the full list of data breaches below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Ransomware. Data breaches.

Data breaches 132

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 132

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2022

There has been a rapid rise in the number of cyber-attacks in recent years affecting organizations in sectors as diverse as eCommerce, retail, infrastructure, and social media. Ransomware payouts in the millions encourage hackers to continue to attack in more sophisticated ways than most businesses can comprehend. Protecting data.

Government 223

Government Security Data breaches Ransomware 223

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

It was another busy month in the cyber security sector, as we discovered 143 incidents that resulted in 1,098,897,134 breached records. Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. Ransomware. Data breaches. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 116

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Of the 128 publicly disclosed incidents that we discovered in May, more than 40% of them were ransomware attacks. That partially explains why May’s total of 115,861,330 breached records is comparatively low.

Data breaches 125

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 125