Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Pharmaceutical giant Cencora suffered a cyber attack and threat actors stole data from its infrastructure. Pharmaceutical giant Cencora disclosed a data breach after it was the victim of a cyberattack. healthcare organizations of targeted attacks conducted by ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks.

Healthcare 91

Healthcare Data breaches Ransomware Insurance 91

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 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Our research identified 120 publicly disclosed incidents during the month, accounting for 4,353,257 breached records. You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, along with our rundown of the biggest incidents of the month.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access 105

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The good news is that those data breaches and cyber attacks accounted for just 18,407,479 breached records. With that in mind, here is our complete list of October’s cyber attacks and data breaches. Ransomware. Data breaches. Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Financial information.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Healthcare 141

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2020

By comparison, 2019 saw an average of almost 80 data breaches and cyber attacks per month. Several major incidents occurred in January, boosting the total number of breached records to a substantial 1,505,372,820. Chinese hackers blamed as Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach (unknown). Ransomware.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 145

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from August in this blog, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Ransomware.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

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