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 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 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. Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Date breached: 384,658,212 records. Data breached: 2.7

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

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

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. It’s simply the case that in the majority of cases, the breached organisation didn’t reveal how much data was compromised, either because it didn’t know or wasn’t obliged to reveal it publicly. Data breaches.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

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. The true figure, as always, will be higher than this – in part because organisations rarely disclose how many records were involved in security incidents. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

We logged 134 security incidents in December, which accounted for 148,354,955 breached records. 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. Data breaches. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims responsibility for hacking chipmaker Nexperia and stealing 1 TB of the company’s data. Nexperia is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. All data is confidential, contains trade secrets. - Gb AWACS software - 13 Gb.esm files - 1.9

Ransomware 108

Ransomware Manufacturing Insurance Cybersecurity 108

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. Luxottica Group S.p.A.

Data breaches 75

Data breaches Insurance Retail Ransomware 75

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks City of Philadelphia discloses data breach after five months Date of breach: 24 May 2023 ( notice issued 20 October 2023).

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 107

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. The company has operations in 25 countries, more than 4,000 employees, and billions in revenue annually. Acting on a tip from Milwaukee, Wis.-based

Ransomware 342

Ransomware Security Agriculture Cybersecurity 342

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: about 9 million. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In a security notice filed with Montana’s Attorney General office, Pepsi explained that the breach started on 23 December 2022. Pepsi said that it “took prompt action to contain the incident and secure [its] systems”. What went wrong?

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Insurance Manufacturing Access 105

Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation disclosed a data breach after it was hit with Lockbit ransomware attack. It manufactures products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles, and builds new locomotives up to 6,000 horsepower. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon.

Ransomware 88

Ransomware Insurance Data breaches Manufacturing 88

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Where do data breaches originate?

Security 40

Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Xchanging is a business process and technology services provider and integrator, which provides technology-enabled business services to the commercial insurance industry. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company disclosed the security breach on July 5, but it is not clear when it has discovered the attack.

Ransomware 76

Ransomware Insurance Financial Services Manufacturing 76

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2023

Suzuki or otherwise, buying a new vehicle is an intense experience with complicated credit, insurance, documentation, and contracts. Think of all the data that you leave in a dealership, including the fact that you now own a brand-new car – which itself may be a potential target for criminals.

Manufacturing 90

Manufacturing Phishing Access Insurance 90

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City confirmed the security incident and is working to recover from the ransomware attack that impacted its services, including the police department. million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs. million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs.

Ransomware 103

Ransomware Encryption Systems administration Cybersecurity 103

IT Governance

JULY 7, 2021

The days of allowing security blind spots to remain unchecked are over and a [sic] getting a complete view of what’s happening and when should now be the new normal in terms of security protocol.”. School of Medicine), which alerted those affected about a breach that occurred earlier this year.

Phishing 98

Phishing Manufacturing Insurance Data breaches 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. However, despite the critical status of bank infrastructure on the national level, the security of crucial data was not ensured.

Personal data 97

Personal data Phishing Risk Financial Services 97

Data Matters

AUGUST 30, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission signaled its continued, high level scrutiny of companies’ public statements related to data security incidents. Securities and Exchange Commission signaled its continued, high level scrutiny of companies’ public statements related to data security incidents.

Cybersecurity 97

Cybersecurity Risk Data Privacy Passwords 97

Adam Levin

JUNE 30, 2020

Manufacturing giant Honda had its networks brought to a standstill by just such an attack. For instance, 71 percent of respondents said companies shouldn’t pay ransoms to hackers, but 55 percent wanted businesses to pay a ransom if their own personal data was at risk. 1-99-employee companies are a target. What can CEOs do?

Ransomware 74

Ransomware Insurance Cybersecurity Manufacturing 74

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

When we consider the damage a data breach can cause, we tend to focus on the cost of breach reporting, potential fines and loss of reputation. For life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, this includes data on the development and testing of new therapies and details of how therapies are manufactured.

Healthcare 83

Healthcare Insurance Manufacturing Risk 83

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Mumsnet disclosed a data breach affecting 4,000 people. million (£4.2

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

16,482,365 known records breached in 240 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 Security 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

18,267,244 known records breached in 94 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 Manufacturing Privacy Data breaches 52

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

67,273,297 known records breached in 130 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 Security Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

66,702,148 known records breached in 103 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 breached: 6.9

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

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

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs. They can provide that additional security, remotely.

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

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

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 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. The security researcher Bob Diachenko of SecurityDiscovery first identified the exposed information in mid-September. Data breached: over 300 million records.

Data Privacy 106

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 106

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 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: 70,840,771 email addresses. million customers’ data. million customers’ data. Data breached: 35,500,000 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 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 no longer publicly available. Data breached: >223,000,000 records. Data breached: >7,000,000 records. Data breached: 5,500,000 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

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. Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Data breached: 5 TB. Akumin Inc.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2021

During the week of October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law bills amending the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), California’s data breach notification law and California’s data security law. Genetic Data: California Data Breach Notification and Data Security Law Amendment Bill.

Privacy 98

Privacy Insurance Security Data breaches 98

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