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

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2021

RansomEXX ransomware operators hit the popular Italian luxury fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna Holding and started leaking stolen files. As of 2018, Ermenegildo Zegna operated 480 retail stores (267 of which company-owned) across the world. Zegna is one of the most famous Italian luxury fashion houses. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ransomware Archiving Retail Manufacturing 117

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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Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 96

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

CyberNews researchers reported that Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Our research team discovered an exposed instance hosting a trove of data for Ecco. Original post @ [link]. Image by Cybernews.

Retail 98

Retail Manufacturing Sales Phishing 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2022

15 Mysterious Prestige ransomware targets organizations in Ukraine and Poland Threat actors hacked hundreds of servers by exploiting Zimbra CVE-2022-41352 bug. 15 Mysterious Prestige ransomware targets organizations in Ukraine and Poland Threat actors hacked hundreds of servers by exploiting Zimbra CVE-2022-41352 bug.

Security 67

Security Data breaches Ransomware Retail 67

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

As the holiday season approaches, many retail, hospitality, logistics, and food manufacturing organizations hire seasonal workers to meet increasing demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 7% job rise in the retail industry. How to Secure Access for your Seasonal Workers. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 05:36.

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Access Retail Security Authentication 71

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer discloses a security breach suffered by its after-sales service systems in India after an isolated attack. Bad news for the Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer, it disclosed a second security breach this year. We are notifying all potentially affected customers in India.

Computer and Electronics 78

Computer and Electronics Sales Security Retail 78

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.”.

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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.

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Phishing Data breaches Communications Government 111

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.

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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.

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Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 78

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. xkcd forum taken offline after personal data leak (562,000). Ransomware.

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Military 22

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

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2020

KrebsOnSecurity has learned the data was stolen in a lengthy data breach at more than 100 Dickey’s Barbeque Restaurant locations around the country. An ad on the popular carding site Joker’s Stash for “BlazingSun,” which fraud experts have traced back to a card breach at Dickey’s BBQ.

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Sales Data breaches Retail Ransomware 350

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. Ransomware.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 115

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. Penchukov was arrested after leaving Ukraine to meet up with his wife in Switzerland.

Passwords 238

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 238

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

JANUARY 3, 2020

December saw 90 disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks, with 627,486,696 records being compromised. Singapore-based retailer Love, Bonito apologises to customers after malware infection (unknown). Ransomware. Illinois’ Sycamore School District 427 hit by ransomware (3,763). Data breaches.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

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

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. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group. Data breached: 5 TB.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

38,846,799 known records breached in 140 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 88

Data Privacy Privacy Insurance Security 88

IT Governance

MAY 24, 2024

Expert insight from our cyber incident responder Cyber attacks and data breaches are a matter of when, not if. For example, not so long ago, LockBit [an infamous ransomware gang] got taken down. And various other ransomware groups, including Ragnar Locker and Black Basta , suffered the same fate.

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Risk Security Ransomware Phishing 118

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Imagine you’re a retailer with 50 store locations. If your internal point-of-sale system goes down, you’re no longer able to complete in-store transactions until the server outage is fixed. Human error plays a large role in the majority of all data breaches.

Security 109

Security Honeypots Passwords IoT 109

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 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 scraping or web scraping is a typically automated process that extracts information from websites, allowing criminals to compile datasets containing personal information.

Data Privacy 94

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 94

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. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

He wrote the book on it, literally - A Data-Driven Computer Security Defense. Grimes for this thought-provoking webinar where he'll share the most common reasons for data breaches and a data-driven approach to determining your organization's specific weaknesses. Join Roger A. link] The U.S. and 36 countries.

Phishing 81

Phishing Ransomware Cybersecurity Security awareness 81

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Stolen social media accounts are also for sale: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Gmail, Instagram, Spotify, Twitch, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Soundcloud are all listed with prices that vary from 5USD to 80USD, the specific platform, the number of followers, and other variables. More retailers accept several forms of online payments.

Marketing 113

Marketing Passwords Personal data Encryption 113

IT Governance

AUGUST 2, 2021

Ransomware. Data breaches. dealer data breach (100,000) Hacker gets thousands of confidential data on LimeVPN users (69,400) Breach of data in Public Distribution System of Tamil Nadu (5.2 Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Personal data 105