The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

We began the new millennium with on-premises data centers supporting servers and desktops that a technician in sneakers could service. Company networks have evolved rather spectacularly in just 20 years along a couple of distinct tracks: connectivity and security. Connectivity was relatively uncomplicated. And given a tangible network perimeter, cybersecurity evolved following the moat-and-wall principle.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2020

Data Viper , a security startup that provides access to some 15 billion usernames, passwords and other information exposed in more than 8,000 website breaches, has itself been hacked and its user database posted online. based Data Viper offers a cautionary and twisted tale of what can happen when security researchers seeking to gather intelligence about illegal activity online get too close to their prey or lose sight of their purported mission.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 4, 2021

Ransomware, Phishing Incidents, Vendor Hacks Prevail Hacking incidents, including ransomware and phishing attacks, as well as security incidents involving vendors dominated the federal tally of major health data breaches in 2020

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 6, 2021

After Apparent Ransomware Attack, Patient Information Posted Apex Laboratory a Farmingdale, New York-based blood testing facility, is notifying patients about the leak of their information, including test results. The security incident - which appears to involve ransomware - happened in July

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 19, 2021

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2021

American technology company Ubiquiti Networks is disclosed a data breach and is notifying its customers via email. The company is not aware of any access to any databases that were containing user data. The post Ubiquiti discloses a data breach appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

consumer data broker, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Interactive Data, also known as IDIdata.com, markets access to a “massive data repository” on U.S. me, gave customers access to personal and financial data on more than 200 million Americans.

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erwin

AUGUST 28, 2020

Organizations with a solid understanding of data governance (DG) are better equipped to keep pace with the speed of modern business. In this post, the erwin Experts address: What Is Data Governance? Why Is Data Governance Important? What Is Good Data Governance?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2021

Data from major cyber security firms revealed that tens of billion records have been exposed in data breaches exposed in 2020. Hackers offered for sale on the dark web data belonging to 538 million Weibo users, including 172 million phone numbers.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Company Finally Acknowledges Earlier Incident Exposed Corporate Information Canon USA has finally acknowledged that a ransomware attack earlier this year involved the theft of corporate data, including employee information, such as Social Security numbers and financial account numbers

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

The Blacklist Alliance researches TCPA cases to uncover the phone numbers of plaintiffs and sells this data in the form of list-scrubbing services to telemarketers.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 13, 2020

Victim Count in Magellan Health's April Ransomware Attack Still Climbing Why has the tally of major health data breaches - and the number of individuals affected - spiked in recent weeks?

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Officials Believe Stolen Data Used for Voter Intimidation, Propaganda Hackers exfiltrated voters' personally identifiable information from online voter registration servers in Alaska in September, and the information likely was used for voter intimidation and propaganda purposes, state officials sa

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Data normalization. It’s not a far stretch to suggest that the topic isn’t exactly what gets marketers excited in their day-to-day workflow. However, if lead generation, reporting, and measuring ROI is important to your marketing team, then data normalization matters - a lot. In this eBook, we’ll break down the ins and outs of data normalization and review why it’s so critical for your marketing strategies and goals!

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Experts Say Attack is Textbook Example of Hack and Extort Campaign A 4GB data archive belonging to Panasonic India has been released by a hacker who waged an extortion plot. The company says no highly confidential data was revealed, but a look at the data suggests otherwise

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Information Stealer Remains Popular With Fraudsters and BEC Gangs An updated version of the AgentTesla information-stealing malware now boasts additional data harvesting capabilities, including the ability to target more web browsers and email clients, according to Cofense.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

IoT Chipmaker Threated With Additional Data Leaks The gang behind the Conti ransomware variant has posted data to its darknet website that it says it stole during a ransomware attack on industrial IoT chipmaker Advantech last month.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

Do you know where your data is? What data you have? Add to the mix the potential for a data breach followed by non-compliance, reputational damage and financial penalties and a real horror story could unfold. In fact, we’ve seen some frightening ones play out already: Google’s record GDPR fine – France’s data privacy enforcement agency hit the tech giant with a $57 million penalty in early 2019 – more than 80 times the steepest fine the U.K.’s They are: Data models.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 12, 2020

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Data Breach Today

JULY 7, 2020

Data-Leaking Extortionists' Revised Playbook Goes Way Beyond Ransomware Ransomware-wielding attackers continue to pummel organizations. But labeling these as being just ransomware attacks often misses how much these incidents involve serious network intrusions, exfiltration of extensive amounts of data, data leaks and, as a result, reportable data breaches

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Researcher Discovered Misconfigured Microsoft Azure Blog Cloud Server A misconfigured Microsoft Azure Blob cloud storage server used by Maruti Suzuki, an automobile manufacturer in India, exposed investors' personal and financial data online, according to a security researcher

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2021

The OpenWRT forum, the community behind the open-source project for embedded operating systems based on Linux, disclosed a data breach. OpenWRT forum was compromised during the weekend and user data were stolen by intruders. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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In this report, ZoomInfo substantiates the assertion that technographic data is a vital resource for sales teams. In fact, the majority of respondents agree—with 72.3% reporting that technographic data is either somewhat important or very important to their organization. The reason for this is simple—sales teams value technographic data because it makes essential selling activities easier and more efficient.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Automating data governance is key to addressing the exponentially growing volume and variety of data. Data readiness is everything. Whether driving digital experiences, mapping customer journeys, enhancing digital operations, developing digital innovations, finding new ways to interact with customers, or building digital ecosystems or marketplaces – all of this digital transformation is powered by data. The State of Data Automation. Data Automation Adds Value.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Misconfigured Database Might Have Led to Data Breach, Security Experts Say An unauthorized person appears to have gained entry to insurance software firm Vertafore and compromised the driver's license information of over 27 million Texas citizens.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

million by Britain's privacy watchdog for its "serious failure" to comply with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. Following Alerts of Potential Fraud, Ticketmaster Took 9 Weeks to Spot Big Breach Ticketmaster UK has been fined $1.7

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

s data privacy watchdog has continued to decline, recently plummeting by nearly 40%. But is the quantity of data breaches going down, or might organizations be failing to spot them or potentially even covering them up

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Join Onna and experts from Quip, Airbnb, and Oracle for this live webinar as they dive into proactive data deletion policies, retention strategies, and legal hold practices that are essential to a modern enterprise information governance strategy.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Was Luxottica's Data Breach Linked to Ransomware Attack? unit of Italian-based eyewear maker and eye care center conglomerate Luxottica has reported a breach affecting over 829,000 individuals - the fourth largest health data breach added to the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 25, 2020

22% of Ransomware Incidents Now Involve Data Exfiltration, Investigators Find Ransomware gangs are increasingly not just claiming that they'll leak data if victims don't pay, but following through.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 13, 2021

Advertised: Unverified Cache of Stolen Microsoft, Cisco, FireEye and SolarWinds Data A new leaks site claims to be selling data stolen via the SolarWinds supply-chain attack from Cisco, FireEye Microsoft and SolarWinds.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

How Data Literacy Turns Data from a Burden to a Benefit. Today, data literacy is more important than ever. Data is now being used to support business decisions few executives thought they’d be making even six months ago. So, what is data literacy?

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For marketing teams to develop a successful account-based marketing strategy, they need to ensure good data is housed within its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. More specifically, updated data can help organizations outline key accounts for their campaigns. And to begin the targeting process, marketing teams must develop an Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) with appropriate firmographic and behavioral data to ensure they’re going after the correct audience.Download this eBook to learn how to start improving your marketing team's data!

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erwin

OCTOBER 16, 2020

It’s certainly no secret that data has been growing in volume, variety and velocity, and most companies are overwhelmed by managing it, let alone harnessing it to put it to work. And that’s where data analytics can play a huge role. Where is the data?

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Companies hit by ransomware often face a dual threat: Even if they avoid paying the ransom and can restore things from scratch, about half the time the attackers also threaten to release sensitive stolen data unless the victim pays for a promise to have the data deleted.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Immigration law firm Fragomen has disclosed a data breach that exposed current and former Google employees’ personal information. Immigration law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, one of the most prominent US law firms covering immigration law, disclosed a data breach.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Giant office retail company Staples disclosed a data breach, threat actors accessed some of its customers’ order data. The office retail giant sent out a data breach notification letter to the impacted customers, the incident took place around September 2.

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