The Education Sector Experienced the Highest Number of Data Breaches in 2023
KnowBe4
MAY 7, 2024
New data from Verizon makes it clear that the Education sector is under attack, but also breaks down which threat actions and patterns are used most.
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KnowBe4
MAY 7, 2024
New data from Verizon makes it clear that the Education sector is under attack, but also breaks down which threat actions and patterns are used most.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 6, 2023
The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach.
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Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data breach that impacted approximately 900 US schools. The security breach resulted from a cyber attack exploiting a vulnerability in the MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT).-
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 26, 2023
On August 10, 2023, the Japanese maker of watches Seiko disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. Seiko Group Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “the Company” or “we”) has confirmed that on July 28th of this year, the Company suffered a possible data breach.
Security Affairs
MAY 24, 2020
The online education portal EduCBA discloses a data breach and is resetting customers’ passwords in response to the incident. Online education website EduCBA discloses a data breach, it has started notifying customers that in response to the incident it is resetting their passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
The State of Maine disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 The Government organization disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 Threat actors exploited the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-34362 to hack the file transfer platform and steal the data of the organization. million individuals.
IT Governance
MAY 2, 2024
IT Governance’s research found the following for April 2024: 652 publicly disclosed security incidents. 5,336,840,757 records known to be breached. This blog provides further analysis of the data we’ve collected. Top 10 biggest breaches Note: Where ‘around’, ‘about’, etc. We discuss both events in more detail below.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories AutoZone discloses a data breach after a MOVEit attack. AutoZone disclosed a data breach resulting from the hack of their MOVEit Transfer installation. AutoZone is an American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories. percent and 26.0
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Healthcare services provider Welltok disclosed a data breach that impacted nearly 8.5 It provides a platform that leverages data-driven insights to engage individuals in their health and well-being. The company disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of nearly 8.5 million patients in the U.S.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
A recent freedom of information request by chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young reveals a worrying rise in reported data breaches across the UK education sector. The government’s Cyber Essentials scheme helps organisations guard against the most common cyber threats and demonstrate commitment to cyber security.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
IT Governance’s research has discovered the following for October 2023: 114 publicly disclosed security incidents. 867,072,315 records known to be breached. You’ll also be able to download each month’s data (and our sources) from the same page as the corresponding Dashboard. An additional 30% may have had data exfiltrated.
IT Governance
JULY 4, 2023
IT Governance found 79 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023, accounting for 14,353,113 breached records. You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.
Security Affairs
APRIL 14, 2023
Open-source media player software provider Kodi discloses a data breach after threat actors stole its MyBB forum database. Kodi has disclosed a data breach, threat actors have stolen the company’s MyBB forum database that contained data for over 400K users and private messages.
Security Affairs
APRIL 12, 2023
Hyundai disclosed a data breach that impacted Italian and French car owners and clients who booked a test drive. Hyundai has suffered a data breach that impacted Italian and French car owners and customers who booked a test drive. According to the letter, financial data were not exposed.
IT Governance
JUNE 1, 2022
Welcome to our May 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 77 security incidents during the month, resulting in 49,782,129 compromised records. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Data breaches.
Security Affairs
APRIL 11, 2023
Brands, the company that owns the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands, disclosed a data breach after the January ransomware attack. Brands pointed out that they have no evidence of identity theft or fraud involving exposed data. ” reads the data breach notification letter. On January 13, 2023, Yum!
IT Governance
JANUARY 9, 2023
Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly lists of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records. How security incidents occurred.
Security Affairs
MAY 3, 2021
Which are the most common causes of a Data Breach and how to prevent It? Data breaches are highly damaging and equally embarrassing for businesses and consumers. If you look at Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, you can find some of the most common causes of data breaches.
Security Affairs
APRIL 21, 2023
The American Bar Association (ABA) disclosed a data breach, threat actors gained access to older credentials for 1,466,000 members. The security breach was detected on March 17, 2003 and according to the company the intrusion begun on or about March 6, 2023. million members impacted appeared first on Security Affairs.
IT Governance
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Welcome to our third 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 brings the annual running total of security incidents to 788 and number of compromised records to 406,385,597.
IT Governance
APRIL 12, 2022
Welcome to our first 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 266 security incidents between January and March 2022, which accounted for 75,099,482 breached records.
IT Governance
MARCH 1, 2022
The cyber security industry, much like the rest of the world, is on edge. Our figures for this month are comparatively low – with 83 data breaches and cyber attacks accounting for 5,127,241 breached records – but there is a sense that we are on the brink of something. Data breaches. Cyber attacks.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Welcome to our November 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 95 security incidents throughout the month, accounting for 32,051,144 breached records. The first was a data breach at Twitter, in the latest PR disaster for the social media giant. Data breaches. Ransomware.
IT Governance
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Welcome to our third 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 266 security incidents between July and September 2021, which accounted for 185,721,284 breaches records.
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.
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.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly.
IT Governance
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
It has been another month of comparatively few reported cyber attacks and data breaches, with our August list containing 84 incidents accounting for 60,865,828 breached records. You can that incident, along with our full list of cyber attacks and data breaches, below – with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold.
IT Governance
JULY 10, 2023
Welcome to our second quarterly review of cyber attacks and data breaches for 2023. In this article, we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of security breaches , and delve into the infosec landscape over the past three months.
Security Affairs
JUNE 10, 2023
The University of Manchester suffered a cyberattack, attackers likely stole staff and students’ data from its systems. The University of Manchester, one of the UK’s largest educational institutions, suffered a cyberattack, The popular university suspects that the threat actors have stolen data from its systems.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , all personal data breaches must be recorded by the organisation and there should be a clear and defined process for doing so. In this blog, we take a look at the scenarios in which data protection breaches in schools must be reported. Financial loss.
IT Governance
MAY 7, 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 is a typically automated process that extracts information from websites, allowing criminals to compile data sets containing personal information.
IT Governance
DECEMBER 21, 2023
To find out, we looked at the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set , specifically looking into four data breach types caused by human error: Data emailed to incorrect recipient. Data posted or faxed to incorrect recipient. When more data is released, we’ll publish a new analysis.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
In October, we discovered 94 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents, accounting for 51,248,331 breached records. However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information.
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Missouri Governor Mike Parson made headlines last year when he vowed to criminally prosecute a journalist for reporting a security flaw in a state website that exposed personal information of more than 100,000 teachers. Louis Post-Dispatch for reporting a security vulnerability that exposed teacher SSNs. In October 2021, St.
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. In this blog, we provide an overview of the security landscape in the past three months, and look at key statistics and observations.
IT Governance
AUGUST 18, 2020
A survey has found that 54% of UK universities reported a data breach to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) in the past 12 months. Of the 86 universities that responded to a Freedom of Information request from security firm Redscan, the majority admitted serious shortcomings in their ability to prevent data breaches.
Security Affairs
APRIL 30, 2020
The American education technology firm Chegg discloses a security breach, it already sent notifications to its employees. The US education technology company Chegg discloses a security breach that took place in early April, the firm already sent notifications to its employees. Pierluigi Paganini.
Hunton Privacy
JULY 1, 2020
The Italian Data Protection Authority ( Garante per la protezione dei dati personali , “Garante”) recently announced that it levied a €600,000 fine on banking institution UniCredit for several violations of the Italian Personal Data Protection Code, in its pre-General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) form.
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
has a business unit called Securence , which specializes in providing filtered, secure email services to businesses, educational institutions and government agencies worldwide. Internet/Securence says your email is secure. Hold Security founder Alex Holden said his researchers had unearthed a public link to a U.S.
Security Affairs
MAY 21, 2020
Meal delivery service Home Chef has confirmed that it recently suffered a security breach that exposed its customer information. Meal delivery service Home Chef has disclosed a data breach that exposed its customer information. At the time, the Shiny Hunters were offering more than 8 million records for $2500.
Hunton Privacy
AUGUST 31, 2021
The SEC’s order found that Pearson made material misstatements and omissions about the data breach in a report furnished to the SEC and in a media statement. The SEC’s order alleges that on March 21, 2019, Pearson learned of a 2018 cyber intrusion that affected data stored on the server for one of its web-based software products.
eSecurity Planet
AUGUST 9, 2022
Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.
IT Governance
MARCH 2, 2020
At first glance, February appears to be a big improvement cyber security-wise compared to the start of the year. The 632,595,960 breached records accounts for about a third of January’s total, and is considerably lower than the figures for this time last year. Ordinance Survey discovers breach of employee data (1,000).
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