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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked

IT Governance

Rather than posting the usual long list of data breaches and cyber attacks, I’ve decided to go down a new route. It’s been the usual mix of data breaches this month, with lots of mistakes being made and lots of ransoms being paid. First, who sends data via a posted USB stick? Social insurance numbers.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked

IT Governance

Rather than posting the usual long list of data breaches and cyber attacks, I’ve decided to go down a new route. It’s been the usual mix of data breaches this month, with lots of mistakes being made and lots of ransoms being paid. First, who sends data via a posted USB stick? Social insurance numbers.

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Tens of Million patients impacted by the AMCA data breach

Security Affairs

Recovery agency for patient collections American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) suffered a data breach that could impact many of its customers. American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) suffered a data breach that could impact many of its customers, the company still hasn’t disclosed details. of LabCorp patients.

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Cyber Insurers Pull Back Amid Increase in Cyber Attacks, Costs

eSecurity Planet

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. Insurers Assessing Risks.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2019 ­– 39.7 million records leaked

IT Governance

After a rampant start to the year for data breaches and cyber attacks, it’s about time we went one month without at least one massive security incident. June 2019’s total of 39,713,046 breached records is the lowest since May last year – the month that the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into effect.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2018 – 17,273,571 records leaked

IT Governance

Remember when I said last month that “with the GDPR less than a month away I imagine future lists will be even longer thanks to the introduction of mandatory data breach notifications”? Data breach. Privacy Commissioner says Avenue Living privacy breach poses a risk. HIT Hacked Again?

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 30 October – 5 November 2023

IT Governance

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. Records breached: 815,000,000 Milford Management Corp. Records breached: 815,000,000 Milford Management Corp.