Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline discloses a data breach of the personal information of thousands of individuals after the ransomware attack that took place in May 2021. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). The post Colonial Pipeline discloses data breach after May ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Military Insurance 105

IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2023

IT Governance found 87 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023, accounting for 146,290,598 breached records. You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

Data breaches 94

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Education 94

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

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. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches for February 2022 below. Data breaches.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Effective October 1, 2021, an amendment [1] to the Connecticut General Statute concerning data privacy breaches, Section 36a-701b, will impact notification obligations in several significant ways. Required Identity Theft Prevention Services. Additional Considerations for Businesses.

Data breaches 142

Data breaches IT Insurance Passwords 142

IT Governance

JULY 1, 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. June’s figures bring the annual running total of security incidents to 729 and the total number of breached records to 3,947,030,094.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have breached the company infrastructure and to have stolen 2TB of data, including secret military data related to weapons production.

Military 89

Military Manufacturing Ransomware Mining 89

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked HENSOLDT France, a company specializing in military and defense electronics. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics. The group has published a sample of the stolen data (94 MB) as proof of the hack. Pierluigi Paganini.

Military 108

Military Computer and Electronics Ransomware Communications 108

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. The nine-count indictment names Wu Zhiyong (???), Wang Qian (??),

Military 233

Military Phishing Government Sales 233

IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

After mammoth amounts of personal data were leaked in May and June, we’ve seen a reversion to the mean this month. You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from July in this blog. Bitcoin scam leaks personal data of users from across the globe (248,926). Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Personal data 141

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. By contrast, comparatively little personal data was breached, with our figures confirming that at least 9,990,855 records were compromised. For now, it’s unclear what damage the data could cause if exposed, so we’ve omitted the figure from our tally.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

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. Victoria, Australia, school says former student gained unauthorised access to sensitive data (90,000). Medical and military contractor Kimchuk hit by ransomware (unknown).

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 30, 2023

Outsourcing group runs pensions schemes for firms including Royal Mail and Axa About 90 organisations have reported breaches of personal information held by Capita after the outsourcing group suffered a cyber-attack, Britain’s data watchdog has said. Continue reading.

Data breaches 62

Data breaches Military IT 62

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. In case you missed it, you may also be interested in our first quarterly review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 115

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

We have just seen 8,801,171,594 breached data records in one month. Indeed, it bears reminding relatively small breaches can often be the most damaging – such as an email gaffe this month in which the identities of 250 abuse survivors in Northern Ireland were exposed. Arbonne MLM data breach exposes users’ passwords (3,527).

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 145

The Guardian Data Protection

APRIL 9, 2020

Series of recommendations are made following leak of New Year honours list details A government department admonished for publishing honours list details in error is at “significant risk” of making further and bigger personal data breaches, a review has found. Continue reading.

Data breaches 74

Data breaches Risk Military Personal data 74

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

UK printing company Doxzoo exposed hundreds of gigabytes of information, including documents related to the US and British military. “There are potentially over 100,000 users affected by this data leak, with implications not only for copyright violations, but also American and British military data exposure.”

Military 119

Military Archiving Cybersecurity Security 119

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2022

A hacker group called Guacamaya stole classified government information from multiple military and government agencies across several Latin American countries. According to the media , the security breach also affects Chile’s police forces. ambassador to Mexico. “This did not happen by chance,” he said. Pierluigi Paganini.

Military 94

Military Data breaches Government Access 94

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. You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from August in this blog, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Data breaches.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

Stolen documents include: confidential documents, including orders and reports circulated among over 2000 structural units of the Russian military service. software used by the Russian Ministry of Defense to encrypt and protect its data.

Military 126

Military Encryption Data breaches Government 126

Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the indictments of four Chinese military officers in connection with the 2017 Equifax data breach. Also featured: Advice on implementing NIST's new privacy framework; lessons learned in a breach disclosure.

Military 220

Military Data breaches Privacy Security 220

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The United States Department of Justice charged 4 Chinese military hackers with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax. The United States Department of Justice officially charged 4 members of the China’s PLA’s 54th Research Institute, a division of the Chinese military, with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax.

Military 100

Military Data breaches Encryption Communications 100

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2020

s data breach notification law (the “Bill”). Among other requirements, the Bill requires the provision of identity theft prevention services in certain data breaches, establishes a new regulatory reporting requirement in the event of a cognizable data breach affecting 50 or more residents of D.C.,

Data breaches 84

Data breaches Security Insurance Passwords 84

IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

There’s a new compiler at the helm of our monthly list of data breaches, following the departure of IT Governance stalwart Lewis Morgan, who leaves me with some mighty big shoes to fill. Fortunately – or, rather, unfortunately ­– the new regime has a familiar ring to it, with another mammoth list of data breaches.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

Dark Reading

JUNE 21, 2019

This special October event in Alexandria, Virginia offers unique, practical courses in everything from data breach response to military strategy for cybersecurity.

Military 75

Military Cybersecurity Data breaches 75

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

Data Matters

MAY 2, 2019

On April 22, 2019, the Washington state legislature passed HB1071 (“the Bill”) to strengthen the state’s existing data breach notification law. The post Washington State Comprehensive Privacy Bill Loses Steam, Data Breach Law Amendment Heads to Governor’s Desk appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

Data breaches 68

Data breaches Privacy Passwords Military 68

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act. Student Data Privacy. The number of affected consumers exceeding 5,000 is no longer a basis for providing substitute notice.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

Security 94

Security Military Data breaches Ransomware 94

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

Hunton Privacy

MAY 9, 2019

As reported by Bloomberg Law , on May 7, 2019, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill ( HB 1071 ) amending Washington’s data breach notification law. The new requirements include the following: Expanded Definition of Personal Information. HB 1071 expands the definition of “personal information.”

Data breaches 68

Data breaches Passwords Insurance Military 68

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) US agency in charge of secure IT and communication for the White House has disclosed a data breach. The agency sent a data breach notification to its employees last week informing them of a security breach that took place last year between May and July.

Military 122

Military Data breaches Security Communications 122

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The result: personal information and credit card data of at least 30,000 U.S. military and civilian personnel were compromised. Don’t be surprised if the number of victims climbs higher, as we learned from the 2015 hack of 21.5 million personnel records from the U.S. Timely trust decisions.

Data breaches 133

Data breaches Security Military Government 133

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

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Security experts at vpnMentor’s discovered a breach in a database belonging to Autoclerk, a reservations management system owned by Best Western Hotels and Resorts Group. The data leak exposed sensitive personal information of thousands of users worldwide and hotel guests, along with a hotel and travel reservations. ” . .”

Military 46

Military Government Cloud Archiving 46

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2023

The online malware scanning service VirusTotal leaked data associated with some registered customers, German newspapers reported. German newspapers Der Spiegel and Der Standard reported that the online malware scanning service VirusTotal leaked data associated with some registered customers. ” reported Der Standard.

Military 97

Military Phishing Cloud Government 97

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

citizens and companies was discovered sitting online unprotected due to misconfigured search, a data leak that is estimated to affect about 83 million people. The post Data Breach Exposes Records of 114 Million U.S. A massive database holding more than 114 million records of U.S.

Data breaches 40

Data breaches Military Security Data Privacy 40

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2018

Recently, Colorado’s governor signed into law House Bill 18-1128 “concerning strengthening protections for consumer data privacy” (the “Bill”), which takes effect September 1, 2018.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Security Passwords Military 65