Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

Russia-linked threat actors launched large-volume phishing campaigns against hundreds of users in Ukraine to gather intelligence and aimed at spreading disinformation, states Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG). The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017.

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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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Shiny Hunters hacking group is offering for sale on a dark web marketplace databases containing over 73.2 A hacking group named Shiny Hunters is attempting to sell on a dark web hacking marketplace databases containing more than 73.2 ChatBooks confirmed the data breach and started sending data breach notifications to their users.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 2, 2020

The criminal group behind the REvil ransomware enterprise has begun auctioning off sensitive data stolen from companies hit by its malicious software. A partial screenshot from the REvil ransomware group’s Dark Web blog.

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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. MOVEit Transfer is a file transfer tool used by many organizations, including the Clearinghouse, to support the transfer of data files.”

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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.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The ransomware group added the company to the list of victims on its Tor leak site, it claims to have stolen the source code from the company, including a framework to develop bios, and private keys. MSI is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO. Google experts are tracking ARCHIPELAGO since 2012 and have observed the group targeting individuals with expertise in North Korea policy issues. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization.

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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.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 12, 2022

Attacker Use DLL hijacking, DNS tunneling to Evade Post-Compromise Detection A recently identified Chinese hacking group dubbed "Aoqin Dragon" has been found to have targeted government, education and telecommunication organizations in Southeast Asia and Australia since 2013 as part of an ongoing cyberespionage campaign, according to research from (..)

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

To accelerate the ransomware encryption process and make it harder to detect, cybercriminal groups have begun using a new technique: intermittent encryption. Sentinel Labs reported the new trend earlier this month, as ransomware groups have adopted the latest technology. Some are written on Go and can be customized.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

The LockBit ransomware gang announced the publishing of data stolen from the South Korean National Tax Service. The group added the South Korean agency to its Tor leak site and announced the release of stolen data by April 1st, 2023 in case the ransom was not paid.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

PYSA and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs in the threat landscape in November 2021, researchers from NCC Group report. Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The UK agency reported ongoing spear-phishing campaigns carried out by Russia-based group SEABORGIUM and Iran-based group TA453 to gather intelligence on the victims. SEABORGIUM has been active since at least 2017, its campaigns involve persistent phishing and credential theft campaigns leading to intrusions and data theft.

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The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 11, 2022

Drug firms, private healthcare providers and universities among those that may be failing to protect confidentiality, says report Hundreds of organisations, including drug companies, private healthcare providers and universities, have breached patient data sharing agreements but not had their access to patient data withdrawn, a report reveals.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Hathaway breached, 41.5 The compromised data allegedly includes names, email addresses and phone numbers.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. Holden’s team gained visibility into discussions among members of two different ransom groups: CLOP (a.k.a. “ Cl0p ” a.k.a. Last month, the U.S.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 6, 2024

A forum to build the skills of the future IBM®, Broadcom and 21CS recently commissioned The Futurum Group to survey businesses, university leaders and students on trends across the mainframe landscape. The full report, 2024 Global Mainframe Skills Report: Insights from Industry and Educational Experts will be released on 6 May 2024.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP , a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a NetDiligence-authorized Breach Coach ® , a designation only extended to law firms that demonstrate competency and sophistication in data breach response. Greene Led by partner F.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The issue was listed by CISA as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, but the agency did not reveal which ransomware groups are actively exploiting the issue. In January, researchers from cybersecurity firm Truesec reported that the Akira ransomware group exploited the vulnerability in attacks targeting Cisco Cisco ASA and FTD appliances.

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eDiscovery Law

JULY 17, 2023

Daniel Miller, a partner of the K&L Gates e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (“e-DAT”) Group and the firm’s Pittsburgh office, will attend this week’s ABA Cross-Border Institute in Paris. The ABA Cross-Border Institute in Paris will provide education and practical guidance […]

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IT Governance

JULY 4, 2023

You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. Also be sure to check out our new page, which provides a complete list of data breaches and cyber attacks for 2023.

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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.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

The Swiss town Rolle disclosed the data breach after a ransomware attack, personal details of all its 6,200 inhabitants were stolen by threat actors. ” The attack was orchestrated by the Vice Society ransomware group which hit Lake Geneva. “Gigabytes of data stolen from Rolle’s vaudois community and posted on darknet.

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Collibra

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Reducing data security and privacy risks Deeper privacy insights with streamlined access to assessment data In this release, Collibra introduces a new API for Assessments that lets you quickly connect and access assessment data for deeper reporting and analytics. Privacy assessments are an integral part of any privacy program.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The BianLian extortion group claims to have stolen 6,8 TB of documents, including International HR data, international personal data. International financial data (over 800 GB), international medical and health data and international email correspondence.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

The Ukrainian cyber police arrested a Ukraine man for selling the data of over 300 million people from different countries. The Ukrainian cyber police have arrested a man (36) from the city of Netishyn for selling the personal data and sensitive information of over 300 million people from different countries.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group has been targeting Israeli organizations with destructive cyber attacks since January. Palo Alto Networks’ s Unit 42 researchers reported that threat actors first attempt to steal sensitive data (i.e. The tool sqlextractor (binary name sql.net4.exe)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Our old Twitter account, which was suspended, had pretty much many attacks on government agencies, corporations, educational institutions, ministries, and many, many other things around the world (which we still do, just on a smaller scale). We are a really mixed group. How were you born and approximately how many you are?

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erwin

JULY 22, 2020

Fostering organizational support for a data-driven culture might require a change in the organization’s culture. Recently, I co-hosted a webinar with our client E.ON , a global energy company that reinvented how it conducts business from branding to customer engagement – with data as the conduit. As an example, E.ON Avoiding Hurdles.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Vice Society ransomware operators have been spotted using a PowerShell tool to exfiltrate data from compromised networks. Palo Alto Unit 42 team identified observed the Vice Society ransomware gang exfiltrating data from a victim network using a custom-built Microsoft PowerShell (PS) script. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

The Vice Society group has claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that hit the Italian city of Palermo forcing the IT admins to shut down its infrastructure. The Vice Society ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyber attack that hit the city of Palermo in the South of Italy.

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Information Management Resources

JULY 5, 2019

The health insurer and the Atlanta University Center Consortium—the oldest and largest consortium of historically black colleges and universities—are partnering to help students become data analytics experts.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 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. Financial information, medical data, health reimbursements, postal addresses, telephone numbers and emails are not thought to have been compromised.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Founded by Wesley Chan (former Google product leader who founded Google Analytics and Google Voice) and Pegah Ebrahimi (former COO and CIO of Morgan Stanley Tech Banking and COO of Cisco Collaboration), the firm has backed well-known, high-impact startups including Canva, Flexport, Guild Education, Xilis, and Manifold Bio.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 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. TB of ASA Electronics data to its leak site The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is attempting to extort a ransom from ASA Electronics for 2.7 Data breached: 2.7

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