Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

ransomware attacks against Australian organizations starting July 2021. ransomware attacks against Australian organizations in multiple industry sectors starting July 2021. The Australian agency also published 2021-006: ACSC Ransomware Profile – Lockbit 2.0 ransomware. . ransomware. in Australia since 2020.

Ransomware 112

Ransomware Retail Security Manufacturing 112

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.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Encryption Government Retail 98

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.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

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.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Retail Government Ransomware 130

IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to our June 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. million) Brazilian retailer Fast Shop confirms cyber attack (unknown) ADM Associates announces security incident (unknown) Guardian Fueling Technologies has been hacked (unknown) Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Blockchain 136

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. Ransomware. Data breaches. But don’t be fooled by that number – it comes from 106 incidents, which is roughly average for the year.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

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.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Government Retail 115

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX , which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day. 11, 2022 after they SIM-swapped an AT&T customer by impersonating them at a retail store using a fake ID. 11-12, 2022.

Blockchain 236

Blockchain Ransomware Retail Analytics 236

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. Ransomware. Data breaches. August 2022 has been a lesson in being careful with whom you provide sensitive information. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Welcome to our May 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. We identified 77 security incidents during the month, resulting in 49,782,129 compromised records. You can find the full list below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Financial information.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

carmaker with phishing attacks Law enforcement operation dismantled phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost Previously unknown Kapeka backdoor linked to Russian Sandworm APT Cisco warns of a command injection escalation flaw in its IMC. Automotive Industry Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S.

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Security MDM Ransomware 97

The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With the attention given to the threats posed by ransomware, why do organizations still fall victim to these attacks? Max Henderson, the Manager of Incident Response at Pondurance joins us to talk about what companies get wrong in responding to ransomware and other threats. So what should companies worried about ransomware do?

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Retail Education Government 98

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The only saving grace for the organisation – which didn’t do itself any favours by initially denying the story and threatening to sue people who reported on it – is that the leaked database comprised a list of records from past data breaches. You can take a look at every data breach and cyber attack that we recorded in June in this blog.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

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 Governance identified 285 publicly disclosed security incidents between July and September 2022, which accounted for 232,266,148 compromised records.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

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. That represents an 14.8% How security incidents occurred.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

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. This represents an 11.5%

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware. Data breaches. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. In the meantime, you can find the full list of security incidents below, with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 141

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Office furniture company Steelcase was hit by Ryuk ransomware attack that forced it to shut down its network to avoid the malware from spreading. Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries.

Ransomware 100

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Mining 100

Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Details are few, but Montenegro has suffered a cyberattack : A combination of ransomware and distributed denial-of-service attacks, the onslaught disrupted government services and prompted the country’s electrical utility to switch to manual control. […]. Polovic said some retail tax collection was affected.

Retail 99

Retail Government Ransomware Information Security 99

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). Ransomware. Spartanburg School District 1 hit with ransomware (5,082).

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

We’ll have a separate post looking at the year’s data breaches and cyber attacks in more detail, but in the meantime, you can find the full list of December’s incidents below. Ransomware. Data breaches. That brings the total for 2020 to more than 20 billion. As usual, incidents affecting UK organisations are in bold.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2020

issued a flash alert to warn organizations in the United States that the ProLock ransomware decryptor doesn’t work properly. issued a flash alert to warn organizations of the new threat actor targeting healthcare, government, financial, and retail industries in the US. Early this month, the FBI?

Ransomware 108

Ransomware Retail Access Security 108

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. IT Governance discovered 377 security incidents between April and June 2021, which accounted for 1,224,539,395 breached records.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

We typically expect ambiguity when it comes to ransomware, because organisations are locked out of their files and can’t calculate what’s been affected. But there were dozens of other cyber attacks and data breaches where the organisation either didn’t know or reveal the extent of the damage. Ransomware. Data breaches.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing e-Delivery 130

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches. Ransomware. Data breaches. Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Financial information.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Data Breach Dashboard For a quick, one-page overview of this month’s findings, please use our Data Breach Dashboard: Note: From this month, zero-day vulnerabilities are excluded from the ‘unpatched or misconfigured’ category. You’ll also be able to download this in the near future, along with the month’s data (and our sources).

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Ransomware Access Security 113

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

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.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

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. ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang adds 2.7 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 Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

Security 83

Security Ransomware Data breaches Retail 83

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

Security 105

Security Ransomware Data breaches IoT 105

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.

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

On behalf of DLA Piper’s Global Data Protection team, we would like to wish you a happy International Data Protection Day 2022. Data Protection Laws of the World. To celebrate International Data Protection Day, we are delighted to launch our annual update to the Data Protection Laws of the World guide.

GDPR 98

GDPR Privacy Data breaches Personal data 98

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. 2023, he predicted, “will not be any easier when it comes to keeping users’ data safe and private.” Trade Cyberthreats.

Security 145

Security Ransomware Cybersecurity Privacy 145

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

There were also a few more reported ransomware incidents than normal, some of which saw the victims paying the fine – something most security professionals advise against. The list tells me one thing: organisations need to get themselves ready for a data breach. Cyber Attacks and Ransomware. Data Breach.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Passwords Ransomware Phishing 111

IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

We’ve talked a lot recently about the financial effects of data breaches and how you should respond to incidents , but that still leaves the question of how data breaches occur. This blog looks at some real-world examples of some of the most common causes of data breaches and explains how they occurred. Recent malware attacks.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 96

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

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Security 53

Security Data breaches Ransomware Phishing 53