Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2021

On Sunday, Vice.com broke the news that someone was selling data on 100 million people, and that the data came from T-Mobile. A sales thread tied to the allegedly stolen T-Mobile customer data. The hacker(s) claim the purloined data also includes IMSI and IMEI data for 36 million customers.

Data breaches 312

Data breaches Access Retail Sales 312

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Digital transformation (DX) is fundamentally impacting all aspects of the economy across every industry, and nowhere is this truer than in retail. But DX also introduces the potential to put sensitive customer and corporate data at risk by fundamentally changing where data needs to be protected and how it needs to be secured.

Retail 54

Retail Cloud Encryption Digital transformation 54

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

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 14, 2023

Respecting Privacy and Data Protection: World Consumer Rights Day divya Wed, 03/15/2023 - 05:44 For the last four decades, March 15th has marked World Consumer Rights Day - a campaign to raise global awareness about the needs and rights of consumers. It’s not only consumers and retailers taking notice of this trend, of course.

Privacy 71

Privacy Retail Customer Experience B2C 71

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

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

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Now, let me give you a few reasons, why pen testing has emerged as a “must-have” security practice. For example, your website security may prove strong, applications not so much. A pen test can inform and help clarify security policies and strategies. Compliance, governance. Data protection.

Security 233

Security Compliance Retail IoT 233

IT Governance

MARCH 26, 2019

Although DPIAs (data protection impact assessments) are not a new concept, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) now mandates them under certain circumstances. The primary aim is to reduce the possible harm to the data subject. It’s relevant for everyone, including retail and hospitality. A DPIA assesses risk.

Retail 78

Retail Risk GDPR Government 78

Data Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement (EXAMS or Division) issued its annual examination priorities. Private Fund, ESG Investing, Retail Investors, Cybersecurity, Fintech, and Digital Assets. Microcap, Municipal, Fixed Income, and Over-the-Counter Securities. On March 30, 2022, the U.S.

Retail 88

Retail Compliance Sales Risk 88

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. Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Data breached: 2.7 Date breached: 384,658,212 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

Collibra

APRIL 11, 2023

Retail is a dynamic and competitive market. In addition to the traditional brick-and mortar-stores, the retail business today includes online and mobile stores. Every process at every stage of these stores relies on data. The right kind of data can drive great innovations in retail.

Retail 76

Retail Sales Compliance Marketing 76

Collibra

APRIL 16, 2024

Together with our partners, we offer fully integrated solutions that allow all data citizens across an organization to derive value from their data. Each one of these awards honors a partner who truly demonstrates what it means to make data meaningful and be a data intelligence champion.

Cloud 52

Cloud Government Financial Services Retail 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As I was starting to write this blog, yet another retail program data breach occurred, for Marriott’s Starwood loyalty program. But it looks like my own personal data has been breached – again. To make a long story short – the top reason that they didn’t invest in data security was “lack of perceived need” at 52%.

Retail 66

Retail Data breaches Encryption Mining 66

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data.

Retail 85

Retail Encryption Access Security 85

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of an escalation in LockBit 2.0 In addition to the encryption of data, victims have received threats that data stolen during the incidents will be published.” ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Retail Security Manufacturing 111

Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

Google said this week it is expanding the types of data people can ask to have removed from search results, to include personal contact information like your phone number, email address or physical address. Google has for years accepted requests to remove certain sensitive data such as bank account or credit card numbers from search results.

Search queries 361

Search queries Retail Government Marketing 361

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M

Security 81

Security Ransomware Data breaches Retail 81

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

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.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

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

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Security 103

Security Ransomware Data breaches IoT 103

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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. This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 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. Data breaches.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

“In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users’ data was constantly on hackers’ radars,” said NordVPN CTO Marijus Briedis. 2023, he predicted, “will not be any easier when it comes to keeping users’ data safe and private.”

Security 145

Security Ransomware Cybersecurity Privacy 145

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.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

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 97

Retail Government Ransomware Information Security 97

IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to our June 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 80 security incidents during the month, resulting in 34,908,053 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.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Blockchain 136

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.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

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. In total, we identified 112 publicly disclosed security incidents in August, resulting in 97,456,345 compromised records. Data breaches.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Resecurity researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs, one of the most well-known cyberespionage tools suffers a data leakage. The data extraction was made possible through a collaboration with Resecurity, law enforcement and several ISPs in the European Union, Middle East and North America.

Financial Services 134

Financial Services Retail Education Information Security 134

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The first half of 2020 ended on a familiarly bad note, with 92 security incidents accounting for at least 7,021,195,399 breached records. As such, affected individuals should already have been aware that their data had been compromised and taken the necessary steps to mitigate the damage. hack (350,000).

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

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.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

erwin

OCTOBER 16, 2020

It’s certainly no secret that data has been growing in volume, variety and velocity, and most companies are overwhelmed by managing it, let alone harnessing it to put it to work. quintillion bytes of data every day, and 90% of the world’s data volume has been created in the past two years alone. Where is the data?

Artificial Intelligence 145

Artificial Intelligence Analytics Digital transformation Customer Experience 145

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2 billion fine in 2023.

GDPR 80

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 80

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

vpnMentor researchers discovered that the popular digital wallet application Key Ring exposed data belonging to millions of users in a huge data leak. Further investigation allowed the experts to discovered other unsecured S3 buckets belonging to the company that were also exposing sensitive data. ” continues the report.

Retail 103

Retail Encryption Insurance Passwords 103

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Although the ONS (Office for National Statistics) reported that retail sales fell to a six-month low in October because of reduced levels of disposable income, Black Friday is predicted to create a £10 billion shopping spree in the UK that will continue until Christmas Eve. Maintaining processes in the rush. Stay ahead of the criminals.

Retail 58

Retail Security Data breaches Sales 58

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In November, we discovered 81 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents, accounting for 223,615,390 breached records. In the meantime, you can find the full list of security incidents below, with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information. In other news….

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 141