Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has recently launched cyberattacks against at least two organizations involved in COVID-19 research. The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has recently launched cyberattacks against two entities involved in COVID-19 research. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

Healthcare 132

Healthcare Phishing Passwords Ransomware 132

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, along with our rundown of the biggest incidents of the month. Biggest data breaches of April 2023 1. million people.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access 105

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

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 292 appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

Security 81

Security Healthcare Ransomware Education 81

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We recorded 103 cyber security incidents in November, which accounted for 586,771,602 leaked records. 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. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. In other news….

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2022

This allows EDR to deploy very quickly, but it also allows for a number of security vulnerabilities. Here we’ll discuss why EDR vendors choose these configurations, and how organizations can tune their EDR systems to fit their organization and improve security. How do certain user groups behave differently?

Security 96

Security Access Sales e-Discovery 96

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to the security firm, the group is financially motivated, its cyberespionage campaign hit high value targets such as government and educational institutions, religious movements, pro-democracy and human rights organisations in Hong Kong, Covid-19 research organisations, gambling and cryptocurrency companies, and the media.

Healthcare 120

Healthcare Phishing Archiving Education 120

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

The ransomware targets South Korean healthcare, industrial, and pharmaceutical companies, its name comes from the name of the author ‘Gwisin’ (ghost in Korean). ” reads the report published by security firm Ahnlab. That includes identifying and stealing sensitive data for use in so-called “double extortion” campaigns.”

Ransomware 109

Ransomware Healthcare Encryption IT 109

Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The first data that emerged from the report is that ransomware accounts for 54% of cybersecurity threats in the health sector. 42% of incidents reported targeted hospitals, while health authorities, bodies and agencies accounted for 14%, and the pharmaceutical industry for 9%. ” reads the report.

Ransomware 96

Ransomware Healthcare Cybersecurity Risk 96

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team, a Broadcom division, uncovered a global campaign conducted by a China-linked APT10 cyber-espionage group targeting businesses using the recently-disclosed ZeroLogon vulnerability. . The APT10 is well-resourced cyberespionage group that employed multiple tools and sophisticated techniques in its attacks.

Healthcare 112

Healthcare Archiving Cloud Manufacturing 112

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The financially-motivated hacker group FIN11 has started spreading ransomware to monetize its cyber criminal activities. The financially-motivated hacker group FIN11 has switched tactics starting using ransomware as the main monetization method. ” reads the analysis published by FireEye. ” reads the analysis.

Ransomware 130

Ransomware IT Healthcare Phishing 130

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. The true figure, as always, will be higher than this – in part because organisations rarely disclose how many records were involved in security incidents. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

Phishing 111

Phishing Healthcare Military Data collection 111

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Cymulate ran 3,107 assessments across 340 organizations recently to see if security controls were adequate against the Clop (sometimes called “Cl0p” with a zero) ransomware group’s exploitation of a MOVEit software vulnerability ( CVE-2023-34362 ). Department of Health and Human Services, among others.

Ransomware 91

Ransomware Passwords Cybersecurity Healthcare 91

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

China-linked Winnti cyberespionage group targets South Korean video gaming company Gravity, QuoIntelligence (QuoINT) firm reported. Security experts from QuoIntelligence (QuoINT) firm reported that China-linked Winnti cyberespionage group targets South Korean video gaming company Gravity. a South Korean video game company.”

Healthcare 124

Healthcare Communications IT Security 124

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

Researchers from Secureworks reported that a China-linked APT group, tracked as Bronze Starlight (APT10), is deploying post-intrusion ransomware families to cover up the cyber espionage operations. The victims include pharmaceutical companies in Brazil and the U.S., and an aerospace and defense division of an Indian conglomerate.

Ransomware 93

Ransomware Healthcare Manufacturing Encryption 93

Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Hancitor became another commodity malware which partnered with ransomware gangs to help them gain initial access to target networks – the increasing trend outlined by Group-IB researchers in the recent Ransomware Uncovered 2020/2021 report. Downloaded data is decrypted, decompressed and injected to newly started svchost.exe process.

Ransomware 119

Ransomware Education Manufacturing Healthcare 119

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 7, 2023

Despite advancements in the pharmaceutical industry and biomedical research, delivering drugs to market is still a complex process with tremendous opportunity for improvement. AI can also empower trial managers and executives with the data to make strategic decisions. To do so they require data, which is in no shortage.

Healthcare 57

Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Data science Compliance 57

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Backed by Japanese telecom giant NTT Group , this new facility instantly jumped into the vanguard of basic research already underway that will eventually enable the routine use of quantum computers, which, in turn, will open the door to things like driverless cars and Star Trekkian medical treatments. billion annually for R&D projects.

Digital transformation 190

Digital transformation Encryption Analytics Privacy 190

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The two Chinese hackers, Zhu Hua (aka Afwar , CVNX, Alayos and Godkiller) and Zhang Shilong (aka Baobeilong, Zhang Jianguo and Atreexp), are associated with the China-linked the APT group tracked as APT10 (aka Menupass, and Stone Panda). “The unsealing of an indictment charging Zhu Hua (??),

Computer and Electronics 85

Computer and Electronics Healthcare Manufacturing Government 85

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Moody’s Analytics, in collaboration with the American Council of Life Insurers, developed the revised bond factors, which are based on more recent historical data, as the data on which the prior factors were based was approximately 30 years old. The NAIC voted to adopt changes to Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No.

Insurance 88

Insurance e-Delivery Paper Sales 88

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The APT33 group has been around since at least 2013, since mid-2016, the group targeted the aviation industry and energy companies with connections to petrochemical production. The cyber espionage activity attacks are aimed at organizations in the satellite, defense, and pharmaceutical sectors. South Korean, and Europe.

Passwords 116

Passwords Healthcare Authentication Access 116

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Annuity Suitability Working Group Drafting FAQ Document to Facilitate Uniformity in State Adoption of Revised Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation. NAIC Considers Comments to the Group Capital Calculation Template and Instructions and Related Revisions to the Insurance Holding Company Act . Revisions to Model 440.

Insurance 68

Insurance Paper Artificial Intelligence Big data 68

Information Matters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Issue 6 of The Business of Data newsletter has just been published. The Business of Data. Getting value from your data under GDPR – Information Age, 15 November 2018. ” [link] com/data-under-gdpr-123476524/. Algorithms tame ambiguities in use of legal data – Financial Times, 15 November 2018.

Artificial Intelligence 40

Artificial Intelligence Insurance Big data GDPR 40

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 8, 2018

And the risks are multiplying as more digital devices become connected in insufficiently secured environments. And until recently, security surrounding operational technology (OT) – the networks that run production operations – have been siloed, or air-gapped, from information technology (IT) operations, which work in the corporate space.

Military 117

Military Healthcare Phishing Security 117

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Radicati Group reports that the total number of emails that businesses and consumers send and receive every day is expected to grow to a whopping 347 billion by 2023. The type of data that each email contains vary from sales objectives to product specs and even product patents.

Encryption 51

Encryption Communications Privacy Cybersecurity 51

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 2, 2009

On May 13, 2009, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) published its Annual Activity Report. The CNIL is increasingly engaged in assisting companies to ensure individuals’ privacy rights as part of diverse technology projects like Streetview, Bluetooth advertising and implementation of an electronic pharmaceutical database.

e-Discovery 40

e-Discovery Healthcare Security awareness Privacy 40

Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2022

Conti — one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups — publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. National Security Agency (NSA). National Security Agency (NSA). alone by October 2020.

Ransomware 268

Ransomware Cybersecurity Healthcare Access 268

Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

The reader said the apparent culprit was the Snake ransomware , a relatively new strain first detailed earlier this year that is being used to shake down large businesses, holding their IT systems and data hostage in exchange for payment in a digital currency such as bitcoin.

Ransomware 337

Ransomware Healthcare Manufacturing Data breaches 337

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 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 breached: 36 million records. Data breached: 6,935,412 individuals’ data. Data breached: 6.9 Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

Collibra

MAY 25, 2022

The FAIR Data Principles for scientific data management and stewardship were first introduced and published in scientific journals in 2016. At its core, FAIR aims to break down data silos by providing guidelines to make data: Findable – metadata and data should be searchable and should be easily located.

Cloud 90

Cloud Metadata Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 90

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The PHR Model Privacy Notice is intended to enable consumers to “understand privacy and security policies and data sharing practice information, compare PHR company practices, and make informed decisions.”.

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Insurance Personal data 40

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Microsoft reports that the Iran-linked APT33 group is targeting defense contractors worldwide with FalseFont backdoor. The APT33 group has been around since at least 2013, since mid-2016, the group targeted the aviation industry and energy companies with connections to petrochemical production. South Korea, and Europe.

Healthcare 133

Healthcare Passwords Authentication Access 133

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Part one covers January to June, and will be followed by part in the coming days.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

This past year was marked by ever more significant data breaches, growing cybersecurity regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels and continued challenges in harmonizing international privacy and cybersecurity regulations. Data breach litigation risks. Data breach litigation may reach a turning point in 2018.

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Privacy Data breaches GDPR 68

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 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 breached: 183,754,481 records. EasyPark data breach: 21.1 million data records belonging to EasyPark have been listed for sale on a hacking forum.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 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. The data set is a collection of 1 billion credentials sourced from stealer logs and hosted on the illicit.services website. Data breached: 70,840,771 email addresses.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52