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Data breaches and cyber attacks quarterly review: Q3 2021

IT Governance

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. Notably, there has been a decline in data breaches and cyber attacks in the retail sector compared to Q2 (18 vs 41).

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Akira ransomware attack on Tietoevry disrupted the services of many Swedish organizations

Security Affairs

Impacted customers include Sweden’s largest cinema chain Filmstaden (the attack disrupted its online ticket system) and the discount retail chain Rusta. At present, Tietoevry cannot provide a definite timeframe for the complete restoration process due to the complexity of the security breach.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 453 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

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Top 3 Black Friday 2020 scams to avoid

IT Governance

But in the US, Black Friday refers to the discounts that retailers offer the day after Thanksgiving – and thanks to the rise in online shopping (which will be even more prominent this year with COVID-19), it has become a global custom. When you enter your email and password, you’re handing your information to them. What do you do?

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Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part II

Krebs on Security

billion in new account fraud at banks and retailers throughout the United States, and roughly $64 million in tax refund fraud with the states and the IRS. He was definitely the new coin of the realm.” Ealy used Ngo’s service primarily to conduct tax refund fraud with the U.S.

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2022: 408 Million Breached Records

IT Governance

We also give ransomware its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. It’s hard to know definitively how many personal records are compromised each year, because few publicly disclosed incidents contain this information.

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks Quarterly Review: Q3 2022

IT Governance

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. The other big contributors were the education sector (39 incidents), technology (33) and retail (25). How many records have been compromised?