IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

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

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

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. Ransomware.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

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). But according to Microsoft and an advisory from the U.S.

Ransomware 280

Ransomware Cybersecurity Healthcare Access 280

Andrew Hay

JUNE 29, 2017

Unless you’ve been away from the Internet earlier this week, you’ve no doubt heard by now about the global ransomware outbreak that started in Ukraine and subsequently spread West across Western Europe, North America, and Australia yesterday. Disable remote WMI and file sharing, where possible, in favor of more secure file sharing protocols.

Ransomware 45

Ransomware Healthcare Security IT 45

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Countless office workers were forced to get back to their jobs after Reddit suspended a host of accounts in light of security concerns. Facebook said that the breach was discovered in January 2019 as part of an internal security review.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2022

ransomware. The business of Omiya Kasei is divided into four major areas, manufacturing and designing chemical and industrial products, designing electronic materials, pharmaceutical development, and factory manufacturing. At this time, the ransomware gang has yet to publish samples of the alleged stolen documents.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Healthcare Ransomware Communications 130

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 343 appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Security 87

Security Healthcare Ransomware Libraries 87

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Of the 128 publicly disclosed incidents that we discovered in May, more than 40% of them were ransomware attacks. Ransomware. That partially explains why May’s total of 115,861,330 breached records is comparatively low.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As detailed in my 2014 book Spam Nation , Vrublevsky not-so-secretly ran a pharmacy affiliate spam program called Rx-Promotion , which paid spammers and virus writers to blast out tens of billions of junk emails advertising generic Viagra and controlled pharmaceuticals like pain relief medications. Kink,” “Mr. Heppner,” and “Ms. Rusprofile[.]ru

Computer and Electronics 223

Computer and Electronics Marketing Sales Healthcare 223