eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The cybercriminal gang behind the Ragnar Locker ransomware attacks is threatening victims that it will go public with data captured in an attack if they contact law enforcement agencies or hire negotiators. The warning was first reported by Bleeping Computer. To Pay or Not to Pay?

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Ransomware Manufacturing Risk Encryption 109

Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2021

Microsoft today released fixes to plug at least 55 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. “For ransomware operators, this kind of vulnerability is a prime target for exploitation,” Breen said. ” Kevin Breen from Immersive Labs said the fact that this one is just 0.2

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Encryption Authentication Ransomware IT 282

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

a property management company in Kentucky Incident details: The ransomware group Hunters International has added Homeland, Inc. According to OPB, the district didn’t provide details, but said that “our student credentials may have been compromised as part of a security incident”. to its leak site.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches Security 52

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Shortly after that disclosure, the security firm Group-IB published a report linking the attackers behind the Twilio intrusion to separate breaches at more than 130 organizations, including LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and Plex. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.”

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. June’s figures bring the annual running total of security incidents to 729 and the total number of breached records to 3,947,030,094. Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news….

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

Enterprise IT, network and security product vulnerabilities were among those actively exploited in zero-day attacks last year, according to a recent Mandiant report. “A number of factors may have contributed to the zero-day count in 2020 dipping, then quadrupling in 2021,” researchers James Sadowski and Casey Charrier wrote.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2022

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,243 security incidents in 2021, which accounted for 5,126,930,507 breached records. How security incidents occurred. billion).

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Data Matters

JUNE 24, 2021

3 The SEC and its staff followed the September 2017 statement with various cybersecurity-related initiatives and guidance, including January 27, 2020, cybersecurity guidance and observations published by the SEC’s Division of Examinations (formerly Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations).

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Cybersecurity Financial Services Risk Compliance 68

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 16, 2022

2020-2021 reporting period. malware, ransomware, hacking). Failure to Secure. By the Numbers [5]. . 2010-2011 reporting period. Number of reports made. Types of cases Reported. Percent of reports assessed where RROSH was met. Percentage of reports assessed considered where no RROSH was met. Cause of breach for RROSH breaches.

Privacy 105

Privacy Risk Cybersecurity Phishing 105

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

A Digital Guardian report found that 90% of corporate security breaches are the result of phishing attacks. Research from IRONSCALES revealed that 81% of organisations around the world have experienced an increase in email phishing attacks since March 2020. Email phishing accounts for 90% of ransomware attacks. APWG detected 1.3

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Phishing Data breaches Communications Government 111

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 4, 2021

In its second full year overseeing and regulating the GDPR in Ireland, the Data Protection Commission ( DPC ) has published its 2020 Annual Report , highlighting key observations, emerging guidance, and large scale inquiries and decisions of 2020. 90% of the recorded breach cases were concluded in 2020. Breach Notifications.

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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.

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Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

Hacker sold personal info of Unacadamy students online (11 million). Ransomware. Accounting firm MJ Payne reportedly infected with ransomware (unknown). Ransomware crooks leak ExecuPharm files after negotiation fails (unknown). Fibre optic provider Dakota Carrier Network hit by ransomware (unknown). Data breaches.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 145

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 3, 2021

The National Security Council is sending a memo to U.S. companies urging them to take the ransomware threat more seriously as the Biden Administration ramps up its responses following recent attacks linked to Russia-based hacker groups on two major corporations. Ransomware Attacks Accelerating.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This part also discusses managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. Commissioned by organizers to predict worst-case scenarios for the Munich games, [Georg] Sieber came up with a range of possibilities, from explosions to plane crashes, for which security teams should be prepared. Introduction.

Digital transformation 54

Digital transformation Risk IT Computer and Electronics 54

KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 | March 14th, 2023 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying trend. In a recent report, data security service Cyberhaven detected and blocked requests to input data into ChatGPT from 4.2%

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Phishing Security Artificial Intelligence Security awareness 85

Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The opening para in the newspaper doesn't do justice to the sentiment of the document which was more around helping kids understand that there are different views to how each of us likes to have our images shared and frankly, that's a good discussion to have. And importantly, teaching them how to use secure passwords with @1Password ??

Privacy 140

Privacy Access IT Education 140

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. How Do VC Firms Work? a16z Investments.

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