IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 20,415 TECA Srl Source New Transport Italy Yes 16.7 Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. Date breached: 384,658,212 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One report showed ransomware attacks increased by 80 percent in 2022, with manufacturing being one of the most targeted industries. The Costa Rican government declared a national emergency , after attackers crippled govenrment systems and demanded $20 million to restore them go normal. Teach them to keep a full backup of all data.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Cleanup Education Manufacturing 124

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. In fact, the U.S. continues the alert. from defending Taiwan. The threat actors target devices at the edge of networks.

Energy and Utilities 93

Energy and Utilities Communications Military Manufacturing 93

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. . “the U.S. In fact, the U.S. ” continues the alert. ” U.S.

Energy and Utilities 104

Energy and Utilities Communications Military Manufacturing 104

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2021

As more information about IoT device vulnerabilities is published, the pressure on industry and government authorities to enhance security standards might be reaching a tipping point. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large.

IoT 144

IoT Cybersecurity Manufacturing Government 144

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

Source (New) Software Luxembourg Yes 3,600,000 National Automobile Dealers Association Source (New) Retail USA Yes 1,065,000 Consórcio Canopus Source (New) Professional services Brazil Yes 1,400,000 The Teaching Company (Wondrium by The Great Courses) Source (New) Education USA Yes 1.3 Data breached: >10 million records.

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Since January 2020, affiliates utilizing LockBit have targeted organizations of diverse sizes spanning critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation.

Energy and Utilities 100

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Financial Services 100

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 Data breached: 19,718,687 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

The operation targeted many organizations in critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. law enforcement). According to the French ANSSI cybersecurity agency, LockBit 3.0

Ransomware 87

Ransomware Cybersecurity Agriculture Education 87

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The threat actors target devices at the edge of networks.

Communications 107

Communications Manufacturing Education Government 107

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report. .

Energy and Utilities 92

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 92

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. ” reads the press release published by the U.S. “The reads the press release published by DoJ.

Energy and Utilities 85

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 85

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Just recently, the group has published a stolen data allegedly belonging to the Mexican Government which still remains available for sale today, and possibly becoming the first cybercriminal group that has touched a major state in Latin America on such a level. The number of cyber attacks in the region is significantly growing.

Sales 79

Sales Ransomware Government GDPR 79

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

The malicious code was used in attacks targeting multiple sectors including the gaming industry, technology industry, and luxury car manufacturers. The bot targets private gaming servers, cloud hosting providers, and certain government and educational sites. ” reads the report published by Akamai.

IoT 89

IoT Mining Manufacturing Education 89

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

German government warns that technology to regulate power consumption in Huawei network appliances could be used for sabotage purposes. government officials as well as European security authorities, which have warned of the risks associated with Chinese telecoms equipment.” The activity will be completed in the coming months.

Government 95

Government Communications Risk Cybersecurity 95

IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

EvilProxy phishing campaign targets Microsoft 365 accounts via indeed.com A phishing campaign identified by Menlo Security has been targeting senior executives in various industries – most notably banking and financial services, property management and real estate, and manufacturing – since July.

Phishing 105

Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Personal data 105

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2023

Micro-Star International AKA MSI designs, manufactures, and sells motherboards and graphics cards for customers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. Micro-Star International AKA MSI designs, manufactures, and sells motherboards and graphics cards for customers in the United States, Canada, and internationally.

Ransomware 86

Ransomware Security Manufacturing Cybersecurity 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2023

Microsoft has not observed The group has been active since mid-2021, it focuses on government agencies and education, critical manufacturing, and information technology organizations in Taiwan. The group relies on tools built into the operating system, along with some legitimate software.

Manufacturing 81

Manufacturing Education Access Government 81

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. manufacturers on behalf of Russian end-users, including defense contractors and other Russian government agencies.

Computer and Electronics 83

Computer and Electronics Military Manufacturing Government 83

John Battelle's Searchblog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Of course, were such a hypothesis true, one might imagine that the over percentage of GDP represented by government workers would have gone *down* over the past few decades. For example, check out this chart of what’s growing in our government, and what’s not: Aha! Now, education is, in the main, a government enterprise.

Government 111

Government Education Military Financial Services 111

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

The operation targeted many organizations in critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. law enforcement).

Ransomware 85

Ransomware Agriculture Education Government 85

Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

The IT giant has seized the domains used by the threat actors employed in its attacks aimed at organizations in tech, transportation, government, and education sectors located in the U.S., Since February, the attacks targeted organizations in critical manufacturing, IT, and Israel’s defense industry. Middle East, and India.

Phishing 105

Phishing Manufacturing Education Cybersecurity 105

Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. BlackSuit appends the . BlackSuit ransomware operators also set up a data leak site. similarities in blocks, and 98.9%

Ransomware 94

Ransomware Encryption File names Cybersecurity 94

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Since January 2020, affiliates utilizing LockBit have targeted organizations of diverse sizes spanning critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation.

Energy and Utilities 95

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 95

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. IT governance and security. The RSA Archer Suite can be customized for organizations of all sizes and industries. Audit management.

Compliance 57

Compliance Risk Government Retail 57

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. Chinese state-sponsored hackers have probed US government networks looking for vulnerable networking devices that could be compromised with exploits for recently disclosed vulnerabilities.

Government 71

Government Energy and Utilities Healthcare Access 71

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the world. “On October 22, 2020, Steelcase Inc. ” continues the form.

Ransomware 96

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Mining 96

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Of the businesses surveyed, those in the finance and insurance industries had the highest levels of awareness (79%), followed by information and communications (67%) and education (52%). The industries with the least awareness were construction (25%) and production and manufacturing (27%). Don’t let your staff be your downfall.

GDPR 63

GDPR Government Education Compliance 63

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The list was published with the intent of raising awareness of common hardware weaknesses through CWE and educating designers and programmers on how to address them as part of the product development lifecycle. . The list includes a total of 12 vulnerabilities entries that had a score from 1.03 to 1.42 (the highest possible score was 2.0).

Manufacturing 141

Manufacturing Education Access Security 141

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2023

The TrickGate packer was primarily used in attacks aimed at the manufacturing sector, and other attacks aimed at the education, healthcare, government, and finance industries. TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service, which is used at least since July 2016, to hide malware from defense programs.

Manufacturing 87

Manufacturing Archiving Education Phishing 87

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Across the UK, the education sector was the most frequently targeted, with 24 incidents. The other most vulnerable sectors were business services (23), construction (22), manufacturing (19) and transport (18). The other most vulnerable sectors were business services (23), construction (22), manufacturing (19) and transport (18).

Ransomware 136

Ransomware Manufacturing Data breaches Risk 136

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. ” reads the alert. The malware changes the extension of the encrypted files to ‘.royal’.

Ransomware 90

Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Communications 90

Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2023

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and stay under the radar.

Communications 75

Communications Manufacturing Access Archiving 75

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems. ” reads the report.

Ransomware 99

Ransomware Encryption Systems administration Cybersecurity 99

The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. Related: How DataLocker got its start h. Co-founder Jay took a business trip to South Korea in the fall of 2007. Park: Exactly.

Encryption 190

Encryption Military Passwords Authentication 190

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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. This should make it easier for you to quickly find the information you want. We’ve also included more details on the top 3 biggest breaches of the week.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

“For example, UNC2529 used a unique username, masquerading as an account executive for a small California-based electronics manufacturing company, which Mandiant identified through a simple Internet search.” .” states the analysis published by FireEye. ” continues the report.

Manufacturing 95

Manufacturing Phishing Military Retail 95