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National Safety Council data leak: Credentials of NASA, Tesla, DoJ, Verizon, and 2K others leaked by workplace safety organization

Security Affairs

On its digital platform, NSC provides online resources for its nearly 55,000 members spread across different businesses, agencies, and educational institutions. User Table Schema | Source: Cybernews As a huge number of emails were leaked, platform users could potentially experience a surge in spam and phishing emails.

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Cambridgeshire crowned the UK’s cyber crime capital

IT Governance

In 2017, Cambridge became the fastest-growing city in the UK , with businesses attracted to its proximity to London and the North, as well as its highly educated workforce. For example, the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, which is based in Cambridge, was last year imitated in a sophisticated phishing scam targeting job seekers.

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Financially motivated Earth Lusca threat actors targets organizations worldwide

Security Affairs

Trend Micro researchers spotted an elusive threat actor, called Earth Lusca, that targets organizations worldwide via spear-phishing and watering hole attacks. . The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries.

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Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Educating employees on mobile threats. A 2020 report showed how three out of four phishing attempts targeting pharmaceutical employees also delivered malware to victims. Employee awareness helps minimize possible malware infections, whether workers clock in from an employer’s office or at home.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2020 – 36.6 million records breached

IT Governance

Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. Cyber attacks. million) CO-based Mental Health Partners says an employee’s account was hacked (unknown) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Hitachi Chemical Co. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co. Data breaches.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Education In education and training , AI can tailor educational materials to each individual student’s needs. Pharmaceuticals For the life sciences industry, drug discovery and production require an immense amount of data collection, collation, processing and analysis. Robots handle and move physical objects.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in April 2023 – 4.3 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Cyber attacks Alcohol recovery startups Monument and Tempest shared patients’ private data with advertisers (unknown) > Shields Health Care Group announces security breach amid cyber attack (2,380,483) NCB Management breach affected former Bank of America credit card holders (494,969) Kodi confirms security breach as user records and private messages (..)