IT Governance

MARCH 14, 2018

A recent F-Secure report has found that phishing emails (16%) and malicious attachments (18%) together accounted for 34% of cyber attacks. The gaming and public-sector industries were mostly affected by targeted attacks, whereas the insurance and telecom industries mostly suffered opportunistic attacks.

Phishing 65

Phishing Education Insurance Manufacturing 65

IT Governance

JANUARY 7, 2018

Phishing is big business for cyber criminals. According to PhishMe’s Enterprise Phishing Resiliency and Defense Report 2017 , phishing attacks rose by 65% last year, with the average attack costing mid-sized companies $1.6 Help your staff avoid phishing attacks. million (about £1.2 Social: 16.0%. Job function: 11.8%.

Phishing 75

Phishing Insurance Education Compliance 75

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity 190

Cybersecurity Privacy Cloud IoT 190

eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Cyber Insurer Provides Help. As Spectra Logic had the foresight to take out cyber insurance , Chubb representatives were professional and helpful, according to Mendoza. Forensic analysis of the breach came to a quick conclusion – a phishing attempt had tricked a user with privileged access into clicking on a malicious link.

Ransomware 136

Ransomware Insurance Cybersecurity Passwords 136

IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

If you’re interested in detailed breakdowns of these incidents, why not subscribe to our Weekly Round-up or visit our blog , where we have a dedicated series on phishing scams ? Louis Community College caught out by phishing scam (5,100). Gambling firm Golden Entertainment discloses details of phishing scam (unknown).

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Personal data 145

IT Governance

JUNE 18, 2018

One in five schools and colleges have fallen victim to cyber crime, according to research from the specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, yet the majority (74%) of educational establishments claim to be “fully prepared” to deal with such attacks. . Phishing and ransomware e-learning course . Explain what phishing is. .

Phishing 84

Phishing Ransomware Education Insurance 84

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks. State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

Threat actors can exploit this data to carry out a broad range of fraudulent activities, from phishing attacks to identity theft. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach. state of Colorado. CDHE did not disclose the number of impacted individuals.

Data breaches 81

Data breaches Ransomware Education Access 81

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

ICICI Bank’s response Threat to financial accounts Finance and insurance are one of the most targeted industries by cybercriminals. Employees, businesses, and individuals whose data were exposed could be at risk of spear phishing campaigns,” added researchers.

Personal data 95

Personal data Phishing Risk Communications 95

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cisco Umbrella , analyzing the threat environment for 2022, found that 86% of organizations experienced phishing, 69% experienced unsolicited crypto mining, 50% were affected by ransomware, and 48% experienced some form of information-stealing malware. Phishing attacks continue to dominate cyber threats. Ransomware. Other methods.

Ransomware 140

Ransomware Cybersecurity Phishing Encryption 140

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums. Document sent to the insurance company by the victim’s lawyer. Inova has been operating since 2012 and has handled thousands of cases since then. Sketch of the accident from the police report.

Data breaches 87

Data breaches Insurance Paper Access 87

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cyber insurance has in some regions encouraged victims to pay as it is cheaper than remediation in some cases. With better audio and video simulations, phishing will move on from email and text to things like Facebook videos. Education is also becoming increasingly important when protecting organisations.

Security 98

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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Security awareness 91

Security awareness Phishing Risk Insurance 91

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). Healthcare Data Privacy Laws. Health data and patient data in the U.S.

Data Privacy 141

Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Security 141

IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

which breached sixteen years’ worth of insurance data. Affiliate of NBA’s Indiana Pacers says it has fallen victim to a phishing scam (unknown). Oregon Health Authority sends speedy notification after phishing attack (unknown). Cancer Treatment Centers of America notifies patients of phishing attack (unknown). Ransomware.

Data breaches 112

Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 112

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Incident details: Successful phishing attack, breaching records on a server that reached end of life in 2015, though the information itself was “of low-sensitivity and semi-public”. Breached organisation: ClassPad.net, an educational web application operated by Casio Computer Co., Records breached: Around 700 records.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 107

Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued industry guidance for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulated entities to take preventative steps to protect against some of the more common, and often successful, cyber-attack techniques. On March 17, 2022, the U.S.

Cybersecurity 88

Cybersecurity Privacy Insurance Risk 88

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Education In education and training , AI can tailor educational materials to each individual student’s needs. Insurance With AI, the insurance industry can virtually eliminate the need for manual rate calculations or payments and can simplify processing claims and appraisals.

Artificial Intelligence 86

Artificial Intelligence Retail Unstructured data Insurance 86

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Data migration 140

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Dropbox admits private GitHub repos were copied after phishing attack (unknown). Brazilian health insurance firm Fisco Saúde hit by cyber attack (unknown). Spain’s Generali España insurance company says it was hacked (unknown). Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Insurance 115

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. Life, health, auto, and other insurance are all designed to help a person protect against losses. Beyond the technology precautions themselves, ongoing training and education about security threats is essential. The Human Element.

Risk 125

Risk Cybersecurity Encryption Access 125

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. The majority of those records came from a cyber attack in which a hacker accessed Argentina’s government ID database, with every citizen of the country thought to be affected.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Government Education 116

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

“By examining the invoices, we were able to determine who was using the software, as well as the contact details of those responsible for purchasing in each organisation : this is extremely useful information for a threat actor conducting a spear phishing or BEC fraud campaign,” reads the report published by Cyjax.

Military 78

Military Insurance Education Phishing 78

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Toronto residents’ CERB payments on hold after fraudulent employment insurance claims (700) Kentucky’s unemployment system suffers another breach (unknown) Defence supplier PULAU Corporation says it has been hacked (unknown) American Payroll Association notifying those affected by cyber attack (unknown). Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to our November 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Cancer research facility reports phishing attack. Twitter’s verification chaos creates authentication conundrum.

Phishing 119

Phishing Retail Data breaches Insurance 119

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

Criminals phish SEPA, with £42m unaccounted for (unknown) Isle of Man kettle-parts firm hit by cyber attack (unknown) Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. As usual, incidents affecting UK-based organisations are listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2019

Another interesting stat from that report: 69% of respondents said the ransomware attacker gained access to their organization’s network through either email or social media network phishing. Consider Cybersecurity Insurance. Long story short: Humans let the ransomware in two-thirds of the time. To sum up: Ransomware is bad.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 40

eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Take advantage of how technology is levelling the playing field Technology has broken barriers and created greater access to opportunities in other fields for years: education, healthcare, etc. “…present yourself as a gift…and put into energy solving someone’s problem,” he said.

CMS 41

CMS Phishing Communications Insurance 41

eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Take advantage of how technology is levelling the playing field Technology has broken barriers and created greater access to opportunities in other fields for years: education, healthcare, etc. “…present yourself as a gift…and put into energy solving someone’s problem,” he said.

CMS 41

CMS Phishing Communications Insurance 41

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

It means physically securing servers and user devices, managing and controlling access, application security and patching, maintaining thoroughly tested, usable data backups and educating employees. Threats can come in the form of destructive malware, phishing or ransomware.

Security 40

Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 2, 2020

The Bureau writes that cyber threat actors are seeking “to profit from a sudden growth in teleworking, increased use of virtual education systems for online classes, a surge in online shopping, public appetite for information related to the pandemic, and the criticality of maintaining functioning critical infrastructure networks.”.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Phishing Authentication Access 52

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ongoing education and skill development requires educating teams and ensuring employees become proactive contributors to organizational defense. Camellia Chan , Co-Founder and CEO, Flexxon Chan In a single month, major breaches hit MGM, DP World Australia, Philippine Health Insurance – just to name a few.

Cybersecurity 241

Cybersecurity Phishing Authentication Analytics 241

KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 | May 16th, 2023 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023's Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC KnowBe4's latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q1 2023. I've spent a lot of time here educating you on attack specifics, industry trends, and the impacts felt by attacks.

Phishing 84

Phishing Insurance Passwords Ransomware 84

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A phishing email was sent to a group employee which was designed to appear as though the attached document needed urgent action. The ICO found that Interserve had failed to put appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to secure personal data (in contravention of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32 GDPR) for a period of ~20 months.

Security 52

Security GDPR Personal data Insurance 52

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Additionally, billing information, insurance numbers and other financial details were stolen in the attack. The crooks reportedly had access to sensitive data for two weeks and that information included patients’ Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, healthcare provider information and healthcare history.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access 105

KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

Soon, the CEO of security firm Adversa AI had GPT-4 spouting homophobic statements, creating phishing emails, and supporting violence." Blog post with (lots of) links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Users beware.

Insurance 74

Insurance Security awareness Phishing Ransomware 74

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In addition, the scammers were able to collect an “insurance premium” or “lawyer’s tax” For example, one of the pensioners, who was promised a compensation of 8660 USD, was required to pay a tax of 747 USD. In another case, a request for compensation of 448 USD was made for the receipt of 4480 USD.

Insurance 81

Insurance Education Phishing Communications 81