IT Governance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Welcome to our October 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. Revolut was recently targeted by a cyber criminal, who gained unauthorised access to clients’ personal data.

Phishing 124

Phishing Passwords Personal data Data breaches 124

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Tue, 10/04/2022 - 05:20. The purpose of these events is to raise awareness about digital security and empower everyone to protect their personal data from digital forms of crime by adopting well established best practices, like the use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and establishing strong passwords. Use strong passwords.

Authentication 127

Authentication Passwords Cybersecurity Personal data 127

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

OpenAI restored access to ChatGPT in Italy after the company met the demands of the Italian Data Protection Authority, Garante Privacy. In early April, the Italian Data Protection Authority, c, temporarily banned ChatGPT due to the illegal collection of personal data and the absence of systems for verifying the age of minors.

Personal data 86

Personal data Privacy Access Education 86

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

A further 381,000 New York City public school students affected by 2022 data breach In January 2022 , personal data from around 820,000 New York City public school students, both current and former, was breached. Apparently, the data belongs to tens of thousands of Australians.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Note that this data set only accounts for personal data breaches reported to the ICO, so it only reflects breaches affecting UK residents that were not just discovered, but also reported. At the time of writing, the data set starts in Q2 2019 and goes up to Q2 2023. Which sectors perform worse than average?

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Personal data Government GDPR 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Wed, 11/23/2022 - 07:07. Attackers are no longer focusing solely on credit data, but target rich amounts of sensitive personal data on retailer’s systems or introduce ransomware for a quick payout that doesn’t even require data exfiltration. Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach?

Retail 127

Retail Cybersecurity Ransomware Authentication 127

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

LockBit leaks data stolen from the South Korean National Tax Service Italy’s Data Protection Authority temporarily blocks ChatGPT over privacy concerns CISA adds bugs exploited by commercial surveillance spyware to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Hackers are actively exploiting a flaw in the Elementor Pro WordPress plugin Cyber Police of Ukraine (..)

Security 83

Security Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Ransomware 83