IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang adds 2.7 TB of ASA Electronics data to its leak site The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is attempting to extort a ransom from ASA Electronics for 2.7 It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. Date breached: 384,658,212 records. Data breached: 2.7

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Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 12, 2023

a software provider for the philanthropy, healthcare, and education sectors, has resolved claims that the District of Columbia and 49 U.S. The claims stem from a ransomware attack that impacted Blackbaud in 2020. The company was affected by a ransomware attack that exposed user information to unauthorized third parties.

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Data breaches Ransomware Education Encryption 108

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. OneRep provides a consumer service that scrubs your personal information from Google and dozens of privacy-breaching websites.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. The compromised data allegedly includes names, email addresses and phone numbers. Data breached: 41,500,000 records.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

The LockBit ransomware gang announced the publishing of data stolen from the South Korean National Tax Service. On March 29, 2023, The Lock Bit ransomware gang announced the hack of the South Korean National Tax Service.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. You can find the full list below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news….

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Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 29, 2018

Please join us for our July 2018 Privacy and Cybersecurity Events. Student Privacy Bootcamp. This training program will feature detailed legal and policy presentations to help superintendents understand regulatory requirements as well as the best practices to properly handle student educational data. Ransomware: Should You Pay?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In fact, all of their other concerns—malware, stolen data, phishing, ransomware and misconfiguration of cloud services—include an element of human error and/or malice. This demonstrates a lack of rigorous employee education and training on cybersecurity measures, making employees part of the problem rather than part of the solution.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Source New Defence USA Yes 1,051 Connecticut College Source New Education USA Yes 954 American Alarm & Communications Inc. Source New Professional services USA Yes 146 Community School of Naples Source New Education USA Yes 4 Software Systems, Inc. TB KSA Architecture Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 1.5

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Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 8, 2020

Hunter, Dr. Tao Jin, Dr. Patricia Franks, Rae Lynn Haliday, Cheryl Pederson, and Wendy McLain on the topic of Meeting Evolving Business Needs – A Conversation Between RIM Educators and Thought Leaders. And recruiters are looking for that education and experience. Their executives… and their attorneys, they all realize this.

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Education Digital transformation Search queries Information governance 52

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Improving cybersecurity practices of critical infrastructure, including transportation, banking, water and healthcare; Creating new infrastructure, such as expanding the network of electric-vehicle charging stations and bringing high-speed Internet to underserved parts of the country, and ensuring that new infrastructure is safe and secure; Providing (..)

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Cybersecurity Education Ransomware Encryption 105

Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 10, 2020

In May of 2020 I was honored to speak at the MERv conference with John Frost of Box on the topic of Using Information Governance with a Privacy Compliance Plan as the Fulcrum for Data Privacy and Continuous Compliance. Privacy makes data governance ethical and tangible, and compliance leaders understand that.

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Compliance Information governance Privacy Data Privacy 52

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. Ransomware. Ransomware. Weir Group suffers ‘sophisticated’ ransomware attack (unknown) Pottawatomie Co. Weir Group suffers ‘sophisticated’ ransomware attack (unknown) Pottawatomie Co.

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Education 116

IT Governance

JULY 4, 2023

You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. IT Governance found 79 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023, accounting for 14,353,113 breached records.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Government Insurance 96

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware. Ransomware. Isle of Wight schools hit by ransomware (unknown) Lazio region suspends vaccination reservations after ransomware attack (unknown) Coghlin Electrical Co. You can that incident, along with our full list of cyber attacks and data breaches, below – with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Data migration 140

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The gap between confidence in oneself when it comes to cybersecurity hygiene and actual implementation of protection against cybersecurity threats leaves much room for bad actors to execute successful malware and ransomware attacks. Blurred lines. The hybrid workforce is here to stay, along with the blurring of work and home.

Cybersecurity 203

Cybersecurity Passwords Ransomware Personal data 203

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. Ransomware attack on Osaka General’s network stalls critical surgeries (unknown). Malaysian online stock brokerage UOB KayHian firm victim of ransomware (unknown). Macrotel, an IT solutions firm in Argentina, hit by ransomware (16,428). Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Insurance 115

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Ransomware Drives Up Costs, Lowers Coverage. Not surprisingly, ransomware insurance has become popular and is included in many policies. This is driven by the proliferation of cyber claims across the entire market, particularly ransomware related. billion in direct written premiums. AI, ML Playing a Role.

Insurance 119

Insurance Ransomware Cybersecurity Marketing 119

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Ransomware. British Dental Association records leaked on the dark web (5,524) Australian aged care firm Regis hit by ransomware (unknown) ?Canon Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

IT Governance

JULY 28, 2020

Blackbaud, which provides education administration, fundraising and financial management software, was infected with ransomware, giving cyber criminals access to a wealth of sensitive information. Paying a ransomware demand. At least six charities were also impacted: Choir with No Name. Vermont Foodbank. Vermont Public Radio.

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GDPR Education Ransomware Data breaches 124

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches for February 2022 below. As usual, incidents affecting UK-based organisations are listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Other major flaws appeared in the NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes, Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server, and Apache ActiveMQ — and the latter two have already been targeted in ransomware attacks. 3 to report that the vulnerability is being actively exploited, which Rapid7 said includes ransomware attacks.

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Ransomware Authentication Cybersecurity Education 112

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

It emerged this week, according to the New York City Department of Education, that data from a further 381,000 students was also compromised in this incident. So, there won’t be any immediate benefit in terms of reduction in data breaches – progress on that front will continue to depend on better-educated consumers! Young, Inc.

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Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

Security 79

Security Ransomware Data breaches Cybersecurity 79

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Unfortunately, the Internet was never designed to operate at that scale, or with the necessary authentication, security, and privacy capabilities essential for such an infrastructure. Russia has specialized in out-of-control facilitation of rampant ransomware, serial cybercrime, and political disruption. Utopia meet reality.

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Government Authentication Communications Privacy 170

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

ai Antani Many speculated that the ransomware attack on a Toyota supply chain player in Kojima, Japan was in retaliation for Japan’s aid to Ukraine. But they also increase the potential for security flaws and data privacy violations. Educate your workforce. What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024?

Cybersecurity 234

Cybersecurity Encryption Marketing Risk 234

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

In a statement, Shields said that it “takes the confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in our care seriously. Additionally, billing information, insurance numbers and other financial details were stolen in the attack. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access 105

IG Guru

MAY 8, 2020

The post Recorded Webinar Available Cybersecurity in an Uncertain World: New Ways to Confront New Ransomware Threats” via GovTech appeared first on IG GURU.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Cybersecurity Government Access 52

IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. In more positive news, we reported on just 79 ransomware attacks in Q3, compared to 107 in the previous quarter.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Retail Government Ransomware 130

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Malware attacks via backdoors made up 21% of all incidents, and 17% were ransomware attacks. Closely related to data security and an integral part of taking a proactive stance toward it is data privacy , or how data is stored, accessed and secured against improper access, theft or other loss.

Security 40

Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2022

According to the Sophos 2022 State of Ransomware report , 83% of mid-sized organizations had cyber insurance that covers them in the event of a ransomware attack. Furthermore, if you have recoverable back-ups of your data, you are less likely to be successfully blackmailed by ransomware attackers.

Insurance 77

Insurance Authentication Risk Ransomware 77

IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

Ransomware. Hackers breach the Philippines United Student Financial System for Tertiary Education (unknown). Connecticut school district thwarts ransomware attack (unknown). American Baptist Homes of the Midwest hit by ransomware (unknown). American Baptist Homes of the Midwest hit by ransomware (unknown).

Data breaches 112

Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 112

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

These steps will work in most cases, but if you’ve been hit by ransomware, see our guides to ransomware decryption , removal and recovery. Educate Yourself Knowledge is a powerful defense against malware. ” Go to the “Privacy” tab. ” In the left menu, click on “Privacy & Security.”

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Cleanup Privacy Access Cybersecurity 108

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 26, 2023

Just like their “big cousins,” small businesses must comply with a wide variety of security and privacy regulations, from GDPR to HIPAA and PCI DSS. According to the Thales 2023 Data Threat Report , an increasing number of businesses find it more challenging to comply with privacy and data protection regulations in the cloud.

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Security Encryption Cloud Cybersecurity 62

IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

Privacy notices. Organisations must ensure that privacy notices targeted at children are written in plain language that could reasonably be understood by data subjects. This is similar to general rules about privacy notices, but it’s important to remember that the language you use must be appropriate to the intended audience.

GDPR 92

GDPR Compliance Data breaches Personal data 92

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

AI could also assist sectors that cybercriminals frequently target, such as the education industry. Cybercriminals know that entities in education have historically lacked cybersecurity resources , a problem that makes it easier to pull off successful attacks.

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Cybersecurity Risk Artificial Intelligence Education 100

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Perhaps the best approach to rampant malware, ransomware and cybercrime is stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors. It could be fairly useful to educate small business owners on the security best practices these third parties should follow in their operations — either by law or according to common sense.

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