The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The headlines are disturbing: Breach of patient records ; Surgeries and appointments cancelled due to IT outage ; and even, Death attributed to ransomware attack on hospital. Educate employees. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.).

Passwords 214

Passwords Cybersecurity Education Phishing 214

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

million Gumtree user records allegedly for sale A user database from the classified advertising platform Gumtree has allegedly been offered for sale on a hacking forum. According to Bleeping Computer, the Cactus ransomware gang stole “terabytes of corporate data”, which it’s threatening to leak if a ransom isn’t paid.

Data Privacy 88

Data Privacy Privacy Insurance Security 88

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

A month later, a ransomware attack shut down the company’s operations in Italy and China. The information was offered for a private sale on the now-defunct hacking forum Breached, and it was later leaked in its entirety for free. His research also revealed that the stolen data contains 305 lines of data, including 74.4

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Mobile network database breach exposes 750 million Indians’ personal data The Indian security company CloudSEK claims to have found the personal data of 750 million Indians for sale on an “underground forum”. Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number).

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

in fraud over the sale of a Constable painting (1). Online education site EduCBA discloses data breach after hack (unknown). Ransomware. Accounting firm MJ Payne reportedly infected with ransomware (unknown). Ransomware crooks leak ExecuPharm files after negotiation fails (unknown). Hackers steal £2.4m

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 145

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. Ransomware. Ransomware. It was another busy month in the cyber security sector, as we discovered 143 incidents that resulted in 1,098,897,134 breached records. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 115

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conducts phishing simulation exercises and offers training to educate staff on email security best practices, lowering the chance of becoming a victim of phishing attempts. For pricing in other regions or additional plans, users need to contact Mimecast’s sales team. per user per month.

Security 131

Security Phishing Compliance Cybersecurity 131

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2021

The cyber security industry was rocked in February after a ransomware attack against the Cloud service provider Accellion. We found 118 publicly recorded incidents, of which 43 were ransomware attacks. Ransomware. Ransomware. In total, we detected 2,323,326,953 breached records. Cyber attacks. Data breaches.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Blockchain 130

eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Educate them on best practices for safeguarding data and systems in the cloud and schedule regular training programs. Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP) CWPP protects cloud workloads against a number of threats, including malware, ransomware, DDoS assaults, misconfigurations, insider threats, and data breaches.

Cloud 119

Cloud Security Compliance Encryption 119

ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This part also discusses managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. Therefore, CX must be more comprehensive than merely the value of the sales team hitting its quota, up-selling, or cross-selling. RaaS is a new business model for ransomware developers. Introduction. 2020, p 6).

Digital transformation 54

Digital transformation Risk IT Computer and Electronics 54

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Pricing ScienceSoft doesn’t publish specific pricing, instead steering potential customers to a custom quote tool that requires contact information and a response from the ScienceSoft sales team. Meeting Compliance Needs: Many companies have unique regulatory data security and privacy requirements.

Cloud 120

Cloud Cybersecurity Compliance Security 120

IT Governance

JANUARY 29, 2018

Cyber attacks & ransomware. Allscripts Acknowledges Ransomware Attack, Says Impact is “Limited”. City of Farmington recovering after SamSam ransomware attack. A second Indiana hospital reports ransomware attack. A second Indiana hospital reports ransomware attack. Blackwallet hacked: Report. Data breaches.

Data breaches 80

Data breaches Ransomware Privacy Sales 80

IT Governance

JANUARY 29, 2018

Cyber attacks & ransomware. Allscripts Acknowledges Ransomware Attack, Says Impact is “Limited”. City of Farmington recovering after SamSam ransomware attack. A second Indiana hospital reports ransomware attack. A second Indiana hospital reports ransomware attack. Blackwallet hacked: Report. Data breaches.

Data breaches 63

Data breaches Ransomware Privacy Sales 63

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Data scraping site taken offline after billions of Discord users’ messages offered for sale A data scraping website called Spy.pet has been taken offline after harvesting more than 4 billion messages made by almost 630 million Discord users and offering them for sale.

Data Privacy 94

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 94

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Educate Developers and Users Provide secure coding training to your development team and consistently deliver security awareness training to API users. The hacker ‘Akhirah’ posted a database of user data for sale on the dark web. This measure minimizes exposure to potential attackers. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Security 109

Security Authentication Access Encryption 109

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

8 TB of data exfiltrated from Advantage Group International Following an outage affecting its leak site (see the ‘Enforcement’ section below), the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group is listing only a single incident: a data breach affecting the business management consultant Advantage Group International. Source (New) Finance USA Yes 1.1

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

The hope is that the strategy outlined herein will help corporate directors and executives who support them ( e.g. , legal, information technology security, privacy, compliance, and audit) make practical use of the various technical guidelines available without misaligning their systems from the broader corporate mission.

Cybersecurity 60

Cybersecurity Risk Passwords Authentication 60

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

million) India’s public education app exposed millions of students’ data (1.6 million) India’s public education app exposed millions of students’ data (1.6 million) India’s public education app exposed millions of students’ data (1.6 million) India’s public education app exposed millions of students’ data (1.6

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Government 136

IT Governance

AUGUST 2, 2021

Ransomware. Ransomware. As always, you can find the full list of incidents below, with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold. And don’t forget to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest industry news and advice. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Personal data 105