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NYDFS Imposes Fine of $5 Million on Carnival for Cybersecurity Breaches

Hunton Privacy

(“Carnival”), the world’s largest cruise-ship operator, for violations of the Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) in connection with four cybersecurity events between 2019 and 2021, including two ransomware events. . NYDFS also found that Carnival had failed to implement basic protocols to prevent data breaches.

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‘Mother of All Breaches’: 26 BILLION Records Leaked

IT Governance

Leon has also won hackathon events in the UK and internationally, and is accredited for multiple bug bounties. In 2021, we saw a leak of 3.27 Nevertheless, even if, say, 10% of these records are unique, you’d still be looking at 2.6 organisationname.co.uk], it can take 10–20 minutes to finish searching.* billion records.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. In the event of a successful breach, your team must be ready to restore systems and data recovery.

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Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?

Krebs on Security

” Colorado resident Emily “Em” Hernandez allegedly helped the group gain access to victim devices in service of SIM-swapping attacks between March 2021 and April 2023. What had recently been one of the world’s top cryptocurrency exchanges, valued at $32 billion only 10 months earlier, had just declared bankruptcy.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. In 2021 alone, IC3 received 847,376 complaints which amounted to $6.9 Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. billion in reported losses. since Q3 of 2007. Business targets.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Data Security & Recovery Measures Reliable CSPs provide high-level security and backup services; in the event of data loss, recovery is possible. Users have direct control over data security but are also responsible for backup procedures and permanently lost data in the event of device damage or loss.

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How to Develop an Incident Response Plan

eSecurity Planet

million per incident —a 10% increase in cost over the previous year. See our top picks for the Best Incident Response Tools and Software for 2021. An incident is an event that affects our scope of responsibility, and a response is how we deal with the incident. No one wants to go out of business because of sloppy preparation.

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