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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

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 Welfare Benefits Plan Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 13,079 Insurance ACE/Humana Inc. Date breached: 384,658,212 records.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #25 [Fingerprints All Over] Stolen Credentials Are the No. 1 Root Cause of Data Breaches

KnowBe4

Overall, the use of stolen credentials is the overwhelming leader in data breaches, being involved in nearly 45% of breaches – this is more than double the second-place spot of "Other" (which includes a number of types of threat actions) and ransomware, which sits at around 20% of data breaches.