Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Following the recently announced data leak from Sony , the notorious ransomware syndicate Ransomed.vc It is possible the actors behind the attack originate from several competing hacktivist groups which later transformed into ransomware operators. Ransomware attackers extorted at least $449.1 and European Union (EU).

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IT Governance

JANUARY 13, 2023

This week, we discuss a series of ransomware attacks on 30 schools and colleges in the UK, legal action against both Meta and the Irish Data Protection Commission following last year’s massive Facebook GDPR fine, and the third stage of a cyber-defence-in-depth strategy: management.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Malware has been around for nearly 40 years, longer even than the World Wide Web, but ransomware is a different kind of threat, capable of crippling a company and damaging or destroying its critical data. Ransomware Protection and Recovery Steps. Ransomware removal tools. Ransomware recovery services. Data backup.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2022

I’m proud to announce the release of the “ENISA THREAT LANDSCAPE FOR RANSOMWARE ATTACKS” report, Enjoy it! Ransomware has become one of the most dangerous threats for organizations worldwide. Ransomware operations continue to evolve and are becoming more efficient and causing more devastating attacks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Crooks left a ransom note, threatening to leak the data and inform authorities of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations. Three days later, Cybernews researchers revisited the database to see whether it had been closed, and found it had been hit with ransomware. The ransomware. You must pay 0.01

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2022

ransomware and BlackMatter, which is a rebranded variant of the DarkSide ransomware. Cybersecurity researchers have found similarities between the latest version of the LockBit ransomware, LockBit 3.0 , and the BlackMatter ransomware. s code is borrowed from the BlackMatter ransomware. The Lockbit 3.0

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Multinational energy company Enel Group has been hit by Netwalker ransomware operators that are asking a $14 million ransom. Systems at the multinational energy company Enel Group has been infected with Netwalker ransomware , it is the second ransomware attack suffered by the energy giant this year. Source Bleeping Computer.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 12, 2020

Travelex has collapsed into administration seven months after it was crippled by ransomware. It was later reported that the REvil ransomware gang encrypted more than 5GB of sensitive data and demanded $6 million (about £4.6 Ransomware is one of the biggest threats facing businesses, so everyone must plan for an inevitable attack.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

One reason for the enduring waves of ransomware is that unstructured data is easy for hackers to locate and simple for them to encrypt. Ransomware target. The bad guys’ first forays into using ransomware to infect unstructured data were so successful that they stepped up their efforts—and reaped big rewards, Sander says.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Students and staff at the University of Cumbria who were affected by the ransomware attack on Blackbaud are preparing to take legal action against the software provider. This is a clear violation of GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation] and data protection rules. “I Do they have a case? they have suffered distress). Find out more].

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

At the recent ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders) conference , a guest said to us: “The GDPR ? Granted, 2018 was very much ‘the year of the GDPR’ in some circles. GDPR compliance in schools. Schools have a particularly hard time of it when it comes to the GDPR. Wasn’t that last year?”.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report, hear prosecutors discuss the indictments of two Iranians in connection with SamSam ransomware attacks. Also: Updates on allegations that Google is violating GDPR and cryptocurrency's impact on crime trends.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

“Prometheus” and “Grief” – a multi-billion dollar ransomware market obtained two new emerging players. Prometheus is a new emerging ransomware group extorting enterprises in various verticals across the globe. Thanos ransomware (a.k.a. Source: [link]. prometheushelp@airmail.cc

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2024

In accordance with its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Pôle emploi has notified the CNIL today. The press release published by the agency states that its information systems are not impacted. “In The establishment will also file a complaint with the judicial authorities.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Key trends: 1️ Increased Ransomware Activity Targeting Public Companies Ransomware groups are poised to intensify their focus on publicly-traded organizations. Recent U.S.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 22, 2022

On 10 March 2022, the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) issued a monetary penalty notice to a professional services firm (the Firm ) to the tune of £98,000 for a breach of Article 5(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ). The Firm did not use MFA for remote access to its system.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Today, putting the letters ‘GDPR’ into Google will generate over 420,000 news articles, some detailing the expected impact of the regulation, and others casting doubt on businesses and their readiness. and Germany to get to grips with what they know about GDPR, and more importantly, what they don’t. A lack of trust.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 12, 2023

•Regulatory Compliance: Regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA impose strict guidelines on data handling, including backup and recovery. SaaS Application Cyber Defense: Malware and ransomware attacks pose a significant threat to SaaS applications.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Many companies have been struggling with GDPR implementation over the past two years, putting much effort into new roles, privacy concepts, and workflows. The magnitude of new legal and business process requirements under the GDPR caused a tremendous change in the legal data privacy landscape for many companies doing business in Europe.

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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. Helping schools with the GDPR. At least six charities were also impacted: Choir with No Name.

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IT Governance

MAY 24, 2022

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and its UK equivalent, supervisory authorities have the power to levy penalties of up to €20 million (about £17 million) or 4% of the organisation’s annual global turnover. Things are even worse for organisations that fall victim to ransomware. Download now. million (about £1.5

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. 2022 was notable for the spread of ransomware as a service (RaaS). Trade Cyberthreats. RaaS and CaaS Continue to Grow.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 1, 2018

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the WannaCry ransomware attack that seized operating systems across the globe and caused businesses up to $4 billion in damages. The devastation caused by these two aggressive ransomware attacks continue to plague businesses.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In general, under the GDPR, a controller must notify the: relevant DPA “without undue delay and, where feasible, not later than 72 hours after having become aware” of a breach unless the breach is “unlikely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons”; and.

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

At least 191 Australian organisations affected by ZircoDATA ransomware attack The ransomware group BlackBasta listed Australia-based ZircoDATA as a victim in February, allegedly exfiltrating 395 GB of data. Under the EU GDPR, the Czech supervisory authority issued a €13.9 Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2023

“In accordance with its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Pôle emploi has notified the CNIL today. At this time the Clop ransomware group has yet to publish any data from the French agency. The press release published by the agency states that its information systems are not impacted.

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Information Management Resources

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Cybercriminals are now incorporating the GDPR in in their modus operandi. Enterprising criminals use the threat of being reported for GDPR violations and non-compliance against businesses.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2023

In addition to real-time protection, effective VM can also help with compliance at a time when data security rules are increasing in regulatory policies like NIST, PCI, HIPAA and GDPR. Some 31 percent of respondents to a recent ESG survey pointed to misconfigurations as the initial point of compromise for a successful ransomware attack.

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IT Governance

MARCH 29, 2024

Vanessa Horton on ransomware trends 20 November 2023 Cyber incident responder Vanessa shares recent ransomware trends, why they’re worrying, and what organisations can do about them in this interview. In particular, he highlights the risks of Cloud infrastructure and the merits of zero-trust architecture in this interview.

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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.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

Ransomware. UK electric firm Elexon hit by ransomware (unknown). Bernards Township, NJ, resuming operations after ransomware attack (unknown). International IT firm Excis targeted by ransomware (unknown). Agromart’s data up for auction after being stolen in ransomware attack (unknown). Data breaches. Data breaches.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 27, 2022

Increased Enforcement Action: Last year marked a year of record breaking GDPR fines – including the largest fine to date of €746 million ($888 million). Ransomware and distributed denial-of-service (“ DDo S ”) attacks are, according to the European Council, on the rise. Indeed, this trend is expected to continue into 2022.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

suffers second ransomware attack in months Having been struck by a ransomware attack in October by the BlackSuit group , which led to operations and appointments being postponed, Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group. Data breached: more than 59 million data records. Akumin Inc.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

In Europe we saw the UK finally conclude Brexit and establishment of a separate data protection regime in the UK which will be governed by the UK GDPR. 2021 was also the year where ransomware attacks made the headlines with a number of high profie supply chain-focused attacks. Data transfers to other countries remain a challenge.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 2, 2018

Regulatory penalties that exceed the cost of an extortion payout may lead to a new form of ransomware. These four steps can keep you from falling into that trap.

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