The Texas Record

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Isn’t it fun to use different passwords for all of the dozens of accounts you use and just when you think you’ve got them memorized you’re forced to change them every few months? The standards on password usage are changing. Well, let me share some good news. Like this: TxRecBi#1! Texas Record Blog Is Number One!

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Passwords Authentication Retail Access 69

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s estimated that more than 20% of retail sales will come from eCommerce in 2023 (rising to nearly 25% in 2026), illustrating the magnitude of digital transactions. It’s not only consumers and retailers taking notice of this trend, of course. Privacy and data protection are not the only things consumers expect from a retailer.

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Privacy Retail Customer Experience B2C 71

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. Change any default usernames and passwords.

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Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 98

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

This week, it turns out at least 191 further Australian organisations, including government entities, were affected by this breach, highlighting the risks of supply chain attacks. Source (New) Construction USA Yes 489 ClearVision Optical Source (New) Retail USA Yes 261 Symphony Financial, LLC. Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

Amtrak resets user passwords after Guest Rewards data breach (unknown). Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). China launches cyber attacks on government websites and banks following India massacre (unknown). Australian government bombarded by cyber attacks (unknown). Ransomware.

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Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records. We also give ransomware its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. That represents an 14.8%

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

IT Governance

JANUARY 25, 2019

Home improvement retailer B&Q has suffered a data breach affecting 70,000 of its… well, not customers, exactly. The database should have only been accessible to certain employees, but security specialists at CtrlBox found the database an ElasticSearch server, left publicly available and without password protection.

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Data breaches GDPR Passwords Retail 111

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ngo’s cooperation with the government ultimately led to 20 arrests, with a dozen of those defendants lured into the open by O’Neill and other Secret Service agents posing as Ngo. But based on the records they did have, the government estimated that Ngo’s service enabled approximately $1.1

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IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2022

IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between January and March 2022, which accounted for 75,099,482 breached records. 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.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Government Retail 115

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. August 2022 has been a lesson in being careful with whom you provide sensitive information. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news….

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

IT Governance identified 285 publicly disclosed security incidents between July and September 2022, which accounted for 232,266,148 compromised records. 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.

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Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

26 posting confirming that the compromise was at the hands of the same nation-state threat group behind the SolarWinds hack and subsequent attacks on various technology companies and federal government agencies. The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers.

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Phishing Access Authentication Passwords 252

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

IT Governance discovered 237 security incidents between April and June 2022, which accounted for 99,019,967 breached records. 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. Download now.

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Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 12, 2018

On January 8, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner (“ICO”) issued an unprecedented monetary penalty of £400,000 against British mobile phone retailer, The Car Phone Warehouse Limited. In its decision, the ICO meticulously detailed the chronology of events and technical failures that led to the breach.

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Retail Personal data Security GDPR 40

IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

IT Governance discovered 377 security incidents between April and June 2021, which accounted for 1,224,539,395 breached records. 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.

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Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

. “The services of the website allowed those who sign up and pay for the service to anonymously make spoofed calls, send recorded messages, and intercept one-time passwords.” ” reads the announcement published by Europol. ” reported the Dutch Police. ” Eurojust President Mr Ladislav Hamran said.

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Retail Passwords Government Access 94

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

But in the US, Black Friday refers to the discounts that retailers offer the day after Thanksgiving – and thanks to the rise in online shopping (which will be even more prominent this year with COVID-19), it has become a global custom. When you enter your email and password, you’re handing your information to them.

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Phishing Sales Retail Passwords 137

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

The images include scans of government-issued IDs, retail club membership and loyalty cards, NRA membership cards, gift cards, credit cards with all details exposed (including CVV), medical insurance cards, medical marijuana ID cards, and more. ” reads the post published by vpnMentor. ” continues the report.

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Retail Encryption Insurance Passwords 105

IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2023

Some bogus messages might look like security alerts, for instance, whereas others advertise bargain discounts at an online retailer. Use multi-factor authentication In many phishing scams, the attacker’s motive is to capture the victim’s passwords in order to compromise their account.

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Phishing Passwords Authentication Data breaches 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2022

We live in a digital world in which we engage with significant social, government, retail, business and entertainment services now delivered without any direct human service management. The report provides novel and important insights for businesses, governments, academics and citizens. Governments need to take action.

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Personal data Data breaches Government Authentication 71

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. An attacker could also exploit the flaw to disable security features in the Netlogon authentication process and change a computer’s password on the domain controller’s Active Directory. states Microsoft.

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Authentication Retail Passwords Ransomware 119

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison. Ardit Ferizi , aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. Leaked data included names, e-mail addresses, passwords, locations and phone numbers of 1,351 U.S.

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Military Government Retail Risk 89

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records. 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.

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

IT Governance

AUGUST 23, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT governance podcast for the 24 th of August. Here are this week’s stories: High-street retailer, Superdrug, suffered a data breach earlier this week. Superdrug’s email suggests that customers log in and change their password now “and on an on-going, frequent basis”. Information stolen included: Names.

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Passwords Retail Information Security Data breaches 61

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Chegg resets 40 million user passwords after data breach. NewsNow suffers security breach – passwords should be considered compromised. UNITED NATIONS ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED PASSWORDS AND SENSITIVE INFORMATION TO THE WHOLE INTERNET. privacy officials look into data breach involving bankrupt computer retailer.

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Data breaches Passwords Ransomware Phishing 111

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When you enter your email and password, you’re handing your information to them. It doesn’t matter whether you have to enter a password or log in, as any network that’s set up for the public can be abused. Despite being an American import, Black Friday is hugely popular in the UK. If you click the link, one of two things will happen.

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Phishing Sales Passwords Retail 119

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 23 November. According to The Register , the online retail giant emailed affected customers on Tuesday, unapologetically saying: Hello, We’re contacting you to let you know that our website inadvertently disclosed your name and email address due to a technical error.

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Data breaches Personal data Passwords Encryption 96

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. The retail and hospitality industries will continue to have their POS equipment targeted. Weak passwords will continue to be exploited as attackers monetise credentials.

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Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format. This should make it easier for you to quickly find the information you want. We’ve also included more details on the top 3 biggest breaches of the week.

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Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Once Eurostar realised it had suffered a data breach, it: Identified the timing and the scale of the breach; Blocked access; Emailed customers alerting them to the situation and advising them to reset passwords; and. The post Lessons from the Eurostar hack appeared first on IT Governance Blog. What did Eurostar do differently?

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Data breaches Passwords GDPR Access 106

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 24, 2021

Businesses are governed by an increasingly complex network of regulations, jurisdictions, and standards which dictate security and privacy requirements. The retail sector, especially, is a lucrative target for credential stuffing attacks , resulting in billions lost every year. Thu, 06/24/2021 - 07:22. Data security.

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Authentication Compliance GDPR Personal data 71

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Certain verticals, namely the government and transportation sectors, gave themselves a positive preparedness rating; meanwhile the hospitality, legal and retail sectors were much less positive about their cybersecurity preparedness. Years of stealing user names and passwords, and poor password practices add to this mix.

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Risk Cybersecurity Passwords Ransomware 182

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

million) Phil i ppines COVID-19 track and trace app leaks citizens’ data (unknown) Contractor mistakenly removed data from Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital (442) Cloud Clusters Inc. In other news…. million after customers’ payment card details breached Consumer watchdog hacks a Tesla to prove dangers of wirelessly connected cars.

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Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Besides the traumatic experience for some retail employees and those injured in shop-floor brawls, Black Friday is also a time in which many of us are caught out by scams, with cyber criminals taking advantage of customers desperate for a bargain. But the day isn’t all fun and bargains. How are the criminals catching us out?

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Phishing Sales Retail Government 98

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

Despite an array of technological solutions designed to counter phishing attacks – from antimalware software to password protections – the main weapon in anyone’s arsenal should be knowledge and awareness. Indeed, no matter how sophisticated a phishing attack is, it always relies on its ability to make the recipient take action.

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Phishing Data breaches Communications Government 111

IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2018

No-one’s travel or loyalty profile was accessed in full, and no passwords were compromised”. It has also issued guidance to help customers protect themselves, including a recommendation to change passwords and watch accounts for suspicious activity. million of its customers. What data has been compromised? nationalities. phone numbers.

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Data breaches Personal data Passwords GDPR 81

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The surveillance regime the UK government has built seriously undermines our freedom,” Megan Golding, a lawyer speaking for privacy advocates, stated. We’re talking about an enormously powerful surveillance capability that no government has ever had in the history of humanity,” Stanley says.

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Privacy Retail Authentication Artificial Intelligence 157