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Hacker who helped the ISIS will remain in US prison

Security Affairs

The hacker who shared with the ISIS personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. 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.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million records breached

IT Governance

If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2020 – 832 million records breached

IT Governance

Medical and military contractor Kimchuk hit by ransomware (unknown). Data breaches. Nursing home probed after leaving disabled patients’ data on street (36). Millions of Brazilians’ data leaked after being stored in unprotected database (81.5 Anonymous secret-sharing app Whisper exposed sensitive personal data (unknown).

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Thailand’s Department of Older Persons breached, exposing almost 20 millio n personal data records The Department of Older Persons, part of Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, suffered a data breach in which 19,718,687 rows or personal data was exposed.

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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

You can see more incidents from January in our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Tensions rose throughout February as the Russian military amassed across the Ukrainian border. Articles 24(1) and 32(1) state that organisations must implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data.

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In a Few Days, Credit Freezes Will Be Fee-Free

Krebs on Security

There are dozens of private companies that specialize in providing consumer credit reports and scores to specific industries, including real estate brokers, landlords, insurers, debt buyers, employers, banks, casinos and retail stores.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in September 2019 – 531 million records leaked

IT Governance

xkcd forum taken offline after personal data leak (562,000). Baltimore acknowledges for first time that data was destroyed in ransomware attack (unknown). Irish government admits ransomware attack occurred last year (unknown). Government of LaPorte County Indiana suffered ransomware attack (unknown).