Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

In January, the company disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data, at the time, it claimed that attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts. Mitsubishi revealed that personal data on some 8,000 people also might have been leaked.

Security 82

Security Military Manufacturing Personal data 82

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Cyber criminals continued to wreak havoc, with the likes of Twitter , Uber and Neopets all reporting mammoth data breaches.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

As the Russian invasion continues, many cyber security experts have advised that conflicts could play out in cyberspace. Meanwhile, the CERT-UA posted on Facebook that it had detected a widespread phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian military personnel. Get started.

Phishing 144

Phishing Military Access Education 144

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The initiatives that stand out the most — critical infrastructure security standards, a national data privacy and security law, and liability for security failures — will likely take time and the support of Congress to implement. is the creation of mandatory requirements for critical infrastructure security.

Cybersecurity 129

Cybersecurity Government Manufacturing Personal data 129

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

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.

Military 90

Military Government Retail Risk 90

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Just a couple of months after that, World Rugby itself announced that one of its training websites had suffered a security breach that exposed subscribers’ account information. That’s why it announced it would pursue two measures designed to strengthen its national digital security posture ahead of these sporting events.

Security 105

Security IoT Personal data Military 105

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Data breached: 19,718,687 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). As always, you can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, divided into their respective categories.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. It’s simply the case that in the majority of cases, the breached organisation didn’t reveal how much data was compromised, either because it didn’t know or wasn’t obliged to reveal it publicly.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Australia’s Defence Force Recruiting systems were taken offline after security breach (unknown). South African utility provider Eskom is still feeling effects of a cyber security incident (unknown). Wichita State University notifies students and staff of a security incident (1,762). Data breaches. Financial information.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

The cyber security industry, much like the rest of the world, is on edge. Our figures for this month are comparatively low – with 83 data breaches and cyber attacks accounting for 5,127,241 breached records – but there is a sense that we are on the brink of something.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

After mammoth amounts of personal data were leaked in May and June, we’ve seen a reversion to the mean this month. Bitcoin scam leaks personal data of users from across the globe (248,926). Vancouver Coastal Health says no data was stolen in cyber attack (unknown). says data was stolen in ransomware attack (20).

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Personal data 141

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2018

Attorney General Notification: If an entity must notify Colorado residents of a data breach, and reasonably believes that the breach has affected 500 or more residents, it must also provide notice to the Colorado Attorney General.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Security Passwords Military 65

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The difference between the two is complex, and filled with defensive technologies, security best practices, consumer awareness, the motivation and skill of the hacker and the desirability of the data. In most cases, it's impossible for consumers to make informed decisions about whether their data is protected.

Personal data 56

Personal data Military Government Privacy 56

IT Governance

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 5 October. The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has accused the Russian military intelligence service – the GRU – of a campaign of “cyber attacks targeting political institutions, businesses, media and sport”. Here are this week’s stories.

Personal data 91

Personal data GDPR Military Information Security 91

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It also includes prohibited objectives and data handling requirements where intelligence agencies process personal data. It will also serve the same purpose in respect of the UK Government’s assessment of UK to US transfers. Government to address the CJEU’s concerns obviously remains to be seen.

Personal data 52

Personal data Privacy Risk Government 52

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

The Chinese cybersecurity authorities have published new draft rules clarifying data and cyber compliance obligations for the automobile industry, including a push towards most personal information and important data being kept in China. other data that may affect national security and public interests.

Big data 66

Big data Compliance Personal data Insurance 66

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. The true figure, as always, will be higher than this – in part because organisations rarely disclose how many records were involved in security incidents. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

Data Matters

DECEMBER 9, 2021

2 Specifically, the interim final rule would be amended to include transactions that involve “software, software program[s], or a group of software programs, that [are] designed to be used on an end-point computing device and include[] as an integral functionality, the ability to collect, process, or transmit data via the internet.”

Communications 88

Communications Manufacturing Risk Data collection 88

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

A credit freeze — also known as a “security freeze” — restricts access to your credit file, making it far more difficult for identity thieves to open new accounts in your name. For example, how do companies that provide background screening and credit report data to landlords decide who can sign up as a landlord?

Access 223

Access Military Retail Security 223

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. The year started with the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown – major security flaws affecting processors manufactured by Intel, ARM and AMD.

Data breaches 71

Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71

Hunton Privacy

JULY 10, 2012

Training about personal data protection by world and European experts. Training about personal data protection by world and European experts. All government agencies are obliged to continuously educate their staff and train them to apply new standards which have been included in our legal system.”.

Education 40

Education Personal data Military Government 40

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2023

Here’s the exchange, edited for clarity and length: LW: Should we be more concerned about cyber exposures than classic military threats? Romanoff: Classic military threats will always merit significant concern due to their direct impact on life. The EU is moving much faster to regulate digital security.

Cybersecurity 210

Cybersecurity Military Data Privacy Privacy 210

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

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).

Data breaches 22

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Military 22

Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

The proposed definition of “listed identifier” is Full or truncated government identification or account number (such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license or state identification number, passport number, or Alien Registration Number) [Note that this definition apparently includes truncated Social Security Numbers.]

Access 58

Access Military Compliance Personal data 58

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2021

A hacker serving a 20-year sentence for stealing personal data on 1,300 U.S. military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. military members and government employees.

Military 303

Military Passwords Government Personal data 303

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

Security 106

Security Ransomware Retail Artificial Intelligence 106

John Battelle's Searchblog

JUNE 6, 2023

introduced me to a new company – one that promised to give consumers control over their personal data in new and innovative ways. At first I was skeptical – I’d seen quite a few “personal data lockers” come and go over the past decade or so. My co-editor at P&G Signal (thanks Stan!)

Personal data 111

Personal data Military e-Delivery IT 111

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. The data set is a collection of 1 billion credentials sourced from stealer logs and hosted on the illicit.services website. million customers’ data.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

Hacker sold personal info of Unacadamy students online (11 million). Russian military accessed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emails in 2015 hack (unknown). Entertainment law firm GSM&S hacked, exposing celebrities’ personal info (unknown). Wright County, MN, government notifies those affected by cyber attack (12,320).

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 145

Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2019

Israeli media reported this week that the Shin Bet internal security service warned Benny Gantz that Iranian cyber spies hacked his cellphone exposing his personal data. According to the Israeli intelligence, the cyber spies hacked the Gantz’s mobile device putting “his personal details and addresses in hostile hands.”.

Military 93

Military Personal data Security Government 93

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

It was another busy month in the cyber security sector, as we discovered 143 incidents that resulted in 1,098,897,134 breached records. Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. discloses security incident (unknown) St. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 115

IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

There’s a new compiler at the helm of our monthly list of data breaches, following the departure of IT Governance stalwart Lewis Morgan, who leaves me with some mighty big shoes to fill. Fortunately – or, rather, unfortunately ­– the new regime has a familiar ring to it, with another mammoth list of data breaches.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 2, 2023

s ability to assist allies and partners in strengthening cybersecurity, (iv) building coalitions to reinforce global norms of responsible state behavior, and (v) securing global supply chains for information, communications and operational technology products and services that power the U.S. economy.

Cybersecurity 110

Cybersecurity IoT Military Insurance 110

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

February 26, 2024 FCKeditor Used for SEO Poisoning on Government, University Sites Type of vulnerability: Malicious URL redirect. The code detected includes backdoors that permit arbitrary code execute (ACE) for device takeover, credentials theft, data stealing, and more. The fix: Apply Windows patches ASAP.

IoT 117

IoT Ransomware Access Cybersecurity 117

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 5, 2020

Is America’s working definition of “national security” too narrow for the digital age? Related: The golden age of cyber espionage The United States, at present, operates with a “nebulous” definition of what constitutes a cyber attack that rises to the level of threatening national security, asserts Rogers, who was commander, U.S.

Cybersecurity 228

Cybersecurity IoT Compliance Digital transformation 228