Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

CNA Financial (March 2021) – CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance companies in the US, reportedly paid a $40 ransom to restore access to its files following a ransomware attack that took place in March.

Ransomware 117

Ransomware Cybersecurity Access Insurance 117

IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2022

We identified 85 security incidents during the month, resulting in 99,243,757 compromised records. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Welcome to our July 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Access 119

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2023

As tempting as it is turn our backs on 2022 and look forward to the new year, let’s take a moment to consider the security incidents that occurred, for better or worse, at the back end of last year. New Zealand health insurer Accuro says it’s been hacked (unknown). Sports betting operator BetMGM hit by security incident (unknown).

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Insurance 115

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2019

Security experts at Morphisec observed a wave of attacks against point-of-sale (PoS) thin clients using card data scraping malware and the Cobalt Strike beacon. Over the past 8-10 weeks, security experts at Morphisec observed multiple sophisticated attacks targeting PoS thin clients worldwide. Pierluigi Paganini.

Insurance 80

Insurance Libraries Sales Security 80

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

We identified 77 security incidents during the month, resulting in 49,782,129 compromised records. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Get started.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

The cyber security story for May 2019 is much the same as it was last month, with one mammoth breach raising the monthly total. which breached sixteen years’ worth of insurance data. Austrian construction group hit by cyber attack (unknown). Kentucky library closes due to ransomware attack (unknown).

Data breaches 112

Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 112

ARMA International

APRIL 28, 2022

These floors contain offices, a record center, a library and researcher area, a processing area, and the archives. On the fifth floor, part of the ceiling in the library had collapsed on top of archives and records that sat on top of the research table away from the windows. The insurance coordinator proposed stabilizing in place.

Records Management 97

Records Management Archiving Insurance Communications 97

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 28, 2023

Since its launch in 2020, DATA ONE has been successfully adopted by multinational companies across sectors, including insurance and banking, automotive, energy and utilities, manufacturing, logistics and telco. DATA ONE consists of three modules that can be activated as needed: Data Mover , a secure file-transfer enterprise solution.

Energy and Utilities 55

Energy and Utilities Cloud Libraries Insurance 55

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs. They can provide that additional security, remotely.

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Change Healthcare Ransomware The United Healthcare Group (UHG) acquisition of Change Healthcare in 2022 started paying the wrong type of dividends this February when stolen credentials led to over $870 million in damages. The costs, affected patients, and consequences continue to be tallied.

Cybersecurity 123

Cybersecurity Ransomware Data breaches Risk 123

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

billion records The security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unprotected database exposing more than 1.5 Fowler contacted the company, which secured the database. The security researcher Bob Diachenko identified the leak in September and contacted TuneFab, which fixed the misconfiguration within 24 hours.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Here is part one of three groupings. Hackers now leverage GenAI to launch targeted attacks that bypass traditional security systems. Traditional SIEMs are losing ground to newer platforms optimized for handling large volumes of fast-moving security data and providing greater agility, scalability and real-time threat analytics.

Cybersecurity 258

Cybersecurity Phishing Authentication Analytics 258

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Criminal hackers threaten to leak World-Check screening database A criminal group known as GhostR claims to have stolen 5.3 Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Edinburgh mental health clinic in probe after client information accessed in scam (unknown) Iranian Hackers Hit H&M Israel (unknown) South Africa’s VirginActive goes offline after cyber attack (unknown) B.C.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

The majority of these heists were committed by groups associated with North Korea. The recent information exposes the increasing dangers in the world of cryptocurrency and the urgent requirement for more robust security measures. million simulated phishing security tests. Cryptocurrency thefts have hit an all-time high of $3.8

Data breaches 72

Data breaches Phishing Security awareness Ransomware 72

Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

It will ensure that libraries can continue to archive material, that journalists can continue to enjoy the freedoms that we cherish in this country, and that the criminal justice system can continue to keep us safe. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter? Where she finds criminality, she can prosecute.

GDPR 120

GDPR Personal data Government IT 120

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

An investigation determined that personal data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and bank account numbers, belonging to nearly 15 million people was obtained by an unauthorised party between 30 October and 1 November. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

This picture comes from an analysis of specific statistics and by reading between the lines in reports from 1Password, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Flashpoint, Google Threat Analysis Group/Mandiant, NetScout, Pentera, and Sophos. This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems.

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 121

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

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