IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

Australian MyGov accounts for sale on dark web (3,600). Canadian insurer Heartland Farm Mutual says an employee’s email account breached (unknown). Brazilian health insurer Hapvida discloses cyber attack (unknown). Four military schools in Canada targeted in ‘mysterious’ cyber attack (unknown). In other news….

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Personal data 141

Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2019

Machete cyber-espionage group targets Latin America military. StockX hacked, customers data offered for sale on the dark web. OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time. American Insurance firm State Farm victim of credential stuffing attacks.

Security 52

Security Data breaches Military IoT 52

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware attacks increased by 130% in 2020 ( Beazley Group ). The Ryuk ransomware family spawned in 2018 from a sophisticated Russia-based cybercrime group. As ransomware keeps at its current pace, we see a boom in cyber insurance sales (see Ransomware Insurance: Cyber Insurance May Be the Best Protection ).

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Encryption Insurance Cloud 97

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape in the “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020” report. Group-IB , a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape.

IT 85

IT Military Cybersecurity Phishing 85

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Kremlin breaks with all tradition and announces that — at the request of the United States — it has arrested 14 people suspected of working for REvil , one of the more ruthless and profitable Russian ransomware groups. Penchukov was arrested after leaving Ukraine to meet up with his wife in Switzerland.

Passwords 233

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 233

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

million OpenSea records for sale on hacking forum A cyber criminal known as ‘bossmoves90004’ claims to have exfiltrated 6.9 million data records from the NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace OpenSea, which they have offered for sale on a hacking forum. Data breached: 6,935,412 individuals’ data.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87