Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. CBS News Texas obtained an image the ransomware note dropped by the malware on the infected systems. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Black Basta ransomware gang infected over 300 victims accumulating ransom payments exceeding $100 million since early 2022. The Black Basta ransomware group has been active since April 2022, like other ransomware operations, it implements a double-extortion attack model. ” reads the Elliptic’s report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The security breach exposed the sensitive personal information of 2,192,515 people. Exposed information varied by individual and may include some combination of certain individuals’ names, social Security number, health insurance information, date of birth, and medical information. million individuals. It is a $6.6

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

A previously unknown ransomware group known as RA Group is targeting companies in U.S. Cisco Talos researchers recently discovered a new ransomware operation called RA Group that has been active since at least April 22, 2023. The researchers assess with high confidence that the group is using the leaked Babuk ransomware source code.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation disclosed a data breach after it was hit with Lockbit ransomware attack. It manufactures products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles, and builds new locomotives up to 6,000 horsepower. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon. The post US.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang adds 2.7 TB of ASA Electronics data to its leak site The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is attempting to extort a ransom from ASA Electronics for 2.7 Data breached: 2.7

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Malware has been around for nearly 40 years, longer even than the World Wide Web, but ransomware is a different kind of threat, capable of crippling a company and damaging or destroying its critical data. Ransomware Protection and Recovery Steps. Ransomware removal tools. Ransomware recovery services. Data backup.

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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. It has since been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, the permanent secretary of social development and human security.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. For the insurance industry, working with clients to help them tackle these challenges is vital to ensuring businesses operate in as safe an environment as possible.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Systems at Xchanging, a subsidiary of Global IT services and solutions provider DXC Technology was hit by ransomware over the weekend. Global IT services and solutions provider DXC Technology disclosed a ransomware attack that infected systems at its Xchanging subsidiary. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Another small firm suffers a serious ransomware attack: Cadre Services gets mauled by AlphV Date of breach: 19 September 2013 (AlphV uploaded first part of data to its website on 19 October 2023). D-Link Corporation Provides Details about an Information Disclosure Security Incident Date of breach: 2 October 2023.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. KG Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing Germany Yes 1.1 Data breached: 41,500,000 records.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert on DarkSide ransomware activity after the disruptive attack on Colonial Pipeline. FBI and DHS’s CISA have published a joint alert to warn of ransomware attacks conducted by the DarkSide group. The group provides Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) to a network of affiliates.

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Adam Levin

JUNE 30, 2020

We’re not even halfway through 2020, and already it’s been a record-breaking year for ransomware attacks. Manufacturing giant Honda had its networks brought to a standstill by just such an attack. Manufacturing giant Honda had its networks brought to a standstill by just such an attack. What can CEOs do?

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox.

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IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

We typically expect ambiguity when it comes to ransomware, because organisations are locked out of their files and can’t calculate what’s been affected. Ransomware. The issue is that in far more cases than we’d expect, the number of breached records wasn’t included in the notification, so we can’t include it here. Cyber attacks.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 5, 2024

IT Governance’s research found the following for December 2023: 1,351 publicly disclosed security incidents. Another noteworthy incident, a JavaScript web injection malware campaign affecting more than 40 organisations at once,* was uncovered by security researchers. billion records unprotected, as discovered by a security researcher.

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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. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2023

Suzuki or otherwise, buying a new vehicle is an intense experience with complicated credit, insurance, documentation, and contracts. Files that should be secure and kept private were left publicly accessible. Rarely do car manufacturers sell their cars directly. We’ve grown to trust our local car sellers.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

The cyber security industry, much like the rest of the world, is on edge. In the final days of February, there were a flurry of security incidents related, either directly or indirectly, to the Ukraine conflict. Ransomware. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches for February 2022 below.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. June’s figures bring the annual running total of security incidents to 729 and the total number of breached records to 3,947,030,094. Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news….

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IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

We logged 134 security incidents in December, which accounted for 148,354,955 breached records. Ransomware. What else would you expect from the final month of 2020 than the highest number of publicly disclosed incidents we’ve ever recorded? That brings the total for 2020 to more than 20 billion. Cyber attacks. Data breaches.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The post Episode 204: Josh Corman of CISA on securing the Vaccine Supply Chain appeared first. But in the vital healthcare sector, nation state actors are just one among many threats to the safety and security of networks, data, employees and patients. Read the whole entry. » residents that it can mine for intelligence.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com. Luxottica was hit by a ransomware attack that took place on September 18.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. However, despite the critical status of bank infrastructure on the national level, the security of crucial data was not ensured.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 20, 2024

With more dependency on technology and third and fourth parties, expectations are increasing for organizations to continue delivering critical business services through a major disruption in a safe and secure manner. This means actively minimizing downtime and closing gaps in the supply chain to remain competitive.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Where do data breaches originate?

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

IT Governance’s research has found the following for November 2023: 470 publicly disclosed security incidents. It usually also involved temporarily taking down systems to limit the impact of the security breach. Note: This includes security incidents where we know no records were breached.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2% Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

For a security technology that’s only a few years old, microsegmentation is catching on quickly. According to a new report from edge security vendor Byos, 88 percent of cybersecurity leaders believe microsegmentation is essential to achieving zero trust security, and 83 percent are currently leveraging microsegmentation in some form.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2021

Prometei has been observed to be active in systems across a variety of industries, including: Finance, Insurance, Retail, Manufacturing, Utilities, Travel, and Construction.” ” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

For life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, this includes data on the development and testing of new therapies and details of how therapies are manufactured. In the 2017 WannaCry attack, for example, cyber criminals used ransomware to prevent victims from accessing their IP unless a ransom was paid. What are the threats?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Small to Medium Business are, today, the target of APTs and ransomware. 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. They have those security capabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. million accounts compromised in Le Slip Français data breach The French underwear manufacturer Le Slip Français has suffered a data breach. Data breached: 5,300,000 records.

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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.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The breached data includes names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth, and financial account and Social Security numbers. The breached data may include names, Social Security numbers and health insurance information. TB Roncelli Plastics Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.6

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