IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

When MOVEit was hacked by the Russian Cl0p ransomware gang in May, email addresses and links to government employee surveys were compromised. Compromised information included patients’ names, dates of birth, postal addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnosis and treatment information, and health insurance information.

Data Privacy 97

Data Privacy Privacy Libraries Security 97

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

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. Ransomware. Ransomware. We logged 134 security incidents in December, which accounted for 148,354,955 breached records. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware divya Thu, 02/16/2023 - 06:10 Ransomware perpetrators are adopting more sophisticated attack techniques with much success. Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups.

Ransomware 71

Ransomware Encryption Security awareness Insurance 71

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

a property management company in Kentucky Incident details: The ransomware group Hunters International has added Homeland, Inc. Records breached: Unknown Hunters International claims responsibility for cyber attack on Homeland, Inc. Date of breach: 26 October 2023 Breached organisation: Homeland, Inc., to its leak site.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches Security 52

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Stay Up to Date on SEC Alerts Related to Cybersecurity: For instance, in 2020 the Division of Examinations published three alerts related to cybersecurity (OCIE Cybersecurity and Resiliency Practices; Ransomware Alert; and Safeguarding Client Accounts against Credential Compromise). 27, 2020), available at [link].

Cybersecurity 88

Cybersecurity Marketing Risk Compliance 88

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

In August 2020, it was embroiled in a data breach affecting more than 800,000 EyeMed and Lenscrafters patients. A month later, a ransomware attack shut down the company’s operations in Italy and China. The organisation did not explain how the intrusion occurred, although some reports speculate that it was a ransomware attack.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. Many commenters were disappointed by the car manufacturer’s lack of transparency, as it refused to provide further details of the incident, including whether it was a ransomware attack.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69