Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2019

Zurich American Insurance Company is refusing to refund its client because consider the attack as “an act of war” that is not covered by its policy. The overall damages that insurance firms would probably have to cover reach over $80bn. SecurityAffairs – Mondelez, cyber insurance). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Insurance Ransomware Sales Government 84

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2019

From Atlanta to Baltimore to school districts in Louisiana, cyber criminals have launched a wave of ransomware attacks on governments across the country. A 2018 study by the Ponemon Institute showed that 67 percent of SMBs experienced a cyber attack.

Cybersecurity 120

Cybersecurity Risk Insurance Government 120

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The number of PKI certificates has swelled 43 percent year-over-year, according to a recent Ponemon study. Sophisticated cyber-attacks continue apace, hence the Solar Winds supply-chain hack , the Colonial Winds ransomware attack and President Biden’s cybersecurity initiatives.

Digital transformation 227

Digital transformation Compliance Encryption Authentication 227

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 18, 2023

Ransomware remains a hot topic, so don’t miss ‘Ransomware - Catch’em before they Wreak Havoc!’, Victor is also presenting with AWS in a session titled ‘Bring Control, Trust and Transparency to AWS’. presented by Steven Gautier , Principal Solutions Architect.

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Security Digital transformation Privacy Cybersecurity 71

IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Records breached: 512,000 documents, with details of insurance investigations, vehicle registration certificates, notices of car seizures and payment card details. Records breached: Exact numbers unknown, but names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information and class lists were exfiltrated.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches Security 52

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 20, 2024

According to the 2024 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index , attackers are increasingly shifting from ransomware to malware that is designed to steal information, which reinforces the importance of leveraging technology and approach that provides holistic view and end-to-end protection across your entire IT estate, including your partners.

Cloud 80

Cloud Financial Services Risk Business Services 80

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. VAMOSI: Cybersecurity insurance.

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2020

Now comes a study from Boston-based consultancy Air Worldwide that puts some hard numbers on the degree to which threat actors are plundering virtual machines. According to the study, poor management of machine identities leads directly to an estimated $52 billion to $72 billion in losses annually. LW: This isn’t theoretical is it?

Digital transformation 118

Digital transformation Passwords Retail IoT 118

ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Say you’re an organization that’s been hit with ransomware. At what point do you need to bring in a ransomware negotiator? Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. The same is true with ransomware.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Encryption Authentication Communications 40

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Panelists called on the FTC to take a number of measures to further study these informational risks and injuries, including studying different types of identity theft distinctly and not limiting this to one general topic, and writing reports on substantive harms that have meaningful impacts on people’s lives and the potential solutions.

Privacy 42

Privacy Retail Risk Insurance 42

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Of the 128 publicly disclosed incidents that we discovered in May, more than 40% of them were ransomware attacks. Ransomware. Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

TB exfiltrated Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Xfinity) Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Telecoms USA Yes 35,879,455 Tecnoquadri Srl Source (New) Manufacturing Italy Yes 33,000,000 Asia Insurance Co.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware The Sustainability Business division of the energy company Schneider Electric suffered a ransomware attack on 17 January, disrupting the company’s Resource Advisor platform. Data breached: 13,300,000 records.

Data Privacy 88

Data Privacy Privacy Insurance Security 88

KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. Find your weak passwords: [link] [Eye Opener] HTML Phishing Attacks Surge by 100% In 12 Months The Cyberwire reported: "Barracuda released a study indicating that HTML attacks have doubled since last year. Join Roger A.

Phishing 77

Phishing Passwords Insurance Systems administration 77

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

suffers second ransomware attack in months Having been struck by a ransomware attack in October by the BlackSuit group , which led to operations and appointments being postponed, Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group. Data breached: more than 59 million data records. Akumin Inc.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Other databases contained health insurance data, such as patents’ names, dates of birth, addresses and medical data. EyeCare Services Partners exposes more 3.5 The biggest database in the blob contained 3.1 million patients and 1.6 million unique Social Security numbers. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.1

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information.

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Encryption IT Passwords IoT 112

ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This part also discusses managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. There are many customer acquisition, engagement, and retention models, as well as studies describing the costs of finding new customers versus retaining them. RaaS is a new business model for ransomware developers.

Digital transformation 54

Digital transformation Risk IT Computer and Electronics 54

Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

Part I of this series examined newly-leaked internal chats from the Conti ransomware group, and how the crime gang dealt with its own internal breaches. Conti is by far the most aggressive and profitable ransomware group in operation today. 12, 2021, in regards to their ransomware negotiations with LeMans Corp.,

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Ransomware Insurance Security IT 198

KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

link] Cyber Insurance: Is Paying a Ransom Counter-Productive? The steady nature of ransomware attacks is a reminder that no company is immune. We can't (yet) stop ransomware. What we can do is limit the effectiveness and frequency of ransomware by increasing basic cyber awareness. By Jacqueline Jayne. Thank you." - L.M.,

Phishing 84

Phishing File names Security awareness Risk 84

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform Brokewell Android malware supports an extensive set of Device Takeover capabilities Experts warn of an ongoing malware campaign targeting WP-Automatic plugin Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling Kaiser Permanente data breach may have impacted (..)

Security 91

Security Data breaches Ransomware Mining 91

Adam Levin

MARCH 2, 2020

You couldn’t go a week last year without seeing a ransomware headline in the news. Ransomware attacks on businesses skyrocketed 365 percent in 2019, and all signs point to more of the same in 2020. As bad as the ransomware scourge was for businesses, local governments arguably had it worse. What Is Ransomware?

Ransomware 86

Ransomware Encryption Insurance Cybersecurity 86

KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

In another case, a doctor input his patient's name and their medical condition and asked ChatGPT to craft a letter to the patient's insurance company. The report, Ransomware 2023, put out jointly by cybersecurity vendors Securin, CybersecurityWorks, Ivanti, and Cyware, highlights the use of vulnerabilities within ransomware attacks.

Phishing 94

Phishing Security Artificial Intelligence Security awareness 94

The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

As wake up calls go, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack was piercing. This very high-profile caper is part of an extended surge of ransomware attacks, which quintupled globally between the first quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2020, and is expected to rise 20 percent to 40 percent this year, according to insurance giant Aon.

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Cybersecurity Government Ransomware Compliance 165

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — HIPAA — has undergone some massive changes in the past few years to minimize the burden of healthcare entities. Related: Hackers relentless target healthcare providers. Carrot vs. stick.

Energy and Utilities 170

Energy and Utilities Security Compliance Cybersecurity 170

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 27, 2019

fewer of you to go around because at this moment in history everyone understands that a good CISO is critical to the ongoing success of an enterprise (the 2019 IBM Cost of Data Breach study found that the average cost to an organization was $3.92 Ransomware will continue to thrive. You’re going to have personal cyber insurance.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity IoT Passwords Cloud 40

KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2023

Bad actors study every piece of information available about a targeted person online and tailor their emails accordingly. "While regular phishing attacks involve casting the net wide and target unknown victims, spear phishing takes aim at a specific person or group of people," ESET says.

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