IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

IT Governance’s research has found the following for November 2023: 470 publicly disclosed security incidents. 519,111,354 records known to be breached. This is part of the reason this category is lower than last month (24% vs 32%). Note: This includes security incidents where we know no records were breached.

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Ransomware Access Security 113

IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to our June 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 80 security incidents during the month, resulting in 34,908,053 compromised records. You can find the full list below, broken down into categories. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information. In other news….

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Blockchain 136

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. We’re also introducing two new categories this week: ‘AI’ and ‘Key dates’. According to its breach notification , Mr. Cooper detected suspicious activity on its network on 31 October.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the bastion of password security, LastPass, announced that its systems had been breached – although the organisation is confident that customers’ details remain secure. In total, we identified 112 publicly disclosed security incidents in August, resulting in 97,456,345 compromised records. Data breaches.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 19, 2023

No matter the size of a business, a well-defined record retention policy serves multiple purposes: ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, aiding in efficient document management, and securing sensitive information. Each category will have different legal and operational retention requirements.

Compliance 52

Compliance Archiving Digital transformation Sales 52

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

Risk 147

Risk Financial Services Insurance Cybersecurity 147