IT Governance

JULY 12, 2018

On 28 June 2018, athletic apparel company Adidas announced that its US website had suffered a data breach , exposing online customers’ personal data. In its statement , Adidas said: “According to the preliminary investigation, the limited data includes contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Retail Passwords Manufacturing 65

AIIM

MARCH 29, 2022

Retailers and brands will open virtual stores, launch virtual collections, or host exclusive digital events for their targeted NFT holders. If these issues aren’t addressed promptly, the usual suspects we face today (data silos, data discrepancies, disconnection between data models and business processes, etc.)

Blockchain 104

Blockchain Manufacturing Retail Privacy 104

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

Don’t be fooled by the fact that we only recorded 20,995,371 breached records in March; it was one of the leakiest months we’ve ever seen, with 151 recorded incidents. By comparison, there was a seemingly Lilliputian 82 recorded breaches in January and 118 in February.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing e-Delivery 130

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

9 million records breached through decade-long data leak A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp) illegally accessed about 9 million personal data records over the course of a decade (2013 to 2023). Breached records: more than 56 million.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

discloses ransomware incident (unknown). discloses ransomware incident (unknown).

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

million) Phil i ppines COVID-19 track and trace app leaks citizens’ data (unknown) Contractor mistakenly removed data from Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital (442) Cloud Clusters Inc.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

Connectivity enables powerful, revenue-generating capabilities…from data telemetry and runtime analytics, to effectively predicting and maintenance requirements. There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars.

IoT 77

IoT Security Manufacturing Encryption 77

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Construction (25%) and the production and manufacturing (27%) sectors are among the least aware of the GDPR. However, the least prepared sector is retail and wholesale, with only 13% of organisations having started. Preparing for the GDPR. It can be daunting to teach employees everything they need to know about the GDPR.

GDPR 63

GDPR Compliance Insurance Personal data 63

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Our research has highlighted that 86% of consumers would consider switching to another company if a breach were to occur, with 35% of consumers stating that a data breach under the GDPR would ‘definitely’ give them a negative perception of a company. Manufacturing & Utilities. Retail, Catering & Leisure. Industry sector.

GDPR 81

GDPR Data breaches Retail Manufacturing 81

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 Group S.p.A. Its best known brands are Ray-Ban, Persol, and Oakley.

Data breaches 71

Data breaches Insurance Retail Ransomware 71

Reltio

MAY 26, 2020

The What: Personalization – Data and the analysis of it gives CPGs the opportunity to personalize customer experiences more accurately, as well as target consumers with the right advertising. The majority is produced in bulk and delivered in tankers or bags of more than 16kg to bakeries or other food manufacturers.

Customer Experience 52

Customer Experience Retail Sales Digital transformation 52

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 11, 2023

Consumer ownership and control over identity and personal data is a key amplifier and enabler of EoT ecosystem value and the unlocking of B2B2C and B2C2B business models and innovation. Mobile devices become an additional participant in the EoT as digital extensions of consumers and users.

IoT 53

IoT Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Blockchain 53

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Data breached: 2 PB. Mobile network database breach exposes 750 million Indians’ personal data The Indian security company CloudSEK claims to have found the personal data of 750 million Indians for sale on an “underground forum”. Data breached: 750 million victims’ personal data.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the midst of all this, organisations across Europe reported delays as a result of alleged state-sponsored attacks – including Toyota’s Japanese plants and a kettle manufacturer in the Isle of Man. You can see more incidents from February in our list of data breaches and cyber attacks.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

Reltio

AUGUST 16, 2018

The primary objectives of the GDPR are to give control back to their EU citizens and residents over their personal data, to simplify the regulatory environment for international business, and to unify regulations within the European Union.

GDPR 70

GDPR MDM Compliance Personal data 70

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 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. Compromised information includes patients’ personal data, health and medical records, financial data, internal emails and software source code. Data breached: 5 TB.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

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. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes >400 GB Hafez Insurance Co.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Known records breached Naz.API (likely belonging to multiple organisations) Source (New) Unknown Unknown Yes 70,840,771 VF Corporation Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Retail USA Yes 35,500,000 Pastelería Mozart Source (New) Hospitality Chile Yes 10,870,524 Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc. Source (New) Manufacturing Saudi Arabia Yes 86.16

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? TB Paysign, Inc.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

TB LDLC Source (New) Retail France Yes 1,500,000 APROA Source (New) Professional services Argentina Yes 1,197,562 Petrus Resources Ltd. Source (New) Engineering Japan Yes >5 TB Array Networks Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes 2.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

Security 94

Security Ransomware Retail Artificial Intelligence 94

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 21, 2023

Data privacy; e-wallets, devices and transaction systems should not have direct access to sensitive personal data. However, in some circumstances, the institutions handling money as part of a retail transaction should have the ability to perform KYC (Know Your Customer) checks, as mandated under their industry compliance regime.

Retail 62

Retail Encryption e-Discovery Data Privacy 62

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

Spargo & Associates Inc. unknown) Criminal hackers attack Ehrmann, demand millions in ransom (unknown) Criminal hackers attack Energy Hamburg Radio (unknown) Chemical distribution company Brenntag paid a $4.4

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The personal data collected by the criminal botnets is the source of baseline intelligence that ideologues and propagandists continue to use to target and refine their disinformation campaigns, which they typically disperse by social media.

Ransomware 118

Ransomware Government Retail Security 118

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Further reading: Why you should be concerned about payment card data breaches. The cost of a payment card data breach. What happened: In July 2018, the electronics retailer confirmed that 105,000 customers’ payment card details had been compromised , because they didn’t have chip-and-PIN protection. Dixons Carphone.

Data breaches 99

Data breaches Paper Retail Manufacturing 99

Information Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2018

“Seven out of 10 UK consumers and two-thirds, on average, around the world would stop doing business with a brand that suffers a breach of users’ financial or personal data. Who steals personal data and how do they make money from it? ” [link]. Which of those skills gets the pedestal?” ” [link].

IoT 40

IoT Blockchain Personal data Analytics 40

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

An investigation determined that personal data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and bank account numbers, belonging to nearly 15 million people was obtained by an unauthorised party between 30 October and 1 November. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For example, government agencies frequently choose private cloud settings for workloads that deal with confidential documents, personally identifiable information (PII) or other sensitive data.

Cloud 106

Cloud Digital transformation e-Delivery Compliance 106