IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons.

Phishing 144

Phishing Military Access Education 144

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

The ransomware gang threatened to leak relevant documentation and data belonging to military agencies. “Sol Oriens, LLC did not take all necessary action to protect personal data of their employees and software developments for partner companies. ” reads the statement published by REvil on its leak site.

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Ransomware Military Personal data Cybersecurity 111

The Guardian Data Protection

APRIL 9, 2020

Series of recommendations are made following leak of New Year honours list details A government department admonished for publishing honours list details in error is at “significant risk” of making further and bigger personal data breaches, a review has found. Continue reading.

Data breaches 75

Data breaches Risk Military Personal data 75

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Maze ransomware gang hacked M&A firm Threadstone Advisors LLP Ransomware attack disrupts operations at Australian beverage company Lion Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased facial recognition technology Accessories giant Claires is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed Black Kingdom ransomware operators exploit Pulse VPN flaws (..)

Security 95

Security Military Ransomware Sales 95

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The hacker who shared with the ISIS personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison. Ardit Ferizi , aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel.

Military 89

Military Government Retail Risk 89

Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

Copycat Criminals mimicking Lockbit gang in northern Europe Sandworm APT targets Ukraine with new SwiftSlicer wiper ISC fixed high-severity flaws in DNS software suite BIND Patch management is crucial to protect Exchange servers, Microsoft warns Hacker accused of having stolen personal data of all Austrians and more CVE-2023-23560 flaw exposes 100 (..)

Security 86

Security Data breaches Military Ransomware 86

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Italian police arrested two people that have stolen 10 GB of confidental and alleged secret data from the defense company Leonardo S.p.A. Italian police have arrested two people that have been accused of stealing 10 GB of confidental data and military secrets from defense company Leonardo S.p.A.

Military 100

Military Computer and Electronics Communications Personal data 100

Threatpost

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The travel reservation data, along with personal details, of hundreds of thousands was discovered in a database exposed online for all to see.

Military 52

Military Government Personal data 52

Threatpost

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Feds have charged four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in connection with the infamous 2017 Equifax breach.

Military 62

Military Personal data Data breaches Government 62

The Guardian Data Protection

JANUARY 29, 2018

It is a fascinating visual, but it accidentally pinpointed the location and layout of secret military bases where fitness-conscious soldiers had been running around with their fitness trackers or phones. Related: Personal data of a billion Indians sold online for £6, report claims Continue reading.

Military 91

Military Personal data IT 91

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

In January, the company disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data, at the time, it claimed that attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts. Mitsubishi revealed that personal data on some 8,000 people also might have been leaked.

Security 81

Security Military Manufacturing Personal data 81

IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

After mammoth amounts of personal data were leaked in May and June, we’ve seen a reversion to the mean this month. Bitcoin scam leaks personal data of users from across the globe (248,926). Vancouver Coastal Health says no data was stolen in cyber attack (unknown). Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Personal data 141

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center New NKAbuse malware abuses NKN decentralized P2P network protocol Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz Multiple flaws in pfSense firewall can lead to arbitrary code execution BianLian, White Rabbit, and Mario Ransomware Gangs Spotted (..)

Security 82

Security Data breaches Ransomware Artificial Intelligence 82

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Medical and military contractor Kimchuk hit by ransomware (unknown). Data breaches. Nursing home probed after leaving disabled patients’ data on street (36). Millions of Brazilians’ data leaked after being stored in unprotected database (81.5 Anonymous secret-sharing app Whisper exposed sensitive personal data (unknown).

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 143

Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2020

Asian media firm E27 hacked, attackers asked for a donation Australian ACSC ‘s report confirms the use of Chinese malware in recent attacks Magento 1.x

Security 72

Security Ransomware Military Personal data 72

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

These efforts may integrate diplomatic, information, military (both kinetic and cyber), financial, intelligence, and law enforcement capabilities.” This legislation should also set national requirements to secure personal data consistent with standards and guidelines developed by NIST.

Cybersecurity 119

Cybersecurity Government Manufacturing Personal data 119

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 25, 2020

Just as the second anniversary of the GDPR was looming close, the Data Protection Ombudsman’s collegial body, responsible for determining administrative fines in Finland, issued administrative fines against three Finnish companies for their infringements of data protection laws. Collection of unnecessary personal data.

GDPR 52

GDPR IT Personal data Privacy 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

First, it said that it would invest in cultivating military assets in the digital space, as reported by the Organization for World Peace. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any data transmission over the Internet….

Security 105

Security IoT Personal data Military 105

Hunton Privacy

JULY 7, 2020

China has lacked a comprehensive data protection and data security law that regulates in detail requirements and procedures relating to the collection, processing, control and storage of personal data. In recent years, China has seen developments on data protection both in legislation and in practice.

Security 140

Security Military Government Risk 140

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It also includes prohibited objectives and data handling requirements where intelligence agencies process personal data. What should organisations be doing now with respect to transfers of personal data from the EEA/UK to the US? It then sets out legitimate aims for which such SIAs can be undertaken. Safeguards.

Personal data 52

Personal data Privacy Risk Government 52

IT Governance

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has accused the Russian military intelligence service – the GRU – of a campaign of “cyber attacks targeting political institutions, businesses, media and sport”. Organisations have a legal duty to keep personal data safe and secure. Here are this week’s stories.

Personal data 91

Personal data GDPR Military Information Security 91

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The difference between the two is complex, and filled with defensive technologies, security best practices, consumer awareness, the motivation and skill of the hacker and the desirability of the data. We have a feeling that these big companies do better than smaller ones.

Personal data 56

Personal data Military Government Privacy 56

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

By contrast, comparatively little personal data was breached, with our figures confirming that at least 9,990,855 records were compromised. We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

You can see more incidents from January in our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Tensions rose throughout February as the Russian military amassed across the Ukrainian border. Articles 24(1) and 32(1) state that organisations must implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

Data breaches. million drivers’ details (3.3

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

Additional obligations apply to processing of sensitive personal data and biometric data, including: notifying the drivers and passengers by voice or reminders on the operation panel that sensitive personal data is being collected; and. other data that may affect national security and public interests.

Big data 66

Big data Compliance Personal data Insurance 66

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Thailand’s Department of Older Persons breached, exposing almost 20 millio n personal data records The Department of Older Persons, part of Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, suffered a data breach in which 19,718,687 rows or personal data was exposed.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 27, 2020

The remainder of the staff will be public servants reallocated from other governmental departments and the Military. The ANPD will have a staff of 36 people, including its President-Director and four Directors appointed by the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Presidency appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.

Paper 65

Paper Military Government Personal data 65

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Disaster recovery (DR) is a combination of IT technologies and best practices designed to prevent data loss and minimize business disruption caused by an unexpected event. What is cyber recovery?

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Phishing Cloud Ransomware 98

Hunton Privacy

JULY 10, 2012

Training about personal data protection by world and European experts. Training about personal data protection by world and European experts. Monday, July 09, 2012 09:18. But, definitely we need to work hardest in the area of education. I will try and provide other numerous events similar to this one.

Education 40

Education Personal data Military Government 40

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Cyber attacks. million) CO-based Mental Health Partners says an employee’s account was hacked (unknown) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Hitachi Chemical Co.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2018

Applicability: The information security and disposal provisions of the Bill apply to “covered entities,” defined as persons that maintain, own or license personal identifying information in the course of the person’s business, vocation or occupation.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Security Passwords Military 65

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Via numerous front-end Web sites, each of these mini credit bureaus serve thousands or tens of thousands of people who work in the above mentioned industries and who have the ability to pull credit and other personal data on Americans.

Access 223

Access Military Retail Security 223

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2020

A system that highly relies on vast amounts of data is vulnerable to attack as well as an expansion in threat intensity. Personal data can be easily accessed and later used in some creative as well as unexpected ways in revealing the behavior, profile, and preferences of individuals connected. Building a Safer Smart City.

Privacy 46

Privacy Security Digital transformation Military 46

Data Matters

DECEMBER 9, 2021

ownership, control, or management by persons that support a foreign adversary’s military, intelligence, or proliferation activities. ownership, control, or management of connected software applications by persons subject to coercion or cooption by a foreign adversary. the scope and sensitivity of the data collected.

Communications 88

Communications Manufacturing Risk Data collection 88

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Also in January, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) fined Carphone Warehouse £400,000 – one of the largest fines it issued under the DPA (Data Protection Act) 1998 – for multiple security inadequacies that led to a 2015 data breach in which three million customers’ personal data was compromised. November.

Data breaches 71

Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71