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Data Breach Culprits: Phishing and Ransomware Dominate

Data Breach Today

Meanwhile, Breaches Involving Military Secrets and CCTV Footage Beset UK Government Phishing, ransomware and unauthorized access remain the leading causes of personal data breaches as well as violations of data protection rules, Britain's privacy watchdog reports.

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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

Krebs on Security

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. The nine-count indictment names Wu Zhiyong (???), Wang Qian (??),

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Middle East: Kingdom of Bahrain publishes Personal Data Protection Law

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

30 of 2018 on the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL). It will provide individuals with rights in relation to how their personal data can be collected, processed and stored. The PDPL also imposes new obligations upon businesses to ensure that the personal data they collect is kept secure. REGULATION.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

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.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 269

Security Affairs

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 (..)

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in July 2020 ­– 77 million records breached

IT Governance

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. Financial information.

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5G – The Future of Security and Privacy in Smart Cities

Security Affairs

5G technology is here, it is the right time to discuss security and privacy in smart cities and their possible evolution. 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. But what makes a smart city?

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