Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In a SIM-swapping attack, the crooks transfer the target’s phone number to a device they control, allowing them to intercept any text messages or phone calls sent to the victim, including one-time passcodes for authentication or password reset links sent via SMS.

Blockchain 244

Blockchain Ransomware Retail Analytics 244

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

In December 2023, VF Corp announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack and was forced to take some systems down to contain the threat. VF immediately began taking measures to remediate the attack and launched an investigation into the security breach. In 2015, the company controlled 55% of the U.S. million customers.

Data breaches 110

Data breaches Passwords Retail Insurance 110

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. This guide to major network security threats covers detection methods as well as mitigation strategies for your organization to follow. Also read: What is Network Security?

Security 107

Security Honeypots Passwords IoT 107

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Until recently, I was fairly active on Twitter , regularly tweeting to more than 350,000 followers about important security news and stories here. Ransomware group Conti chimes in shortly after the invasion, vowing to attack anyone who tries to stand in Mother Russia’s way.

Passwords 239

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 239

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

This week, we discuss a security flaw affecting 1Password, Dashlane, KeePass and LastPass; the prevalence of historic vulnerabilities in corporate IT systems; the increase in formjacking attacks; and Wendy’s $50 million data breach settlement. Each password manager also attempted to scrub secrets from memory.

Passwords 76

Passwords Data breaches Retail Government 76

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Compared to August, it was a comparatively quiet month, as we identified 88 publicly disclosed security incidents and 35,566,046 compromised records. Ransomware. Welcome to our September 2022 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 143

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Other campaigns observed by the experts invited recipients to claim gift cards from popular retailers like Home Depot. In this case, the spam messages include links to fake online survey pages that have nothing to do with the retailer’s gift card. The experts also published a guide for a secure holiday shopping.

Sales 140

Sales Retail Phishing Passwords 140

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. Ransomware.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2023

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. The investigation into the security breach is still ongoing. “We Luxottica Group S.p.A.

Data breaches 88

Data breaches Retail Sales Ransomware 88

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Almost everyone wants to know what the future has in store – particularly when it comes to cyber security. With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. Ransomware will continue to increase. Our predictions.

Security 98

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Retail Government Ransomware 130

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If there was any belief that 2022 would see a sudden improvement in the cyber security landscape, our first list data breaches and cyber attacks of the year should end that hope. We discovered 95 security incidents in January, resulting in 65,984,648 compromised records. Ransomware. Ransomware. Cyber attacks. Get started.

Data breaches 132

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 132

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Largest hospital system in New Jersey was hit by ransomware attack. Ryuk Ransomware is suspected to be involved in the New Orleans cyberattack. A study reveals the list of worst passwords of 2019. TP-Link Archer routers allow remote takeover without passwords.

Security 55

Security Ransomware Passwords Data breaches 55

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies. Networks and network security comes in a wide range of complexity to fit the wide range of needs. For a more general overview consider reading: What is Network Security?

Security 107

Security Cloud Encryption Access 107

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

The first half of 2020 ended on a familiarly bad note, with 92 security incidents accounting for at least 7,021,195,399 breached records. Amtrak resets user passwords after Guest Rewards data breach (unknown). Duluth student alerted school district about security breach (unknown). Ransomware. hack (350,000).

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 70 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned The security researcher Troy Hunt has added more than 70 million email addresses from the Naz.API data set to his Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. VF Corporation confirms 35.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2022

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Government Retail 115

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly lists of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records. decrease in security incidents compared to 2021 (1,243).

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We recorded 103 cyber security incidents in November, which accounted for 586,771,602 leaked records. Ransomware. Ransomware. The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Cyber attacks. Data breaches.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Peer-to-peer lender company LendingCrowd reports security incident (unknown). NordVPN users’ passwords exposed in mass credential-stuffing attacks (2,000). Online forum of cyber security firm ZoneAlarm hacked (unknown). TX-based Choice Cancer notifies patients about May security incident (unknown). Ransomware.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Passwords 143

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

At least 191 Australian organisations affected by ZircoDATA ransomware attack The ransomware group BlackBasta listed Australia-based ZircoDATA as a victim in February, allegedly exfiltrating 395 GB of data. Source (New) Construction USA Yes 489 ClearVision Optical Source (New) Retail USA Yes 261 Symphony Financial, LLC.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

There were also a few more reported ransomware incidents than normal, some of which saw the victims paying the fine – something most security professionals advise against. Cyber Attacks and Ransomware. Ransomware Attacks Conway, Companies out Thousands. Chegg resets 40 million user passwords after data breach.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Passwords Ransomware Phishing 111

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

We logged 134 security incidents in December, which accounted for 148,354,955 breached records. Ransomware. What else would you expect from the final month of 2020 than the highest number of publicly disclosed incidents we’ve ever recorded? That brings the total for 2020 to more than 20 billion. Cyber attacks. Data breaches.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In December, Maastricht University was hit with ransomware attack, now the university admitted to have paid the ransom requested by crooks. In December 2019, Maastricht University (UM) announced that ransomware infected almost all of its Windows systems on December 23. stated a notice published by the UM in December. “UM

Ransomware 105

Ransomware Encryption Passwords Retail 105

IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. In this blog, we provide an overview of the security landscape in the past three months, and look at key statistics and observations.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

IT Governance

MAY 24, 2024

About Vanessa Horton Vanessa holds a degree in computer forensics, as well as a number of cyber security and forensics qualifications. Now, she’s part of our cyber incident response team, helping clients with their cyber security requirements. For example, not so long ago, LockBit [an infamous ransomware gang] got taken down.

Risk 118

Risk Security Ransomware Phishing 118

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. The TA505 group was involved in campaigns aimed at distributing the Dridex banking Trojan, along with Locky , BitPaymer , Philadelphia , GlobeImposter , and Jaff ransomware families. We strongly recommend patching. Pierluigi Paganini.

Authentication 114

Authentication Retail Passwords Ransomware 114

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

On this page, you will find all our usual information breaking down the month’s security incidents. Meanwhile, you can subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. A month later, a ransomware attack shut down the company’s operations in Italy and China.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States in fifty states. Information shared about the cyber attacks suggests that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack. Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble hit by cyberattack appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 108

Ransomware Encryption Retail Access 108

IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In a month where security experts across Europe were boosting awareness of cyber security , organisations had mixed results in their own data protection practices. IN-based Goshen Health leans that 2018 data security incident did need to be reported (9,160). Ransomware. Ransomware in Jasper Co., ND-based St.

Data breaches 92

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 92

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

I often see a sizable gap between perceptions and reality among many SMB leaders,” Troy Gill a senior security analyst at AppRiver told me. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill. So far in 2019, we’re seeing another shift back to ransomware, Gill told me. That need is sizeable.

Risk 182

Risk Cybersecurity Passwords Ransomware 182

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware. Rogue security software. Architect a premium network security model like SASE that encompasses SD-WAN , CASB , secure web gateways , ZTNA , FWaaS , and microsegmentation. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets.

Phishing 104

Phishing Ransomware Passwords Access 104

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2020

Singapore-based retailer Love, Bonito apologises to customers after malware infection (unknown). Ransomware. Illinois’ Sycamore School District 427 hit by ransomware (3,763). Data centre CyrusOne suffers ransomware attack (unknown). The Southeastern Minnesota Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery discloses ransomware (80,000).

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

Adam Levin

MARCH 9, 2020

While ransomware and leaky or completely unprotected databases dominated headlines in 2019, e-skimmers quietly made a killing. The retailer wasn’t alone. We need to get in the habit of putting security–which includes constant vigilance–first, second, and third in our online activities. It is cultural.

Retail 93

Retail Phishing Encryption Passwords 93