IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Among other news: The ICO began an investigation into how the TikTok video-sharing app handles children’s personal data. After a series of ransomware attacks on US local governments, a group of more than 1,400 US municipal officials vowed not to pay any more ransomware attackers. million (£4.2 million (£3.82

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Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 78

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

An Office for National Statistics report revealed that UK organisations have experienced a 57% increase in “consumer and retail fraud” compared to pre-pandemic levels. Email phishing accounts for 90% of ransomware attacks. Email remains by far the most common method for phishing. Cost of a phishing attack 27. Who is being targeted?

Phishing 111

Phishing Data breaches Communications Government 111

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2019

TA505 cybercrime group that operated the Dridex Trojan and Locky ransomware, has been using a new RAT dubbed SDBbot in recent attacks. TA505 hacking group has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. SDBbot is a backdoor that is delivered via a new downloader dubbed Get2 that was written in C++.

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Retail Phishing Ransomware Access 43

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. Penchukov was arrested after leaving Ukraine to meet up with his wife in Switzerland.

Passwords 233

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 233

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware. These adware strains often present themselves as a video, banner, full screen, or otherwise pop-up nuisance. Unlike ransomware, it might be a criminal operation that does not involve the collection of a ransom. Email is also usually how ransomware works. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers.

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Phishing Ransomware Passwords Access 105

IT Governance

MAY 1, 2019

Customers at US fast food retailer Chipotle say their accounts have been hacked (unknown). Ransomware. Genesee County, MI, government suffers ‘aggressive’ ransomware attack (unknown). Ransomware attack affects Women’s Health Care Group of PA (300,000). Ransomware attack hits Garfield County, UT (unknown).

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 111

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In fact, the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report found that “with an unprecedented number of people working remotely, phishing and ransomware attacks increased by 11 percent and 6 percent respectively.” Related: How ‘SASE’ blends connectivity, security.

Cloud 177

Cloud IoT Cybersecurity Digital transformation 177

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. NetScout: Observed 13,142,840 DDoS attacks, including: 104,216 video gaming enterprise attacks. globally, +19.8%

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 121

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Source (New) Manufacturing Taiwan Yes 4,715,133 Mustafa Centre Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Retail Singapore Yes >3,5000,000 TRAXERO Source (New) Software USA Yes 2,634,753 Piping Rock Health Products Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 2,103,100 FBCS, Inc. Nguyen, Aref Azizpour and Matthew C.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 94

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Chilean-based retail giant Cencosud hit by Egregor Ransomware ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M Chilean-based retail giant Cencosud hit by Egregor Ransomware ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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