Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach.

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Education Data breaches Ransomware Access 90

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks City of Philadelphia discloses data breach after five months Date of breach: 24 May 2023 ( notice issued 20 October 2023).

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 92

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly. Final thoughts.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

Android app LetMeSpy disclosed a security breach, sensitive data associated with thousands of Android users were exposed. According to a notice published by the company, the security incident took place on June 21, 2023. “It’s not clear who is behind the LetMeSpy hack or their motives. . India, and Africa. .”

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Data breaches Security Access IT 82

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

A data breach disclosed by Toyota Motor Corporation exposed info of more than 2 million customers for ten years Toyota Motor Corporation disclosed a data breach that exposed the car-location information of 2,150,000 customers between November 6, 2013, and April 17, 2023. ” continues the notice.

Data breaches 91

Data breaches Access Authentication Cloud 91

Hunton Privacy

MAY 31, 2022

On May 25, 2022, Twitter reached a proposed $150 million settlement with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that the company deceptively used nonpublic user contact information obtained for account security purposes to serve targeted ads to Twitter users. and Swiss-U.S.

Privacy 99

Privacy Information Security Data Privacy Compliance 99

IT Governance

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A new version of ISO 27001 was published this week, introducing several significant changes in the way organisations are expected to manage information security. Annex A of ISO 27001 now refers to the updated information security controls in ISO 27002:2022, and the Standard requires organisations to document and monitor objectives.

IT 114

IT Information Security Compliance Security 114

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Until this month, I'd never heard of People Data Labs (PDL). I'd certainly heard of the sector they operate in - "Data Enrichment" - but I'd never heard of the company itself. i speak at conferences around the world and run workshops on how to build more secure software within organisations.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches e-Delivery Cloud Information Security 143

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2023

Australian loan giant Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) revealed that a data breach its has suffered impacted 14 million customers. The data breach suffered by Latitude Financial Services (Latitude) is much more serious than initially estimated. Latitude reported the security breach to the Australian Federal Police.

Data breaches 92

Data breaches Financial Services Passwords Risk 92

IT Governance

MAY 26, 2022

Twitter has been ordered to pay a $150 million (£119 million) to settle allegations that it used people’s personal data to provide targeted advertising without their consent. Announcing the fine , The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and US Justice Department said that Twitter will no longer be able to profit from “deceptively collected” data.

GDPR 113

GDPR Data Privacy Privacy Personal data 113

Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2023

billion fine for transferring European user data to the US. billion for transferring user data to the US. This is the biggest fine since the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by the European Union (EU) on May 25, 2018. Data Privacy Framework on December 13, 2022. The European Union fined Meta $1.3

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GDPR Personal data Privacy Data Privacy 86

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

A threat actor is offering a database apparently belonging to Pakistan’s leading telecom service, it includes data of 44 Million Pakistani mobile users. It seems that the huge trove of data was the result of a data breach that took place in 2017, the oldest entries are dated back as 2013. Pierluigi Paganini.

Sales 101

Sales Authentication Data breaches Cybersecurity 101

IT Governance

JUNE 26, 2019

With the legal sector reporting an increase in targeted attacks in 2018, information security management remains a serious issue for law firms. With increased levels of cyber attacks, information security must be a priority. As such, a security regime focused solely on technology will fail.

Security 48

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2019

Yahoo is continuously trying to settle a lawsuit on the massive data breach over the period of 2013 to 2016. million settlement with millions of people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen in the largest data breach in history”. SecurityAffairs – Yahoo data breach, settlement).

Data breaches 79

Data breaches Sales Encryption Passwords 79

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In a 2,200-page report, Finnish authorities laid out how they connected the extortion spree to Kivimäki, a notorious hacker who was convicted in 2015 of perpetrating tens of thousands of cybercrimes, including data breaches, payment fraud, operating a botnet and calling in bomb threats.

Data breaches 214

Data breaches Archiving Passwords Security 214

Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

NYSE:FAF ] was leaking more than 800 million documents — many containing sensitive financial data — related to real estate transactions dating back 16 years. Securities and Exchange Commission settled its investigation into the matter after the Fortune 500 company agreed to pay a paltry penalty of less than $500,000.

Insurance 282

Insurance Risk Financial Services Mining 282

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2024

“A comprehensive taskforce consisting of TeamViewer’s security team together with globally leading cyber security experts has worked 24/7 on investigating the incident with all means available. We are in constant exchange with additional threat intelligence providers and relevant authorities to inform the investigation.”

Access 121

Access Security IT Information Security 121

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. File encryption 2013 – 2015. inch diskettes. None of these early threats went pro.

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Ransomware Encryption Privacy Security awareness 243

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The project was launched in September 2019 and as of August 2020, the experts collected 680 records of ransomware attacks that took place since November 2013. These are based on publicly disclosed incidents in the media or security reports.” ” Anyone can request access to the data by compiling this form. .

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Ransomware Data collection Education Security 116

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Harris announced the release of the second annual California Data Breach Report. The report provides information on data breaches reported to California’s Attorney General in 2012 and 2013. Overall, 167 breaches were reported by 136 different entities to California’s Attorney General in 2013.

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Data breaches Retail Encryption Sales 40

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 1, 2015

Hunton & Williams is pleased to announce the release of its newly designed and mobile-responsive Privacy and Information Security Law Blog, www.huntonprivacyblog.com. The blog features information and legal commentary on a range of topics in the news, breaking U.S. Read the full news release.

Information Security 40

Information Security Privacy Security Cybersecurity 40

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22620 , was fixed for the first time in 2013, but in 2016 experts discovered a way to bypass the fix. CVE-2022-22620 was initially fixed in 2013, reintroduced in 2016, and then disclosed as exploited in-the-wild in 2022.” reads the security advisory published by Apple. “A

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Security IT Cybersecurity Data breaches 120

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Following a year of sharp increases in data breaches and regulatory fines, the SC Summit will explore and focus on cybercrime, mobile devices and cloud security – three key priorities for 2013. From Cybercrime to Consumerisation to the Cloud, Today’s Most Potent Threats Unmasked.”

Cloud 40

Cloud Data breaches Cybersecurity Information Security 40

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2024

The man was found guilty of several offenses, which included aggravated data breach, 21,000 counts of aggravated blackmail attempts, and 9,200 counts of aggravated dissemination. This exploit was reported by Brian Krebs in September 2013, after the hackers breached the servers of LexisNexis, Kroll, and Dun & Bradstreet.

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Data breaches IT Information Security Security 106

IT Governance

JULY 18, 2024

Practical insight from an ISO 27001 consultant With ISO 27001:2013 certification now unavailable, organisations must transition to the 2022 standard for their ISO 27001 certification to remain valid. In ISO 27001:2013, Annex A contained 14 groups of controls. What are some of the challenges organisations face?

Compliance 59

Compliance Information Security Risk Security 59

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added recently disclosed Firefox zero-days to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The post CISA urges to fix actively exploited Firefox zero-days by March 21 appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Authentication Cloud Security 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) left open a data repository exposing nearly 50,000 files, some of which were highly sensitive, the Cybernews research team has discovered. A bucket is a container for storing data within AWS’s cloud storage system. What are the risks of exposing passport data? the team said.

Risk 124

Risk Phishing Government Cloud 124

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The attack did not impact systems employed in the 2013 census. “INSTAT assures the public that the 2023 Census data are not the subject of this attack. INSTAT’s technical team immediately activated emergency protocols to protect the data and prevent further damage. ally and set a troubling precedent for cyberspace.”

Computer and Electronics 129

Computer and Electronics Government Communications IT 129

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Mandiant is considered a leading cyber security firm, in 2013 FireEye acquired it, but FireEye separated Mandiant Solutions in 2021 as part of a $1.2 billion appeared first on Security Affairs. (NASDAQ: MNDT) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google LLC for $23.00

Cybersecurity 137

Cybersecurity Cloud Analytics Security 137

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 21, 2017

over allegations that the ride-sharing company had made deceptive data privacy and security representations to its consumers. Employee Access to Consumers’ Personal Information. Data Security Representations. kept personal information “secure and encrypted to the highest security standards available.”.

Data Privacy 49

Data Privacy Privacy Security Encryption 49

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 25, 2013

In recent months, the Belgian media has reported on a significant increase in data breaches. million sets of customer data online. In December 2012, the National Belgian Railway Company inadvertently published 1.46

Information Security 40

Information Security Privacy Security Data breaches 40

Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

The Maryland Department of Labor announced it has suffered a data breach announced that exposed personally identifiable information. . The Maryland Department of Labor suffered a data breach, hackers accessed databases containing personally identifiable information (PII). ” continues the Department. . .

Data breaches 78

Data breaches Insurance Access Security 78

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 23, 2013

Sotto , partner and head of the Global Privacy and Data Security practice at Hunton & Williams LLP, discussed the top privacy trends and threats for 2013. Lisa predicts that security vulnerabilities will remain the biggest threat to privacy, particularly with the move toward mobile computing.

Privacy 40

Privacy Big data Security Information Security 40

Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2019

million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group over a 2013 data breach. million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group LLC over a data breach suffered by the company in 2013 and disclosed earlier 2014. billion in the Q4 2013. Security Affairs – settlement, cybercrime ). Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 62

Data breaches Retail Sales Personal data 62

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2022

A malware campaign spreads ZLoader malware by exploiting a Windows vulnerability that was fixed in 2013 but in 2014 Microsoft revised the fix. The malware campaign is still active and threat actors have already stolen data and credentials of more than 2000 victims across 111 countries as of 2 Jan 2022. Pierluigi Paganini.

Access 137

Access IT Security Cybersecurity 137

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

A native of Omsk, Russia, Kloster came into focus after KrebsOnSecurity followed clues from the RSOCKS botnet master’s identity on the cybercrime forums to Kloster’s personal blog , which featured musings on the challenges of running a company that sells “security and anonymity services to customers around the world.”

Data breaches 204

Data breaches Ransomware Information Security Security 204

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Polish police, as part of the international law enforcement operation PowerOFF, dismantled a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. An international operation codenamed PowerOff led to the shutdown of a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. More than 35,000 have been established.

Computer and Electronics 90

Computer and Electronics Ransomware Security Information Security 90