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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2020 – 148 million records breached

IT Governance

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

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SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against healthcare, government organizations

Security Affairs

” Between January 30 and April 30, 2020, the researchers observed three SilverTerrier groups launching ten COVID-19-themed malware campaigns, some of them also targeted organizations involved in the COVID-19 response. .” “On April 8, 2020, we witnessed the most recent campaign by this actor. billion in global losses.

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The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Security breaches in this sector can be incredibly disruptive to society and are attracting considerable attention from governments and regulatory bodies around the world. The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

For 2020, the company estimates an overall 258 percent spike in the crime. based cyber intelligence firm Hold Security has been monitoring the communications between and among a businesses ID theft gang apparently operating in Georgia and Florida but targeting businesses throughout the United States. ” PHANTOM OFFICES.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in August 2022 – 97 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

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.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

billion in reported losses, up from 2020’s 791,790 complaints and $4.2 Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S.,

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How Open Liberty and IBM Semeru Runtime proved to be the perfect pillars for Primeur

IBM Big Data Hub

Since its launch in 2020, DATA ONE has been successfully adopted by multinational companies across sectors, including insurance and banking, automotive, energy and utilities, manufacturing, logistics and telco. Data Shaper , providing any-to-any data transformations. Why invisibility?