Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023. ” reads the press release published by the U.S. “The

Energy and Utilities 97

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 97

IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

EvilProxy phishing campaign targets Microsoft 365 accounts via indeed.com A phishing campaign identified by Menlo Security has been targeting senior executives in various industries – most notably banking and financial services, property management and real estate, and manufacturing – since July.

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Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Personal data 104

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

A further 381,000 New York City public school students affected by 2022 data breach In January 2022 , personal data from around 820,000 New York City public school students, both current and former, was breached. Source (New) IT services USA Yes 1,382 Worthen Industries Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Manufacturing USA Yes 1,277 R.J.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023. Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.” on January 5, 2020.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 108

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

According to its analysis , 260 organisations in the UK fell victim to ransomware between January 2020 and June 2022, a figure that’s only exceeded by Canada (276) and – in a distant lead – the US (2,379). Across the UK, the education sector was the most frequently targeted, with 24 incidents. Why are small businesses at risk?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. ICICI Bank’s response Threat to financial accounts Finance and insurance are one of the most targeted industries by cybercriminals.

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Personal data Phishing Risk Communications 98

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2015, the UK government introduced the Modern Slavery Act, giving law enforcement greater tools to identify and apprehend anyone involved in enslavement or human trafficking. The UK saw 16,938 modern slavery referrals in 2022 – a 419% increase on 2015, when the Act was passed. Unfortunately, that’s not true.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level Given the ease with which these vulnerabilities might be exploited, rapid action is required to prevent broad assaults on both government and commercial networks. The Problem: Three flaws discovered by the Kubernetes security community carry CVSS severity scores of 7.6

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Ransomware Authentication Cybersecurity Access 112

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Thirty percent of those incidents occurred in manufacturing organizations. Educate employees about digital safety, including two-factor or multi-factor authentication.

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AIIM

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

billion in 2019 and is expected to double by 2022 to $ 79.2 billion representing an annual growth rate of 38% for the period 2018-2022. No doubt, applications of AI may address some of the most vexing social challenges such as health, the environment, economic empowerment, education, and infrastructure.

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Artificial Intelligence Computer and Electronics Communications Manufacturing 115

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. Perhaps no legitimate discussion of Industrial Control Systems can be had without discussing Stuxnet.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Risk IT 52

Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

We analyse industry sectors in key countries around the world and leverage this knowledge in the regional forecasting of the Capture & IDP market. Except for a few exceptions like the UAE and China to a certain extent, in most geographies the Government sector is in an earlier stage of maturity.

Marketing 40

Marketing Customer Experience Energy and Utilities Digital transformation 40

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc. We also found 14 organisations providing a significant update on a previously disclosed incident. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? TB Paysign, Inc.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 67

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Source (New) Energy Canada Yes 1 TB AB Texel Source (New) Transport Netherlands Yes 1 TB STOCK Development Source (New) Real estate USA Yes 1 TB Centre Hospitalier d’Armentières Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Healthcare France Yes >900,000 INSS Source (New) Public Brazil Yes 879,492 bienDIG Source (New) Software Mexico Yes 450,000 Grand Avignon (..)

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

35 TB of data exfiltrated from Henry Schein, plus ALPHV/BlackCat re-encrypted the newly restored files As we first reported last month , the US healthcare solutions provider Henry Schein announced on 15 October that it had suffered a cyber attack that caused disruption to its manufacturing and distribution businesses.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 88

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

million records from World-Check, a screening database used to screen potential customers for links to illegal activity and government sanctions. million accounts compromised in Le Slip Français data breach The French underwear manufacturer Le Slip Français has suffered a data breach. Data breached: 5,300,000 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number). It remains unclear how the data breach occurred, but the attackers apparently suggested it was the result of “exploiting vulnerabilities within government databases of telecommunication systems”.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

TB Allium UPI, UAB, Apotheka, Apotheka Beauty and PetCity Source (New) Manufacturing Estonia Yes 1,190,000 Aero Dynamic Machining, Inc. TB Allium UPI, UAB, Apotheka, Apotheka Beauty and PetCity Source (New) Manufacturing Estonia Yes 1,190,000 Aero Dynamic Machining, Inc. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.1

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

In late 2022, Rackspace became a ransomware victim in one of the biggest cyberattacks ever suffered by a major cloud services vendor. LockBit uses a double extortion method and was responsible for roughly 40% of ransomware attacks in the first few months of 2022. There are, however, some industries at higher risk than others.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Typically they have a greater span of control across the platform and the capability capability across the platform in the industry as a whole. We're seeing that changing some in the latter half of 2022 ransomware actually kind of appears to be flattening off. And these nuances are being noted in the insurance industry.

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Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

*Reprinted with permission from the May 6, 2022 edition of the New York Law Journal © 202X ALM Global Properties, LLC. Attorney General described a recent takedown of a Russian government-sponsored botnet called Cyclops Blink before it was weaponized and caused damage. and foreign government agencies. All rights reserved.

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KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

The Snake peer-to-peer botnet had infected computers of some NATO member governments. I've spent a lot of time here educating you on attack specifics, industry trends, and the impacts felt by attacks. billion in 2022 and projected to reach $33.3 Russian state hackers began using the malware in their attacks shortly after.

Phishing 79

Phishing Insurance Passwords Ransomware 79

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.

Data Privacy 79

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 79

KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

The KnowBe4 blog initially reported on this hack on March 24, 2022 here: [link] and in our CyberheistNews May 17, 2022 here: [link]. Industry was caught flat-footed," says Gregory Falco, a space cybersecurity expert who has advised the U.S. government. What they refer to is the Viasat hack. Ukrainians paid the price.

Phishing 79

Phishing Ransomware Cybersecurity Security awareness 79

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

20,551 gambling industry attacks. Instead, apply defense in depth, provide employee cybersecurity training , and use threat intelligence platforms to provide general protection and educate both non-technical and security teams about the latest threats. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 121