Computer and Electronics, Data breaches and Security

Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after a third-party vendor hack

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2024

Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after employee data was leaked by a threat actor on a hacking forum. Acer Philippines confirmed that employee data was compromised in an attack targeting a third-party service provider. ‘ph1ns’ published a link to a database containing stolen data.

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110 Nursing Homes Cut Off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes across the United States. VCPI) provides IT consulting, Internet access, data storage and security services to some 110 nursing homes and acute-care facilities in 45 states.

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Maze ransomware operators claim to have breached LG Electronics

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2020

Maze ransomware operators claims to have breached the South Korean multinational electronics company LG Electronics. Researchers at Cyble discovered a data leak of LG Electronics published by Maze ransomware operators. SecurityAffairs – LG Electronics, Maze ransomware). ” continues Cyble.

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Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate information. Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data. ” reported the Asahi Shimbun. ” reported the Asahi Shimbun.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2021 – 223.6 million records breached

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In November, we discovered 81 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents, accounting for 223,615,390 breached records. In the meantime, you can find the full list of security incidents below, with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information.

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Sealed U.S. Court Records Exposed in SolarWinds Breach

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2021

” The AO declined to comment on specific questions about their breach disclosure. Nicholas Weaver , a lecturer at the computer science department at University of California, Berkeley, said the court document system doesn’t hold documents that are classified for national security reasons.

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Delta Electronics, a tech giants’ contractor, hit by Conti ransomware

Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2022

Delta Electronics, a Taiwanese contractor for multiple tech giants such as Apple, Dell, HP and Tesla, was hit by Conti ransomware. Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company Delta Electronics was hit by the Conti ransomware that took place this week. ” states the data breach notification published by the company.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million records breached

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. It’s simply the case that in the majority of cases, the breached organisation didn’t reveal how much data was compromised, either because it didn’t know or wasn’t obliged to reveal it publicly. Data breaches.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 463 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Magecart cybercrime group stole customers’ credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Magecart hackers have stolen customers’ credit card data from the computer hardware and consumer electronics retailer Newegg. The Magecart cybercrime group is back, this time the hackers have stolen customers’ credit card data from the computer hardware and consumer electronics retailer Newegg.

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News alert: Seventh Sense unveils a revolutionary privacy solution — face-based PKI and ‘eID’

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

10, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Seventh Sense , a pioneer in advanced cybersecurity solutions, announces the launch of SenseCrypt , a revolutionary new platform that sets a new standard in secure, privacy-preserving identity verification. Singapore, Sept.

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ZAGG disclosed a data breach that exposed its customers’ credit card data

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2024

notifies customers of credit card data breach, after threat actors hacked a third-party app from its e-commerce provider. disclosed a data breach that exposed its customers’ credit card data after threat actors hacked a third-party application from its e-commerce providerBigCommerce.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in April 2021 – 1 billion records breached

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

It was another busy month in the cyber security sector, as we discovered 143 incidents that resulted in 1,098,897,134 breached records. Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Information Security vs Cyber Security: The Difference

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You’ll often see the terms cyber security and information security used interchangeably. In this blog, we explain what information security and cyber security are, the differences between them and how they fit into your data protection practices. What is information security? This is cyber security.

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First Multistate HIPAA Data Breach Lawsuit May Signal Increased State Interest in Data Security Enforcement

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

On December 3, 2018, twelve attorneys general (“AGs”) jointly filed a data breach lawsuit against Medical Informatics Engineering and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC (collectively “the Company”), an electronic health records company, in federal district court in Indiana. See Indiana v. Informatics Eng’g, Inc. , filed Dec.

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Change Healthcare Breach Hits 100M Americans

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Change Healthcare says it has notified approximately 100 million Americans that their personal, financial and healthcare records may have been stolen in a February 2024 ransomware attack that caused the largest ever known data breach of protected health information. which suffered a data breach in 2015 affecting 78.8

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 489 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Electronic payment gateway Slim CD disclosed a data breach impacting 1.7M

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How should you investigate a data breach?

IT Governance

JULY 12, 2019

Digital Guardian recently asked a group of cyber security experts what the most important step is following a data breach. So how should you approach a data breach investigation? This might be, for example,the victim’s computer, a web page or a physical space in which documents were compromised.

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CryptoAgility to take advantage of Quantum Computing

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

CryptoAgility to take advantage of Quantum Computing. The same goes with the advent of Quantum Computing , which is supposed to bring exponential computing power that shall not only bring endless benefits but also raises question marks on the current state of cryptography that is the bedrock of all information security as we know today.

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The Future of Payments Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Future of Payments Security. Even when banking organizations are upgrading security posture to safeguard sensitive financial information, hackers can steal the data intelligently by tying known vulnerabilities together, and making it turn out to be a potential attack. Securing digital transactions. Stolen credentials.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked

IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Rather than posting the usual long list of data breaches and cyber attacks, I’ve decided to go down a new route. It’s been the usual mix of data breaches this month, with lots of mistakes being made and lots of ransoms being paid. The law will apply to consumer electronics from 2020. Buckets of thumb drives”.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked

IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Rather than posting the usual long list of data breaches and cyber attacks, I’ve decided to go down a new route. It’s been the usual mix of data breaches this month, with lots of mistakes being made and lots of ransoms being paid. The law will apply to consumer electronics from 2020. Buckets of thumb drives”.

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Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M

Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2018

The email allowed the intruders to install malware on the victim’s PC and to compromise a second computer at the bank that had access to the STAR Network , a system run by financial industry giant First Data that the bank uses to handle debit card transactions for customers. Between Jan.

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Acer suffered the second security breach in a few months

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer discloses a security breach suffered by its after-sales service systems in India after an isolated attack. Bad news for the Taiwanese electronics technology giant Acer, it disclosed a second security breach this year. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security).

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Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2024

The Scranton School District is working with third-party forensic specialists to investigate the security breach and restore impacted systems. The attack is causing a temporary disruption to some of our computer systems and services. ” reported The Time Tribune. ” reported The Time Tribune.

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LCMHS hospital suffered a Ransomware attack at Louisiana hospital that impacted 270,000 patients

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) disclosed a data breach that affected almost 270,000 patients at its medical centers. The security breach took place on October 21, 2022, when the internal security team detected unusual activity on its computer network. Social Security numbers (in some cases).

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Snatch group claims to have hacked military provider HENSOLDT France

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked HENSOLDT France, a company specializing in military and defense electronics. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics. The company develops specific electronics solutions and offers dedicated COTS solutions for hazardous environments.

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Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that JOSHUA ADAM SCHULTE was sentenced to 40 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Jesse M.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 210 – News of the week

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Security Affairs newsletter Round 209 – News of the week. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 6 security breaches available for sale. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy.

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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Cybersecurity laws and regulations encompass a range of legal requirements designed to protect information systems and data from cyber threats. These laws aim to establish standards for securing data, ensuring privacy, and mitigating risks associated with digital information. What are Federal Cybersecurity Regulations?

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Global Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in April 2024 – 5,336,840,757 Records Breached

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2024

IT Governance’s research found the following for April 2024: 652 publicly disclosed security incidents. 5,336,840,757 records known to be breached. This blog provides further analysis of the data we’ve collected. Top 10 biggest breaches Note: Where ‘around’, ‘about’, etc. Data breached: 4,186,879,104 messages.

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Threat actor sells data of over 750,000 patients from a French hospital

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A threat actor had access to electronic patient record system of an unnamed French hospital, and the health data of 750,000 patients was compromised. An unnamed French hospital suffered a data breach that impacted more than 758,000 patients, a threat actor had access to the electronic patient record system of the organization.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

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. The records also reveal how Conti dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and foreign governments.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 181 – News of the week

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Google Android team found high severity flaw in Honeywell Android-based handheld computers. Magecart cybercrime group stole customers credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer. US State Department confirms data breach to unclassified email system. 20% discount.

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Ruling on Common Law Duty to Protect Electronic Employee Data

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The case arose from a data breach in which criminals accessed UPMC’s computer systems and stole the personal and financial information of 62,000 current and former UPMC employees. The court explained that it was not creating a new, affirmative duty.

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A crime ring compromised Italian state databases reselling stolen info

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The charges being pursued by investigators include criminal conspiracy for unauthorized access to computer systems, illegal interception, falsification of electronic communications, disclosure of confidential information, aiding and abetting, and extortion. ” reads a statement from a lawyer for Del Vecchio.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! billion rubles.

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Mysterious custom malware used to steal 1.2TB of data from million PCs

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

“The data was collected from 3.25 million computers. ” The experts pointed out that custom malware used to amass such kind of data is very cheap, easy to find online and customizable. The post Mysterious custom malware used to steal 1.2TB of data from million PCs appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Law enforcement agencies dismantled Infinity Black hacker group

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

.” Data amassed by the hackers were obtained from third-party data breaches, they were offered on several hacking forums. The agents seized electronic equipment, external hard drives and hardware cryptocurrency wallets, all worth around €100 000. ” concludes the Europol. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

Microleaves , a ten-year-old proxy service that lets customers route their web traffic through millions of Microsoft Windows computers, recently fixed a vulnerability in their website that exposed their entire user database. io (OIO) was going to upend the online advertising and security industries with its initial coin offering (ICO).

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What’s a Lawyer’s Duty When a Data Breach Occurs within the Law Firm: Cybersecurity Best Practices

eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

When I spoke at the University of Florida E-Discovery Conference last month, there was a question from the live stream audience about a lawyer’s duty to disclose a data breach within his or her law firm. When a breach is discovered, the ABA Opinion finds that the duty of competence under Model Rule 1.1 No exceptions*.

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Data Breach Bills Clear Senate Judiciary Committee

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

On September 22, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved three separate bills that would establish a national data breach notification standard. The Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (the “Feinstein Bill”), is the fifth such bill introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Spamit), an invite-only community for Russian-speaking people in the businesses of sending spam and building botnets of infected computers to relay said spam. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a The Spamdot admins went by the nicknames Icamis (a.k.a.

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Holiday Shopping Readiness: How is Retail Data Security Holding Up?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Holiday Shopping Readiness: How is Retail Data Security Holding Up? Retailers have been prepping for this season all year and are ready to provide a safe, secure, and seamless customer shopping experience. According to a recent study, the average cost of a retail data breach in 2024 is reported to be $3.48

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Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after a third-party vendor hack

110 Nursing Homes Cut Off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack

Trending Sources

Maze ransomware operators claim to have breached LG Electronics

Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2021 – 223.6 million records breached

Sealed U.S. Court Records Exposed in SolarWinds Breach

Delta Electronics, a tech giants’ contractor, hit by Conti ransomware

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million records breached

Security Affairs newsletter Round 463 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Magecart cybercrime group stole customers’ credit cards from Newegg electronics retailer

News alert: Seventh Sense unveils a revolutionary privacy solution — face-based PKI and ‘eID’

ZAGG disclosed a data breach that exposed its customers’ credit card data

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in April 2021 – 1 billion records breached

Information Security vs Cyber Security: The Difference

First Multistate HIPAA Data Breach Lawsuit May Signal Increased State Interest in Data Security Enforcement

Change Healthcare Breach Hits 100M Americans

Security Affairs newsletter Round 489 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

How should you investigate a data breach?

CryptoAgility to take advantage of Quantum Computing

The Future of Payments Security

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked

Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M

Acer suffered the second security breach in a few months

Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack

LCMHS hospital suffered a Ransomware attack at Louisiana hospital that impacted 270,000 patients

Snatch group claims to have hacked military provider HENSOLDT France

Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison

Security Affairs newsletter Round 210 – News of the week

2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

Global Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in April 2024 – 5,336,840,757 Records Breached

Threat actor sells data of over 750,000 patients from a French hospital

Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Security Affairs newsletter Round 181 – News of the week

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Ruling on Common Law Duty to Protect Electronic Employee Data

A crime ring compromised Italian state databases reselling stolen info

Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Mysterious custom malware used to steal 1.2TB of data from million PCs

Law enforcement agencies dismantled Infinity Black hacker group

Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

What’s a Lawyer’s Duty When a Data Breach Occurs within the Law Firm: Cybersecurity Best Practices

Data Breach Bills Clear Senate Judiciary Committee

Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Holiday Shopping Readiness: How is Retail Data Security Holding Up?

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