Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Healthcare 246

Healthcare Security Ransomware Data breaches 246

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Data breaches. Data breaches. Keep an eye out for our end-of-year report in the next few weeks, where we’ll break down the findings of these lists – or subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to get the latest news sent straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 141

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches. Data breaches. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

This week WebsitePlanet along with the researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unsecured database, belonging to the US healthcare and pharmaceutical giant CVS Health, that was exposed online. Researchers discovered an unprotected database belonging to CVS Health that was exposed online containing over a billion records.

Search queries 359

Search queries Healthcare Archiving Passwords 359

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. In case you missed it, you may also be interested in our first quarterly review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 115

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. That partially explains why May’s total of 115,861,330 breached records is comparatively low. By contrast, we disclosed 1 billion breached records in April, and almost 4 billion in the first four months of the year.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

For example, actors may seek to obtain intelligence on national and international healthcare policy, or acquire sensitive data on COVID-19-related research.” ” Once considered by many to be isolated extortion attacks, ransomware infestations have become de facto data breaches for many victim companies.

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Ransomware Healthcare Manufacturing Data breaches 363

Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2021

While the pandemic is spreading on a global scale, threat actors continue to target government organizations and entities in the pharmaceutical industry. In early December, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced a cyber attack that has targeted it.

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Healthcare Marketing Authentication Access 346

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from August in this blog, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Data breaches.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Our research identified 120 publicly disclosed incidents during the month, accounting for 4,353,257 breached records. You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, along with our rundown of the biggest incidents of the month.

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access 105

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2020

A critical flaw in industrial automation systems opens to remote hack Crooks stole 800,000€ from ATMs in Italy with Black Box attack Operators behind Dark Caracal are still alive and operational Sopra Steria estimates financial Impact of ransomware attack could reach €50 Million Delaware County, Pennsylvania, opted to pay 500K ransom to DoppelPaymer (..)

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Security Healthcare Ransomware Education 266

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2021

CISA adds Zoho, Apache, Qualcomm, Mikrotik flaws to the list of actively exploited issues Russian internet watchdog Roskomnadzor bans six more VPN services NginRAT – A stealth malware targets e-store hiding on Nginx servers Europol arrested 1800 money mules as part of an anti-money-laundering operation Mozilla fixes critical flaw in Network Security (..)

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Security Healthcare Ransomware Libraries 263

Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

Launched in 2018 under the name Firefox Monitor , Mozilla Monitor also checks data from the website Have I Been Pwned? to let users know when their email addresses or password are leaked in data breaches. Shelest denied ever being associated with Spamit.

Healthcare 320

Healthcare Privacy Data breaches Government 320

Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2022

Zhangjiagang’s main cargoes include steel, timber, coal, cement and chemical fertilizers, while Nanjing typically trades in goods such as metal ore, light industrial goods, petroleum and pharmaceutical products.

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Healthcare Authentication Access Risk 267

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2024

Companies losing vast amounts of data will pay these high ransoms.” Bleeping Computer posited on July 30 that the victim was the pharmaceutical giant Cencora (formerly AmeriSourceBergen Corporation ), which reported a data security incident to the U.S. ” So who paid the record $75 million ransom?

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Ransomware Healthcare Insurance Cybersecurity 264

IT Governance

AUGUST 15, 2018

Data breaches can have a wide-reaching impact. Not only can a data breach affect your organisation’s ability to fulfil its business objectives for at least a little while, but there is a significant financial cost associated with a breach of data, whether malicious or accidental. Pecuniary fines.

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Data breaches GDPR Healthcare Information Security 56

Adam Levin

MAY 7, 2020

The online credentials for 68% of pharmaceutical executives analyzed for a study have been compromised recently. The study, conducted by cybersecurity firm Blackcloak, found that the email accounts of over two-thirds of pharmaceutical executives had been compromised within the last five to ten years.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Passwords Cybersecurity Data breaches 52

AIIM

MAY 21, 2020

In my work at Mustard IT , many of our data management projects for our clients have involved the use of blockchain. Let's take a look at what the use of blockchain can do for your data management. Data Security. However, blockchain technology can offer greater assurances against data breaches.

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Blockchain Data breaches Government Artificial Intelligence 123

IT Governance

JULY 12, 2018

Healthcare is one of the hardest-hit industries when it comes to data breaches. Healthcare providers (HCPs) and industry partners process significant amounts of data which that is both attractive and valuable to cyber criminals.

Information Security 58

Information Security Compliance GDPR Security 58

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 19, 2020

Given the increasing importance of safe but swift clinical trials in the time of coronavirus, this post outlines the main changes introduced from a data protection perspective and what they mean for contracting parties. New Clause 6.3

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GDPR Personal data Healthcare Data breaches 90

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

When we consider the damage a data breach can cause, we tend to focus on the cost of breach reporting, potential fines and loss of reputation. For life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, this includes data on the development and testing of new therapies and details of how therapies are manufactured.

Healthcare 78

Healthcare Insurance Manufacturing Risk 78

Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

This past year was marked by ever more significant data breaches, growing cybersecurity regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels and continued challenges in harmonizing international privacy and cybersecurity regulations. Data breach litigation risks. Federal Data Breach Legislation.

Privacy 68

Privacy Cybersecurity Data breaches GDPR 68

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

66,702,148 known records breached in 103 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. 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. Data breached: 6.9

Data Privacy 78

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 78

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2022

According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report , 39% of data breaches came from web application compromise, which can often be a result of organizations leveraging open-source code, which can lead to the mess of dependencies that became apparent in vulnerabilities like Log4j Log4Shell and Apache Commons Text4Shell.

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Cloud Risk Security Data breaches 128

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2024

Counting Down to the EU NIS2 Directive madhav Thu, 05/23/2024 - 05:16 Our recently released 2024 Data Threat Report showed a direct correlation between compliance and cyber security outcomes. 84% of organizations that failed a compliance audit reported having a data breach in their history.

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Compliance Authentication Healthcare Cybersecurity 62

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 29, 2017

The CNIL estimates that the GDPR will lead to the appointment of a data protection officer in at least 80,000 to 100,000 organizations in France. health and social sector issues such as difficulties accessing medical or social records, and the creation of pharmaceutical records without consent (3 percent of complaints).

Personal data 49

Personal data Healthcare GDPR Insurance 49

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Traditionally, United States courts have declined to enforce liabilities for software vulnerabilities, and those affected by data breaches have been unable to prove specific harm. We need to ensure that companies are held accountable for their products and services, and that those affected by insecurity can recover damages.

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Security Government Marketing Manufacturing 106

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

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. The data set is a collection of 1 billion credentials sourced from stealer logs and hosted on the illicit.services website. Data breached: 70,840,771 email addresses.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Telecommunication and technology companies were the most represented respondents, followed by insurance and financial services companies, as well as pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. The survey respondents were a mix of both data controllers and data processors, with 57 percent controllers and 43 percent processors.

GDPR 45

GDPR Data Privacy Compliance Privacy 45

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 9, 2024

Healthcare organizations must adhere to data privacy regulations like HIPAA and GDPR. Noncompliance with these laws is costly and can damage your reputation, besides posing a danger to patients and practitioners when data breaches occur.

Government 66

Government GDPR Compliance Analytics 66

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Determining what is medical information and who is a provider of health care under the CMIA have long been complicated assessments for health and life science companies such as pharmaceutical and device manufacturers. It will be important for a company to assess the scope of the CMIA’s application to its activities and various types of data.

Privacy 45

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance 45

Threatpost

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Hundreds of medical patients taking cancer drugs, Premarin, Lyrica and more are now vulnerable to phishing, malware and identity fraud.

Phishing 106

Phishing Healthcare Data breaches Cloud 106

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Determining what is medical information and who is a provider of health care under the CMIA have long been complicated assessments for health and life science companies such as pharmaceutical and device manufacturers. It will be important for a company to assess the scope of the CMIA’s application to its activities and various types of data.

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance 40

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Determining what is medical information and who is a provider of health care under the CMIA have long been complicated assessments for health and life science companies such as pharmaceutical and device manufacturers. It will be important for a company to assess the scope of the CMIA’s application to its activities and various types of data.

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance 40

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The California data breach notification law would still require a business to notify consumers (and potentially the Attorney General) if the encrypted information was accessed or taken along with the encryption key. That does not mean, however, that the business would be completely off the hook. Code § 56.05(j).

Privacy 58

Privacy Education Sales Government 58

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 13, 2019

The draft Data Security Measures do not define “sensitive personal data.” Notification and reporting obligation in the event of data breach. and (iii) make a report to their industrial supervising authority and the CAC.

Personal data 40

Personal data IT Data collection Compliance 40

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Further analysis allowed the experts to determine that the database also includes information of CCP members who worked at foreign consulates in Shanghai, as well as at the Chinese branches of different international banking, pharmaceutical, automotive and defense firms, universities, and research firms.

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Healthcare Marketing Education Sales 299