IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

Our figures for this month are comparatively low – with 83 data breaches and cyber attacks accounting for 5,127,241 breached records – but there is a sense that we are on the brink of something. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches for February 2022 below. Data breaches.

Data breaches 133

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 133

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.

Data breaches 127

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 127

IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from July in this blog. Vancouver Coastal Health says no data was stolen in cyber attack (unknown). Google-backed Indian delivery start-up Dunzo breached in cyber attack (unknown). California Health Care Plan warns of data breach (35,883).

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Personal data 141

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

UK printing company Doxzoo exposed hundreds of gigabytes of information, including documents related to the US and British military. “There are potentially over 100,000 users affected by this data leak, with implications not only for copyright violations, but also American and British military data exposure.”

Military 124

Military Archiving Cybersecurity Security 124

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

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

Security 112

Security Data breaches Computer and Electronics Ransomware 112

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The United States Department of Justice charged 4 Chinese military hackers with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax. The United States Department of Justice officially charged 4 members of the China’s PLA’s 54th Research Institute, a division of the Chinese military, with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax.

Military 107

Military Data breaches Encryption Communications 107

Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have breached the company infrastructure and to have stolen 2TB of data, including secret military data related to weapons production.

Military 93

Military Manufacturing Ransomware Mining 93

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. By contrast, comparatively little personal data was breached, with our figures confirming that at least 9,990,855 records were compromised. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 104

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 104

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

With organisations across the globe turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been a worse time to suffer a data breach or cyber attack. As always, incidents affecting UK organisations are listed in bold , and you can find more information on the most notable breaches by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 141

The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 30, 2023

Outsourcing group runs pensions schemes for firms including Royal Mail and Axa About 90 organisations have reported breaches of personal information held by Capita after the outsourcing group suffered a cyber-attack, Britain’s data watchdog has said. Continue reading.

Data breaches 71

Data breaches Military IT 71

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced it had breached the Russian Ministry of Defense servers as part of a special operation, and exfiltrated confidential documents. software used by the Russian Ministry of Defense to encrypt and protect its data.

Military 131

Military Encryption Data breaches Government 131

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

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Data breaches 94

Data breaches Security Military Ransomware 94

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 120

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 120

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Quishing, an insidious threat to electric car owners Google fixed actively exploited Android flaw CVE-2024-32896 Discontinued D-Link DIR-846 routers are affected by code execution flaws.

Security 106

Security Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Ransomware 106

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) US agency in charge of secure IT and communication for the White House has disclosed a data breach. The agency sent a data breach notification to its employees last week informing them of a security breach that took place last year between May and July.

Military 127

Military Data breaches Security Communications 127

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2022

A hacker group called Guacamaya stole classified government information from multiple military and government agencies across several Latin American countries. According to the media , the security breach also affects Chile’s police forces. ambassador to Mexico. “This did not happen by chance,” he said.

Military 98

Military Data breaches Government Access 98

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2018

And yet two recent disclosures highlight just how brittle the military’s cyber defenses remain in critical areas. The result: personal information and credit card data of at least 30,000 U.S. military and civilian personnel were compromised. Being the obvious target that it is, the U.S. million personnel records from the U.S.

Data breaches 178

Data breaches Security Military Government 178

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Armed Forces General Staff (Portuguese: Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas), or EMGFA, is the supreme military body of Portugal. The National Security Office (GNS) and Portugal’s national cybersecurity center launched an investigation into the incident to determine the extent of the data breach.

Military 143

Military Sales Data breaches Cybersecurity 143

Data Matters

MAY 2, 2019

On April 22, 2019, the Washington state legislature passed HB1071 (“the Bill”) to strengthen the state’s existing data breach notification law. The post Washington State Comprehensive Privacy Bill Loses Steam, Data Breach Law Amendment Heads to Governor’s Desk appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

Data breaches 67

Data breaches Privacy Passwords Military 67

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

Security 101

Security Military Data breaches Ransomware 101

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Secret Service is investigating a breach at a Virginia-based government technology contractor that saw access to several of its systems put up for sale in the cybercrime underground, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. government IT contractor that does business with more than 20 federal agencies, including several branches of the military.

IT 240

IT Government Military Access 240

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2024

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Security 116

Security CMS Ransomware Data breaches 116

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act. The law is enforceable by the Vermont Attorney General.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2019

. “The data Our team viewed highly sensitive data exposing the personal details of government and military personnel, and their travel arrangements to locations around the world, both past and future.” The list of affected users includes the US government, military, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). .

Military 48

Military Government Cloud Archiving 48

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

NATO is investigating claims that a group called SiegedSec has breached its systems and leaked a cache of unclassified documents online. NATO announced it is investigating claims that a politically motivated threat actor called SiegedSec has breached its systems and leaked unclassified documents online. organizations, especially U.S.

Military 139

Military Security IT Access 139

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Military, the Department of Energy and other government agencies that it claimed were "Made in the U.S.A". Independent Security Researchers Feel the Chill Up North Podcast Episode 141: Massive Data Breaches Just Keep Happening. government: selling Chinese manufactured cameras and other gear to the U.S.

Military 40

Military Government Manufacturing Data breaches 40

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2024

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Data breaches 109

Data breaches Security Ransomware Sales 109

Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2023

Copycat Criminals mimicking Lockbit gang in northern Europe Sandworm APT targets Ukraine with new SwiftSlicer wiper ISC fixed high-severity flaws in DNS software suite BIND Patch management is crucial to protect Exchange servers, Microsoft warns Hacker accused of having stolen personal data of all Austrians and more CVE-2023-23560 flaw exposes 100 (..)

Security 96

Security Data breaches Military Ransomware 96

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. military officials hired data analysts to crack the Japanese secret code known as JN-25. After the devastating blow of Pearl Harbor, U.S.

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Military Encryption Risk 140

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2018

Recently, Colorado’s governor signed into law House Bill 18-1128 “concerning strengthening protections for consumer data privacy” (the “Bill”), which takes effect September 1, 2018.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Security Passwords Military 65

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

” In August the gang claimed the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa and added the military organization to its leak site. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics. The Snatch ransomware group announced it had hacked the food giant Kraft Heinz, the company is investigating the claims.

Ransomware 123

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Military Agriculture 123

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Cyber criminals continued to wreak havoc, with the likes of Twitter , Uber and Neopets all reporting mammoth data breaches. In total, we have so far reported more than 1,000 data breaches in 2022, with almost half a billion breached records. Other attacks had more broadly political motives.

Security 128

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 128

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million newborns and pregnancy care patients Xenomorph malware is back after months of hiatus and expands the list of targets Smishing Triad Stretches Its Tentacles into the United Arab Emirates Crooks stole $200 million worth of assets from Mixin Network A phishing campaign targets Ukrainian military entities with drone manual lures Alert!

Artificial Intelligence 114

Artificial Intelligence Security Ransomware Data breaches 114

The Security Ledger

JULY 12, 2018

Hackers have put up for sale on the dark web sensitive military documents, some associated with the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drone aircraft, one of its most lethal and technologically advanced drones, security research firm Recorded Future recently discovered. Read the whole entry. » Read the whole entry. »

Military 40

Military Sales Ransomware Security 40

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9 Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9

Security 97

Security Ransomware Data breaches Military 97

ARMA International

JANUARY 30, 2020

On December 23, Yahoo News [1] reported on a Department of Defense memo [2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” In other words, the Pentagon is concerned about hostile entities using such biometric data to better surveil and track the military.

Military 107

Military Privacy Risk Insurance 107

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

LockBit ransomware gang hit the Commission des services electriques de Montréal (CSEM) Social engineering attacks target Okta customers to achieve a highly privileged role Talos wars of customizations of the open-source info stealer SapphireStealer UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler Researchers released a free decryptor for the Key (..)

Security 115

Security Ransomware Data breaches IoT 115