IT Governance

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Welcome to our November 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Cancer research facility reports phishing attack. Twitter’s verification chaos creates authentication conundrum.

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Phishing Retail Data breaches Insurance 115

IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

Welcome to our July 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. We are working with Customer.io

Phishing 115

Phishing e-Delivery Retail Insurance 115

IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. YouTube warns of monetisation scam Content creators on YouTube are being warned about a phishing campaign regarding an apparent “new monetisation policy”.

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Phishing Passwords Ransomware Insurance 107

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ongoing education and skill development requires educating teams and ensuring employees become proactive contributors to organizational defense. Camellia Chan , Co-Founder and CEO, Flexxon Chan In a single month, major breaches hit MGM, DP World Australia, Philippine Health Insurance – just to name a few.

Cybersecurity 258

Cybersecurity Phishing Authentication Analytics 258

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2022

Checklist for Getting Cyber Insurance Coverage. The necessity for cyber-insurance coverage. With cyber attacks amounting to a question of when and not if, cyber insurance becomes crucial for ensuring business continuity and mitigating the business impact of attacks – should they occur. Tue, 05/10/2022 - 05:43.

Insurance 77

Insurance Authentication Risk Ransomware 77

KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 | May 16th, 2023 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023's Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC KnowBe4's latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q1 2023. I've spent a lot of time here educating you on attack specifics, industry trends, and the impacts felt by attacks.

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Phishing Insurance Passwords Ransomware 104

IT Governance

JANUARY 7, 2018

Phishing is big business for cyber criminals. According to PhishMe’s Enterprise Phishing Resiliency and Defense Report 2017 , phishing attacks rose by 65% last year, with the average attack costing mid-sized companies $1.6 Help your staff avoid phishing attacks. million (about £1.2 Social: 16.0%. Job function: 11.8%.

Phishing 75

Phishing Insurance Education Compliance 75

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In addition, the scammers were able to collect an “insurance premium” or “lawyer’s tax” For example, one of the pensioners, who was promised a compensation of 8660 USD, was required to pay a tax of 747 USD. In another case, a request for compensation of 448 USD was made for the receipt of 4480 USD.

Insurance 270

Insurance Education Phishing Communications 270

eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Cyber Insurer Provides Help. As Spectra Logic had the foresight to take out cyber insurance , Chubb representatives were professional and helpful, according to Mendoza. Forensic analysis of the breach came to a quick conclusion – a phishing attempt had tricked a user with privileged access into clicking on a malicious link.

Ransomware 144

Ransomware Insurance Cybersecurity Passwords 144

IT Governance

MAY 3, 2022

In other news… SolarWinds can’t dodge investor suit over massive cyber attack Germany closes Russian darknet market Hydra Fake phishing email sent by OHSU to gauge employee gullibility draws criticism from labour union. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Insurance 124

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity.

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Cybersecurity Privacy Cloud IoT 203

IT Governance

JUNE 18, 2018

One in five schools and colleges have fallen victim to cyber crime, according to research from the specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, yet the majority (74%) of educational establishments claim to be “fully prepared” to deal with such attacks. . Phishing and ransomware e-learning course . Explain what phishing is. .

Phishing 78

Phishing Ransomware Education Insurance 78

IT Governance

MARCH 14, 2018

A recent F-Secure report has found that phishing emails (16%) and malicious attachments (18%) together accounted for 34% of cyber attacks. The gaming and public-sector industries were mostly affected by targeted attacks, whereas the insurance and telecom industries mostly suffered opportunistic attacks.

Phishing 50

Phishing Education Insurance Manufacturing 50

KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

Soon, the CEO of security firm Adversa AI had GPT-4 spouting homophobic statements, creating phishing emails, and supporting violence." Blog post with (lots of) links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Users beware.

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Insurance Security awareness Phishing Ransomware 100

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cisco Umbrella , analyzing the threat environment for 2022, found that 86% of organizations experienced phishing, 69% experienced unsolicited crypto mining, 50% were affected by ransomware, and 48% experienced some form of information-stealing malware. Phishing attacks continue to dominate cyber threats. Ransomware. Other methods.

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Ransomware Cybersecurity Phishing Encryption 145

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Data migration 140

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cyber insurance has in some regions encouraged victims to pay as it is cheaper than remediation in some cases. With better audio and video simulations, phishing will move on from email and text to things like Facebook videos. Education is also becoming increasingly important when protecting organisations.

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Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets standards for protecting sensitive health information, particularly electronic health records (EHRs).

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Compliance Privacy 121

IT Governance

JANUARY 11, 2018

Cyber criminals are able to exploit vulnerabilities within schools’ IT systems, “which are often unsecure”, and are free to launch phishing campaigns. Neil Hare-Brown of Cyber|Decider said that, in the last few months, he had investigated incidents at six private schools where insurance claims had been filed.

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Phishing Insurance Education Personal data 58

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. Life, health, auto, and other insurance are all designed to help a person protect against losses. Beyond the technology precautions themselves, ongoing training and education about security threats is essential. The Human Element.

Risk 145

Risk Cybersecurity Encryption Access 145

Data Protection Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

access to essential goods or services; b. credit; c. criminal justice; d. educational enrollment or opportunity; e. employment opportunities; f. financial or lending services; g. health-care services; h. housing; or i. insurance.

Privacy 115

Privacy Cybersecurity Personal data Insurance 115

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected. MCNA Insurance later confirmed that 8,923,662 people were affected in the incident and said the breach was a result of a ransomware attack.

Data breaches 118

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 118

KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

Blog post with links: [link] [Brand-New Benchmark] Here Are Your Updated 2023 Phishing By Industry Benchmark Results With phishing on the rise, your employee's mindset and actions are critical to maintaining a strong security culture in your organization. million simulated phishing security tests.

Data breaches 102

Data breaches Phishing Security awareness Ransomware 102

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Dropbox admits private GitHub repos were copied after phishing attack (unknown). Brazilian health insurance firm Fisco Saúde hit by cyber attack (unknown). Spain’s Generali España insurance company says it was hacked (unknown). Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 114

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Insurance 114

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. The majority of those records came from a cyber attack in which a hacker accessed Argentina’s government ID database, with every citizen of the country thought to be affected.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Government Education 116

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It also breaks down each month’s cyber security incidents and provides more information about the biggest and most notable breaches of the month.

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Privacy 97

Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued industry guidance for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulated entities to take preventative steps to protect against some of the more common, and often successful, cyber-attack techniques. On March 17, 2022, the U.S.

Cybersecurity 88

Cybersecurity Privacy Insurance Risk 88

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Incident details: Successful phishing attack, breaching records on a server that reached end of life in 2015, though the information itself was “of low-sensitivity and semi-public”. Breached organisation: ClassPad.net, an educational web application operated by Casio Computer Co., Records breached: Around 700 records.

Data Privacy 96

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 96

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Education In education and training , AI can tailor educational materials to each individual student’s needs. Insurance With AI, the insurance industry can virtually eliminate the need for manual rate calculations or payments and can simplify processing claims and appraisals.

Retail 82

Retail Artificial Intelligence Unstructured data Insurance 82

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. Used active multi-email engagements after effective phishing screenings. 52% said previous breaches cost their organization at least US$300,000.

Cybersecurity 122

Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 122

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 2, 2020

The Bureau writes that cyber threat actors are seeking “to profit from a sudden growth in teleworking, increased use of virtual education systems for online classes, a surge in online shopping, public appetite for information related to the pandemic, and the criticality of maintaining functioning critical infrastructure networks.”.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Phishing Authentication Access 52

Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The email goes on to talk about how EV fights deceptive websites and claims the following: The verified company name display allows the user to quickly determine the legal entity behind the website, making phishing and deception harder. Last up is the top insurance sites : United Services Automobile Association. Kaiser Permanente.

Marketing 110

Marketing Phishing Encryption IT 110

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Cybersecurity training : Educates employees regarding basic best practices to recognize attacks, avoid scams, and protect against breaches or data loss. Additional security layers implement effective controls and assure data confidentiality by adding additional insurance against breaches, zero day vulnerabilities, or tool failure.

Security 121

Security Cloud Cybersecurity Access 121

KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2019

Another interesting stat from that report: 69% of respondents said the ransomware attacker gained access to their organization’s network through either email or social media network phishing. Consider Cybersecurity Insurance. Long story short: Humans let the ransomware in two-thirds of the time. To sum up: Ransomware is bad.

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Ransomware Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 40

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Whether deployed by ransomware groups or individuals via ransomware as a service (RaaS) , the most common method of ransomware deployment is a phishing email. Education, government, energy and manufacturing are others. Similarly, the education sector has also become a soft target for ransomware.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Risk 98

KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A We must ask: 'Is the email expected?

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Phishing Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 104

eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Take advantage of how technology is levelling the playing field Technology has broken barriers and created greater access to opportunities in other fields for years: education, healthcare, etc. “…present yourself as a gift…and put into energy solving someone’s problem,” he said.

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CMS Phishing Communications Insurance 41