IT Governance

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Decathlon, the world’s largest sporting goods retailer, has suffered a massive data breach, affecting 123 million customer and employee records. Cyber security researchers at vpnMentor found a leaky database on a publicly accessible Elasticsearch server. Customers’ email addresses and login information were also compromised.

Retail 131

Retail Phishing Data breaches Education 131

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Mobile network database breach exposes 750 million Indians’ personal data The Indian security company CloudSEK claims to have found the personal data of 750 million Indians for sale on an “underground forum”. Data breached: 2 PB. TB Four Hands Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.5 TB Four Hands Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.5

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Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. Mobile Guardian, which is used to help parents manage their children’s device usage, was hacked on 19 April, according to the Singaporean Ministry of Education.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 70 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned The security researcher Troy Hunt has added more than 70 million email addresses from the Naz.API data set to his Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. VF Corporation confirms 35.5

Data Privacy 52

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Data Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement (EXAMS or Division) issued its annual examination priorities. Private Fund, ESG Investing, Retail Investors, Cybersecurity, Fintech, and Digital Assets. Microcap, Municipal, Fixed Income, and Over-the-Counter Securities. On March 30, 2022, the U.S.

Retail 88

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Source (New) Engineering Japan Yes >5 TB Array Networks Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes 2.5 TB LDLC Source (New) Retail France Yes 1,500,000 APROA Source (New) Professional services Argentina Yes 1,197,562 Petrus Resources Ltd.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Professional services USA Yes 11,556 Poder Judicial de Santa Cruz Source (New) Legal Argentina Yes 8,732 J.D.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2024

GB Rebekah Children’s Services Source (New) Non-profit USA Yes 2,805 Butte School District Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Education USA Yes 2,658 Dignity Health Nevada St. GB Rebekah Children’s Services Source (New) Non-profit USA Yes 2,805 Butte School District Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Education USA Yes 2,658 Dignity Health Nevada St.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

An investigation determined that personal data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and bank account numbers, belonging to nearly 15 million people was obtained by an unauthorised party between 30 October and 1 November. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Kid Security breached again: children’s live GPS locations exposed on the Internet Last November , the parental control app Kid Security, which allows parents to monitor and control their children’s online safety, was found to have exposed more than 300 million records via misconfigured Elasticsearch and Logstash instances.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The breached data includes names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth, and financial account and Social Security numbers. The breached data may include names, Social Security numbers and health insurance information. For some victims, the stolen data also included Social Security numbers and health insurance information.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories AutoZone discloses a data breach after a MOVEit attack. AutoZone is an American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories. The company is one of the largest aftermarket automotive parts and accessories retailers in the United States.

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Data breaches Retail Education Ransomware 102

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Paul Greene , CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, Harter Secrest & Emery’s Privacy and Data Security practice group helps clients respond to data security incidents of all kinds. NetDiligence-authorized Breach Coach ® firms are selected based on their experience, competency, thought leadership, and industry engagement.

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Data breaches Financial Services Big data Retail 100

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Source New Telecoms USA Yes 6,158 Nabholz Construction Company Employee Welfare Health Plan Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 5,326 Dawson James Securities, Inc. North Hill Home Health Care, Inc.,

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 2, 2018

Claire McCaskill by Russian intelligency agency hackers, as she runs for re-election, underscores the need for each individual and organization to take online privacy and security as a core part of our everyday lives. Related: Using ‘gamification’ for security training. A large retailer may spend millions on cyber security.

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Cybersecurity Security Cleanup Education 160

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. It has since been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, the permanent secretary of social development and human security.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. They accessed 41.5 The compromised data allegedly includes names, email addresses and phone numbers.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

It emerged this week, according to the New York City Department of Education, that data from a further 381,000 students was also compromised in this incident. Source (New) Construction USA Yes 489 ClearVision Optical Source (New) Retail USA Yes 261 Symphony Financial, LLC. Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data.

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Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

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Data breaches Retail Government Ransomware 130

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 9, 2024

For example, a global retail chain might adopt region-specific AI models that are trained on data, such as customer preferences and cultural nuances. IBM developed a suite of custom AI microservices for a retailer, accessible through APIs. This trend signals a move toward more efficient and personalized AI-driven business solutions.

Artificial Intelligence 102

Artificial Intelligence Retail Marketing Risk 102

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including education, real estate, retail, non-profit organizations, telecom companies, and governments. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S.

Retail 119

Retail Education Communications Government 119

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

As threats mount from ransomware gangs , Russian-backed hacker groups , and other nation-sponsored attackers and as the growth in remote work makes security management increasingly complicated, many companies are finding it makes sense to turn to a managed security service provider (MSSP) for help with handling an extremely complex threat landscape.

Security 107

Security Cloud Compliance Analytics 107

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Almost everyone wants to know what the future has in store – particularly when it comes to cyber security. With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. Our predictions. How should you prepare?

Security 98

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

According to the company, they have over 600,000 Cameras and 50,000 Recorders installed all over the world in multiple sectors such as Banking, Retail, Government, etc. At this time, the vendor has yet to release security patches to address the flaw. ” reads the advisory published by Fortinet. in MVPower CCTV DVR models.

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Authentication Retail Education Marketing 97

Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Impacted customers include Sweden’s largest cinema chain Filmstaden (the attack disrupted its online ticket system) and the discount retail chain Rusta. ” BleepingComputer first reported that the security breach was the result of an Akira ransomware attack. Tietoevry notified law enforcement and impacted customers.

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Ransomware Government Retail Cloud 101

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Evidence continues to mount that blockchain technology holds the potential to democratize commerce on a global scale, while at the same time vastly improving privacy and security in the digital age. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be.

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Blockchain Security Authentication Encryption 159

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Use strong multi-factor authentication methods such as biometrics, physical security tokens, or standalone authentication applications to access online accounts. The FBI recommends mobile carriers take the following precautions: Educate employees and conduct training sessions on SIM swapping. Pierluigi Paganini. Pierluigi Paganini.

Authentication 86

Authentication Passwords Retail Education 86

The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Rodney Petersen, the director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) talks about the massive shortage of information security workers at the United States - estimated at more than 400,000 workers. Rodney talks about how NICE is working to promote information security skills and development.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Agriculture Education Information Security 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Compared to August, it was a comparatively quiet month, as we identified 88 publicly disclosed security incidents and 35,566,046 compromised records. Welcome to our September 2022 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 143

Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 143

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The majority of intercepted credentials by Agent Tesla related to financial services, online-retailers, e-government systems and personal and business e-mail accounts. . The post Exclusive: Researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Financial Services 131

Financial Services Retail Education Information Security 131

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. We’ll be back next week with the biggest and most interesting news stories, all rounded up in one place for you. In the meantime, if you missed it, check out last week’s round-up.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Although the news headlines are flooded with incidents affecting areas from critical infrastructure and healthcare to retail and education, we have a great opportunity to address this challenge. Security agencies have developed processes to mitigate ransomware attacks. Monitor data security for intelligent remediation.

Ransomware 103

Ransomware Retail Education Encryption 103

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

Is business becoming dulled to the cyber security threat As cyber fears decrease, the technological risk landscape has fragmented, with executives nearly as concerned about the perceived threat posed by disruptive new technologies, such as AI, as the risk of cybercrime.

Risk 189

Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 189

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

We identified 77 security incidents during the month, resulting in 49,782,129 compromised records. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This month, we look at an unintended cyber security problem arising from Twitter’s plan to charge people for verification status. Elsewhere, we assess data breaches at a cancer research facility and the US retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

Phishing 119

Phishing Retail Data breaches Insurance 119

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Experts from vpnMentor have uncovered a leaking, active database containing over 123 million records belonging to the sporting goods retailer Decathlon Spain (and possibly Decathlon UK as well). The post Decathlon Spain data leak exposed Spanish employees’ data & more appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Archiving 87

Archiving Passwords Retail Education 87