eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Government has offered a $10 million reward for information on the threat actors. The group has targeted pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Encrypt backup data to ensure the data infrastructure’s immutability and coverage.

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Ransomware Passwords Cybersecurity Healthcare 104

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

More worryingly, the same database contained usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access 105

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2021

For entities covered by the new rules, the key requirements that the NIS II would impose are (i) a minimum list of technical and organisational measures to be taken, (ii) governance requirements for management bodies of essential and important entities, and (iii) an amended incident notification regime.

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Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Cloud Manufacturing 91

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

Data Privacy 78

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 78

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The CCPA governs how businesses treat “consumer” “personal information.” Thus, if a business encrypts the personal information of the consumer, and that information is stolen, there will be no private right of action under the CCPA. The business community is already lobbying the California legislature to narrow this definition.

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Privacy Education Sales Government 58

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. This meant they weren’t encrypted, making them freely accessible to as many as 20,000 employees, most of whom had no legitimate reason to access the information. IT Governance released its final Weekly Podcast.

Data breaches 58

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 58

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2025

infrastructure International Press Newsletter Cybercrime Pixel-Perfect Trap: The Surge of SVG-Borne Phishing Attacks Threat actors misuse Node.js infrastructure International Press Newsletter Cybercrime Pixel-Perfect Trap: The Surge of SVG-Borne Phishing Attacks Threat actors misuse Node.js

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Data breaches Security Phishing Healthcare 150

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. It also has a new focus on governance, which encompasses how organizations make and carry out informed decisions on cybersecurity strategy”. The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93 NIST CSF 2.0

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 52