IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

TB exfiltrated Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Xfinity) Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Telecoms USA Yes 35,879,455 Tecnoquadri Srl Source (New) Manufacturing Italy Yes 33,000,000 Asia Insurance Co. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes >400 GB Hafez Insurance Co.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Thailand’s Department of Older Persons breached, exposing almost 20 millio n personal data records The Department of Older Persons, part of Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, suffered a data breach in which 19,718,687 rows or personal data was exposed.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

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.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

On 25 November 2020, the European Commission ( EC ) published its proposed Data Governance Regulation (the DGR ), which will create a new legal framework to encourage the development of a European single market for data. What are the objectives of the Data Governance Regulation?

Government 102

Government Personal data Marketing Artificial Intelligence 102

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Just recently, the group has published a stolen data allegedly belonging to the Mexican Government which still remains available for sale today, and possibly becoming the first cybercriminal group that has touched a major state in Latin America on such a level. Mexican Government data is published for sale.

Sales 77

Sales Ransomware Government GDPR 77

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 30, 2022

As mentioned above, it is part of an ambitious strategy for data that also includes parallel legislative proposals such as the Data Act and the Data Governance Act. It will also need to function alongside existing regulation of data in the EU, most notably the GDPR.

GDPR 98

GDPR Manufacturing Personal data Access 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2023

As global data is predicted to grow by more than 100% from 2022 to 2026, making it a top target for cybercriminals, businesses must prioritize cybersecurity solutions that offer protection without affecting network performance or management. These solutions encrypt data as it moves across networks for maximum security and performance.

Business Services 62

Business Services Encryption Manufacturing Security 62

IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

EvilProxy phishing campaign targets Microsoft 365 accounts via indeed.com A phishing campaign identified by Menlo Security has been targeting senior executives in various industries – most notably banking and financial services, property management and real estate, and manufacturing – since July. Can you spot a phishing scam?

Phishing 105

Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Personal data 105

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

KG Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing Germany Yes 1.1 TB Halara Cannabis Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes >1,000,000 Proax Technologies Ltd. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Manufacturing USA Yes 735 Osteopathic Healing Hands Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 707 Marathon Coach, Inc.

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Source (New) Manufacturing Saudi Arabia Yes 86.16 GB JSP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Thailand) PCL Source (New) Manufacturing Thailand Yes >80 GB TREZOR Source (New) Crypto France Yes Nearly 66,000 Oak View Group Source (New) Leisure USA Yes 58,935 Innefu Labs Pvt.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Belden, the manufacturer of networking and cable products, disclosed a data breach, threat actors have stolen employee and business information. “Our IT professionals were able to detect the unusual activity and believe we have stopped further unauthorized access of personal data on our servers.”

Data breaches 102

Data breaches Manufacturing Insurance Access 102

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In January 2024, it identified more potential victims, and has now written to inform them that their personal data may have been compromised in the incident. Data breached: 2,632,275 people’s data. 204 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated, exposed or otherwise breached. North Hill Needham, Inc.,

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Records breached: Unknown, but sensitive personal data was probably breached. BHI Energy Announces Data Breach Affecting Confidential Information of 91k Individuals Date of breach: 29 June 2023 (filed notice with the Attorney General of Maine on 18 October 2023). It’s unclear whether personal data has been breached.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 107

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Data breached: 6,009,014 accounts. A further 381,000 New York City public school students affected by 2022 data breach In January 2022 , personal data from around 820,000 New York City public school students, both current and former, was breached. Apparently, the data belongs to tens of thousands of Australians.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Pepsi Bottling Ventures confirmed this week that vast quantities of personal data were stolen in a cyber attack. The nature of the compromised data suggests that it belongs to Pepsi Bottling Ventures employees – if only because you wouldn’t expect a manufacturer to have any significant amounts of data on customers.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Insurance Manufacturing Access 105

Data Protection Report

JULY 5, 2021

Mandatory data sharing for a range of defined public interest purposes, bearing in mind safeguards for personal data and other rights to data. B2B data sharing: Ensuring fairness and competitiveness. Fairness test to avoid unilaterally imposed unfair conditions for access to and use of data.

B2B 144

B2B Personal data Cloud Access 144

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. However, despite the critical status of bank infrastructure on the national level, the security of crucial data was not ensured. million files belonging to ICICI Bank.

Personal data 96

Personal data Phishing Risk Financial Services 96

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. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? TB Paysign, Inc.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

Data Matters

MARCH 7, 2022

The Data Act is intended to “ ensure fairness in the digital environment, stimulate a competitive data market, open opportunities for data-driven innovation and make data more accessible for all ”. Below we set out the key elements of the Data Act, including its scope, main obligations and implications.

Big data 117

Big data Artificial Intelligence Cloud Manufacturing 117

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

It follows a mammoth start to the year, with more than 277 million breached records in January , and brings the running total for the year to over 300 million pieces of compromised personal data. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware e-Delivery Government 130

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2020

Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). China launches cyber attacks on government websites and banks following India massacre (unknown). Cyber attack on Mid-Michigan College endangers personal data of staff and students (16,000). Australian government bombarded by cyber attacks (unknown).

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Retail Personal data 140

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The industries with the least awareness were construction (25%) and production and manufacturing (27%). Matt Hancock, the culture secretary, said : We are strengthening the UK’s data protection laws to make them fit for the digital age by giving people more control over their own data.

GDPR 63

GDPR Government Education Compliance 63

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

President Biden signs executive order to restrict sale of US data President Biden has signed an executive order designed to “prevent the large-scale transfer of Americans’ personal data to countries of concern”. Other news NIST releases version 2.0

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

New problems for Huawei, t he Czech unit of telecoms giant secretly collected personal data customers, officials and business partners. Huawei made the headlines again, according to the Czech public radio the Czech unit of Chinese telecoms giant secretly collected personal data of customers, officials, and business partners.

Personal data 77

Personal data Manufacturing Information Security GDPR 77

Data Matters

JUNE 18, 2021

The ‘Data Act’ inception impact assessment is available here. lack of structure and rules governing reliable data sharing functions and transparent production of privately-held data to the public sector; b. unfair terms and conditions imposed on companies seeking data access and interoperability/portability barriers; c.

IT 74

IT Cloud Big data Personal data 74

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 10, 2018

The workshop featured representatives from consumer groups, industry, government and academia. The types of data collected could include aggregate data, non-sensitive personal data and sensitive personal data.

Privacy 48

Privacy Personal data Manufacturing Security 48

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

million) India’s public education app exposed millions of students’ data (1.6 Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Government 136

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 2, 2023

s ability to assist allies and partners in strengthening cybersecurity, (iv) building coalitions to reinforce global norms of responsible state behavior, and (v) securing global supply chains for information, communications and operational technology products and services that power the U.S. economy.

Cybersecurity 110

Cybersecurity IoT Military Insurance 110

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

It also highlights the need for companies working with the NHS to increase their own familiarisation with, and investment in, secure data environments. Secure data environments are a hot topic in data circles. Fair Terms for Data Partnerships.

Artificial Intelligence 97

Artificial Intelligence Privacy Government Access 97

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

9 million records breached through decade-long data leak A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp) illegally accessed about 9 million personal data records over the course of a decade (2013 to 2023). Breached records: more than 56 million.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2023

Regardless of the specific techniques being used, it’s likely that millions of sensitive data records have been compromised – although few victims have listed specific figures. AT&T AT&T has notified approximately 9 million customers that their personal data has been exposed in a data breach.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 119

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

Security 99

Security Ransomware Retail Artificial Intelligence 99

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Local government agencies remain acutely exposed to being hacked. However, at this moment in history, two particularly worrisome types of cyber attacks are cycling up and hitting local government entities hard: ransomware sieges and election tampering. That’s long been true.

Ransomware 153

Ransomware Government Retail Security 153

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use. This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors.

IoT 189

IoT Energy and Utilities Security Privacy 189

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Looking at you, uni COVID-19 track-and-test app makers Marriott faces London lawsuit over vast data breach Russian arrested for trying to recruit an insider and hack a Nevada company. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2020 – 36.6 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

First, Russia targeted banks and government departments, then Ukraine hit back, attacking the Moscow stock exchange. In the midst of all this, organisations across Europe have reported delays as a result of alleged state-sponsored attacks – including Toyota’s Japanese plants and a kettle manufacturer in the Isle of Man.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134