IT Governance

AUGUST 21, 2018

Only time will tell – and we may not have to wait long – but in the meantime, what is the impact of data breaches in the retail industry, and what needs to be done to mitigate them? The data included contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords. What is the cost of a data breach? million users was compromised.

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Retail Data breaches GDPR Compliance 49

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

government online. Late last year, the login page for the IRS was updated with text advising that by the summer of 2022, the only way for taxpayers to access their records at irs.gov will be through ID.me , an online identity verification service that collects biometric data — such as live facial scans using a mobile device or webcam.

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Access Authentication Insurance Personal data 228

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 12, 2018

On January 8, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner (“ICO”) issued an unprecedented monetary penalty of £400,000 against British mobile phone retailer, The Car Phone Warehouse Limited. the encryption keys for historical transactions were not stored safely.

Retail 40

Retail Personal data Security GDPR 40

Collibra

APRIL 11, 2023

Retail is a dynamic and competitive market. In addition to the traditional brick-and mortar-stores, the retail business today includes online and mobile stores. Every process at every stage of these stores relies on data. The right kind of data can drive great innovations in retail. What if they do not match?

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Retail Marketing Compliance Sales 97

IT Governance

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The incident occurred in late November, with the sports retail giant gearing up for Black Friday and the start of the World Cup. Intersport was initially confident that the attackers didn’t access customer data, but a Tech Monitor report claims that the Hive ransomware gang posted the information online weeks after the attack.

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Ransomware Personal data Retail Risk 119

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. Elsewhere, we assess data breaches at a cancer research facility and the US retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. Get started.

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Phishing Retail Data breaches Insurance 112

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

The group published the following message on its leak site to clarify the theft of data from government agencies reported by some media: “ WE GOT A LOT OF EMAILS ABOUT GOVERNMENT DATA, WE DON’T HAVE ANY GOVERNMENT DATA AND ANYTHING DIRECTLY RESIDING ON EXPOSED AND BAD PROTECTED NOT ENCRYPTED FILE TRANSFER WE STILL DO THE POLITE THING AND DELETE ALL.

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Ransomware Data breaches Retail Government 98

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Gloucester Council cyber attack linked to Russian hackers (unknown) Parents warned after scam emails at Liverpool secondary school (unknown) DatPiff data being sold online after password-cracking attack (7.5 If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Financial information.

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Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 132

IT Governance

JULY 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.

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Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 128

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2021

Like other mobile providers, T-Mobile is locked in a constant battle with scammers who target its own employees in SIM swapping attacks and other techniques to wrest control over employee accounts that can provide backdoor access to customer data. In at least one case , retail store employees were complicit in the account takeovers.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2018

If these could have been used to identify individuals, this would have constituted a personal data breach under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). It has also contacted the Information Commissioner’s Office, which “confirmed that this was not a data breach and no personal data was compromised”.

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Retail Data breaches Personal data GDPR 50

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Millions of Brazilians’ data leaked after being stored in unprotected database (81.5 Anonymous secret-sharing app Whisper exposed sensitive personal data (unknown). Dutch government loses two external hard drive containing personal data (6.9 Financial information.

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 142

IT Governance

AUGUST 19, 2020

In this blog, we take a close look at what a data controller and processor does and how they fit into your organisation. What is a data controller? A data controller determines the purposes for which an organisation collects and uses personal data. Are you a data controller or a data processor?

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GDPR Personal data Compliance Privacy 81

IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

million) Brazilian retailer Fast Shop confirms cyber attack (unknown) ADM Associates announces security incident (unknown) Guardian Fueling Technologies has been hacked (unknown) Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. In other news… WeLeakInfo.to

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Blockchain 134

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are almost upon us, kickstarting what retailers hope will be a successful trading period. However, the flurry of purchases and the data that represents means cyber criminals will also be looking to cash in. The post Shopping safely over Black Friday and Cyber Monday appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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Retail Personal data GDPR Risk 78

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The hacker who shared with the ISIS personal data of more than 1,300 U.S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison. Ardit Ferizi , aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel.

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Military Government Retail Personal data 100

IT Governance

JANUARY 25, 2019

Home improvement retailer B&Q has suffered a data breach affecting 70,000 of its… well, not customers, exactly. There’s nothing in GDPR that says those people suspected of criminal behaviour don’t have the same rights to the protection of their personal data as anyone else.”.

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Data breaches GDPR Passwords Retail 106

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Not only does it affect the way organisations process personal data, but also extends data subjects rights in terms of how their data is processed. What is a data subject access request (DSAR)? Speak to an expert >> The post Subject Access Requests in Scotland: Do you know what data is held about you?

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Access GDPR Personal data Retail 75

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 24, 2021

Businesses are governed by an increasingly complex network of regulations, jurisdictions, and standards which dictate security and privacy requirements. The retail sector, especially, is a lucrative target for credential stuffing attacks , resulting in billions lost every year. Thu, 06/24/2021 - 07:22.

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Authentication Compliance Personal data GDPR 71

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

was originally launched in 2010 with the goal of helping e-commerce sites validate the identities of customers who might be eligible for discounts at various retail establishments, such as veterans, teachers, students, nurses and first responders. may require a recorded, live video chat with the person applying for benefits.

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Access Insurance Authentication Government 363

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A data processor is the organisation that does the legwork; it processes the information on the controller’s behalf. For example, a marketing executive at a retailer hires a company to conduct a survey on shoppers’ browsing habits. That’s not to say that the data processor is entirely at the whim of the data controller.

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GDPR Retail Data collection Personal data 96

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2019

You must tell people when you’re collecting their personal information to give them the opportunity to exercise their data subject rights. These rights enable individuals to access the personal data organisations store on them and to challenge the way their information is used. Clearly state why you are using CCTV.

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GDPR Privacy Retail Personal data 102

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2021 – 223.6 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Financial information.

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Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 141

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The entire passenger process, from check-in to boarding, involves multiple stakeholders, including government regulators, airport management, airline personnel, and on-premise security teams, working together to maintain a robust and secure environment.

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Cybersecurity Authentication Access Compliance 87

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

Here, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape in 2022, including the total number of publicly disclosed security incidents, the number of compromised records and the sectors most susceptible to data breaches. IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records.

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 121

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies.

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GDPR Personal data Data collection Marketing 91

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

So, each month, we’ll update this page with the latest figures and links, so be sure to bookmark it to keep an eye out for the latest data breach news. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. million people.

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Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 116

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The GDPR puts forth a litany of rules for how organizations in and outside of Europe handle the personal data of EU residents. The details of any organization’s plan to become fully GDPR compliant will vary based on the data the organization collects and what it does with that data.

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GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 74

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.

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Ransomware Government Security Retail 153

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

On September 15, 2016, the New Jersey Senate unanimously approved a bill that seeks to limit retailers’ ability to collect and use personal data contained on consumers’ driver and non-driver identification cards.

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Privacy Retail Personal data Insurance 45

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 23 November. Just days before Black Friday, Amazon suffered a data breach in which an undisclosed number of customers’ names and email addresses were accidentally exposed on its website. Here are this week’s stories. Allsopp was a willing participant in the crime.

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Data breaches Personal data Passwords Encryption 81

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 21, 2023

Data privacy; e-wallets, devices and transaction systems should not have direct access to sensitive personal data. However, in some circumstances, the institutions handling money as part of a retail transaction should have the ability to perform KYC (Know Your Customer) checks, as mandated under their industry compliance regime.

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Retail Encryption e-Discovery Data Privacy 62

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

million) Phil i ppines COVID-19 track and trace app leaks citizens’ data (unknown) Contractor mistakenly removed data from Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital (442) Cloud Clusters Inc. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in November 2020 – 586 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In 2017, Equifax Inc, suffered a cybersecurity breach, with hackers able to access the personal data of around 13.8 The breach included data held by Equifax Inc in connection with two of Equifax’s products.

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GDPR Risk Cybersecurity Compliance 78

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 8, 2017

Moreover, issues discovered after an M&A transaction has concluded can expose companies to massive liabilities such as expensive consumer class action litigation, intrusive government investigations, hefty remediation costs and other expenses.”. Read the full press release.

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Privacy Security Retail Personal data 45

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

million) Wyoming Department of Health leaking data online (164,021) Maine government website displayed mental health patients’ confidential information (unknown) Israel: Private patient cases of deceased psychologist found on the street (unknown) Contact tracing data breach exposes health information of Pennsylvanians (72,000).

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Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 112

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Data aggregation verification is gaining traction, while biometrics are intuitively replacing passwords. Registration and medical data access in healthcare. Enrolment and remote access to government services such as social security, tax, etc. Secure online services for retailers. Premium automotive apps.

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Authentication Privacy Compliance Retail 71