Data Privacy and Fingerprints

Jan 28, 2021 7:55:00 AM By James McQuiggan

Most people know, primarily criminals, that you don't want to leave the oils from your fingers at a crime scene because it creates a fingerprint. Everyone has them (unless they don't have ...

2021 Begins a New Decade of Privacy

Jan 28, 2021 7:45:00 AM By Lecio DePaula

Privacy issues came about all across the board in 2020, and 2021 will be no different. From WhatsApp updating their terms of service and losing millions of users to countless proposals by ...

Data Breaches Are Expected to Decline While Ransomware and BEC Gain Steam

Dec 14, 2020 8:27:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new report from the Identity Theft Research Center discusses which cybersecurity attacks will be most impactful next year as part of the ITRC’s 2021 predictions.

Famous U.K. Soccer Club Becomes the Next Victim of a Cyber Attack

Nov 23, 2020 8:59:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The famous UK soccer club Manchester United recently became the next victim of a cyber attack. The club stated that the personal data from fans have not been stolen.

Cannabis Company GrowDiaries Suffers Data Breach of 3.4 Million Users

Nov 4, 2020 9:52:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A recent report from SiliconANGLE released information that cannabis company GrowDiaries suffered a data breach with details of 3.4 million users being exposed online.

[HEADS UP] Cybercriminals Threaten Patients in Clinic Data Breach

Oct 26, 2020 5:56:32 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a recent report by BBC News, patients in a large clinic in Finland have been blackmailed using social engineering after their data was stolen.

Pressure, Peer and Otherwise: Ransomware and Data Theft Go Hand-In-Hand

Aug 13, 2020 9:01:33 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Data theft is now a well-established element of ransomware attacks, according to John Shier, a Senior Security Expert at Sophos. In a blog post (summarized by iTwire), Shier noted that in ...

EasyJet Becomes the Latest Victim of Data Breach Impacting 9 Million Customers

May 30, 2020 8:25:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In an apparent attack intent on stealing intellectual property, EasyJet announced that their customer’s personal data had been “accessed” as part of the attack.

[Heads Up] Microsoft: Ransomware Gangs That Don't Threaten To Leak Your Data Steal It Anyway

Apr 29, 2020 3:34:37 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

That means you can from now on count a ransomware infection as a data breach with all the consequences that this brings. Moreover, the so-called "human-operated" ransomware gangs have ...

Can COVID-19 Related Data Breach Worries Stop Your Mergers Or Acquisitions?

Apr 28, 2020 11:23:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The WSJ just reported that the new coronavirus has thrown the M&A dealmaking into disarray. They said: "cybersecurity experts say the workplace upheaval caused by the pandemic will ...

Seven Tips to Optimize Security

Apr 7, 2020 8:47:06 AM By Javvad Malik

Data breaches continue, phishing attacks are on the rise, and people responsible for security wake up in a cold sweat a few times a year worried they’re the next victims.

70% to 90% of All Malicious Breaches are Due to Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

Mar 31, 2020 8:50:03 AM By Roger Grimes

If you’ve heard me speak the last two years, read any of my articles, or watched any of my webinars, you’ve probably heard me say, “Seventy to ninety percent of all malicious breaches are ...

[On-Demand] Never Assume Breach: Build a Data-Driven Defense Strategy to Secure Your Organization's Most Valuable Assets

Mar 4, 2020 8:47:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Even the world’s most successful organizations have significant weaknesses in their IT security defenses, which today’s determined hackers can exploit at will. There’s even a term for it: ...

Data Breach After Effects: Consequences and Learning Lessons

Mar 4, 2020 8:17:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

If you think your organization is safe from a data breach, think again. Data breaches could be deadly for any organization big or small.

[Heads-up] Ransomware Criminals Hack An Accounting Company And Cause A Data Breach For Their Customers

Feb 24, 2020 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Last December, a ransomware infection of Albany, New York-based accounting firm BST & Co. CPAs LLC exposed the confidential data of their customers, causing a data breach for one of ...

The Real-life Email You Never Want To Get From Your CEO Because The Feds Called...

Feb 21, 2020 12:56:19 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

From The Desk Of Mark *********, CEO, ********* Corporation

DOJ Charges Hackers from the Chinese People Liberation Army with 2016 Equifax Data Breach

Feb 12, 2020 6:42:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Four hackers have been charged with hacking the U.S. credit reporting agency where data on U.S. citizens and proprietary Equifax secrets were stolen.

Most British Breaches Traced to Human Error

Feb 11, 2020 8:21:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

90% of data breaches in the UK during 2019 were caused by human mistakes, Infosecurity Magazine reports. CybSafe analyzed all the data breach reports received by the UK Information ...

Ashley Madison Data Breach Comes Back to Haunt Customers with New Sextortion Scam

Feb 3, 2020 9:47:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Just when you thought everyone forgot about participation on the ill-famed cheaters website, a new phishing scam looks to use the breached data as the basis for extorting the site’s users.

Happy Hotel With a Sad Ending

Jan 15, 2020 8:42:17 AM By Javvad Malik

Tokyo, Japan-based Almex which operates the Japanese Happy Hotels announced it has been hacked and that customer data including email address, birth date, gender, phone number, log in, ...

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