Data Breaches Digest

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Data-Leaking Ransomware Attacks Tracked This Month

Data-Leaking Ransomware Attacks Tracked This Year

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

REvil/Sodinokibi: Ransomware Operator Acquires Source Code Of "KPOT" Information Stealing Malware For $6,500 In Auction

REvil ransomware gang 'acquires' KPOT malware

Posted by Dunkie at 22:00

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #KPOT, #malware, #ransomware, #revil, #sodinokibi

Capcom: Japanese Video Game Developer Suffers "Ragnar Locker" Ransomware Attack Resulting In IT Systems And Email Disruption

Capcom hit by Ragnar Locker ransomware, 1TB allegedly stolen

Posted by Dunkie at 21:45

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #japan, #malware, #ragnarlocker, #ransomware

Cork University Maternity Hospital: Irish Hospital Fined €65,000 For Disposing 78 Patients' Personal Data In Public Recycling Facility

Cork hospital fined €65k after patients' personal data found in public recycling facility

Posted by Dunkie at 21:30

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Labels: #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #fine, #GDPR, #healthcare, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #internalerror, #ireland

Cermati: Indonesian Finance Platform Suffers Data Breach Resulting In 2.9 Million Users' Data Leaked On Dark Web

Indonesian fintech Cermati reports data breach, 2.9 million users affected

Posted by Dunkie at 21:15

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #darkweb, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #finance, #hacked, #indonesia, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware

Cit0day: 23,618 Hacked Databases From Shut Down 'Data Breach Index' Website Leaked On Multiple Hacking Forums

23,600 hacked databases have leaked from a defunct 'data breach index' site

Posted by Dunkie at 21:00

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #darkweb, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #phishing, #ransomware

Mattel: Californian Toy Manufacturer Discloses Ransomware Attack Resulting In IT Systems Disruption

Leading toy maker Mattel hit by ransomware

Posted by Dunkie at 15:45

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Labels: #california, #CCPA, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #ransomware, #US

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

68% Of USB Memory Sticks Resold Online Contain Retrievable Sensitive Data Due To Resellers Not Knowing How To Properly Erase Them

Researchers Say 68% of the USB Sticks Resold on eBay Contain Sensitive Data

Posted by Dunkie at 20:50

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Labels: #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #USB

GrowDiaries: Czech Republic Cannabis Growing Community Website's Unsecure Databases Expose 3.4 Million User Records And Hashed Passwords

Cannabis growing community site exposes 3.4 million user records and passwords

Posted by Dunkie at 20:40

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Labels: #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #czechrepublic, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #GDPR, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #unsecure

NWF Group: UK Animal Feed Distributor Suffers Cyber Attack Resulting In Suspension Of Company Shares

NWF Group suspends shares after company's IT systems hacked

Posted by Dunkie at 20:30

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Labels: #conti, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #GDPR, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #ransomware, #UK

Saskatchewan Polytechnic: Canadian College Suffers Suspected Ransomware Attack Resulting In Multiple Campus Shutdowns

Cyberattack shuts down Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Posted by Dunkie at 20:20

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Labels: #canada, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #education, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #ransomware

Matson: Hawaii Logistics Company Suffers "REvil" Ransomware Attack Resulting In Stolen Sensitive Data Leaked On Dark Web

Big US transportation services firm hit by Windows REvil ransomware

Posted by Dunkie at 20:10

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #darkweb, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #hawaii, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #ransomware, #revil, #sodinokibi, #US

Jewish General Hospital: Montreal Hospital And CIUSSS Centre-Ouest Health Authority Suffers Cyber Attack Forcing IT Systems Shutdown

Cyberattack targets Montreal health agency, forcing it to go offline

Posted by Dunkie at 20:00

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Labels: #canada, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #healthcare, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware

Folksam Group: Stockholm Insurance Company's Accidental Data Breach Results In 1 Million Clients' Private Data Shared With Third-Parties

Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech

Posted by Dunkie at 19:45

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Labels: #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #finance, #GDPR, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #internalerror, #sweden

Global Data Breaches - October 2020

October 2020 saw another 117 Data Breaches reported which accounted for 86.6 Million Data Records reported compromised.

October's total amount of Data Breaches reported increased by over 14% from last month, but the total amount of Data Records reported compromised decreased by over 67% from last month.

The hardest hit sectors were Healthcare, Education and Public Sector, with most breach types continuing to be Cyber Attack, Internal Error and Ransomware, accounting for over 70% of total Data Breaches reported this year.

Currently this takes the yearly totals so far to 883 Data Breaches reported and 19.4 Billion Data Records reported comprised as of the end of October 2020.