Data Breaches Digest

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Data-Leaking Ransomware Attacks Tracked This Month

Data-Leaking Ransomware Attacks Tracked This Year

Thursday, 6 May 2021

HSBC: UK Bank's Customers Targeted With Fake 'New Payee' Smishing Campaign Designed To Steal Bank Details

'Definitely a scam' HSBC issues urgent warning as criminals try to get bank details

Posted by Dunkie at 22:15

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #finance, #GDPR, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #phishing, #smishing, #UK

World Password Day: How To Create And Promote Safer Password Practices

Best practices during World Password Day

Posted by Dunkie at 22:00

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #password, #worldpasswordday

NRG: Canadian Cycling Equipment Wholesaler's Ransomware Attack Results In IT Systems Shutdown And Operational Disruption

NRG/Lanctôt latest victim of ransomware attack

Posted by Dunkie at 21:45

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

SmileDirectClub: US Dentistry Products Manufacturer's Cyber Attack Results In Operational Disruption And Estimated $15 Million Loss

SmileDirectClub: Attack Taking Big Bite Out of Revenue

Posted by Dunkie at 21:30

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

Qualcomm: Californian Computer Chip Manufacturer's "Mobile Station Modem" Vulnerability Could Affect 30% Of All Global Mobile Phones

A Flaw in Qualcomm’s Modem Component Affects 30% of All Smartphones Out There

Posted by Dunkie at 21:15

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

World Password Day: Five Tips To Make Passwords Secure And Convenient

World Password Day: Five Tips to Make Passwords Secure AND Convenient

Posted by Dunkie at 21:00

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #password, #worldpasswordday

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Belnet: Belgian Internet Service Provider Suffers DDoS Attack Affecting Belgium's Parliament, Police Services And Universities

Cyber-Attack on Belgian Parliament

Posted by Dunkie at 22:15

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Labels: #belgium, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #DDoS, #government, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware

Alaska Court System: Alaskan Government Judicial System Suffers Suspected Ransomware Attack Forcing IT Systems Shutdown

Cyberattack knocks Alaska courts offline

Posted by Dunkie at 22:00

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

Peloton: US Exercise Equipment Manufacturer's Data Leaking API Exposes 1 Million Connected Users' Personal Data

Leaky Peloton API Allowed Anyone to Access Private User Data

Posted by Dunkie at 21:45

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Labels: #API, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #personallyidentifiableinformation, #PII, #US, #vulnerability

USAGM: US Government Agency For Global Media Suffers Data Breach Exposing Employees' Full Names And Social Security Numbers

U.S. Agency for Global Media data breach caused by a phishing attack

Posted by Dunkie at 21:30

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #government, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #pennsylvania, #phishing, #US

Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare: US Healthcare Provider's Third-Party Data Breach Compromises 17,655 Patients' Personal Data

Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare vendor faces data breach; potentially exposing information on thousands of patients

Posted by Dunkie at 21:15

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Labels: #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #healthcare, #HIPAA, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #newyork, #PHI, #protectedhealthinformation, #US

Telstra: Australian Telecommunications Company's Third-Party "Avaddon" Ransomware Attack Results In Stolen SIM Card Data

Telstra service provider hit by cyber attack as hackers claim SIM card information stolen

Posted by Dunkie at 21:00

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Labels: #australia, #avaddon, #cyberattack, #cybersec, #cybersecurity, #databreach, #databreaches, #dataprivacy, #hacked, #informationsecurity, #infosec, #malware, #ransomware

Global Data Breaches - April 2021

April 2021 saw another 143 Data Breaches reported which accounted for 1 Billion Data Records reported compromised.

April's total amount of Data Breaches reported decreased by over 5% from last month, but the total amount of Data Records reported compromised increased by over 814% from last month.

The hardest hit sectors were Healthcare, Technology and Public Sector, with most breach types continuing to be Cyber Attack, Internal Error and Ransomware, accounting for over 73% of total Data Breaches reported this year.

Currently this takes the yearly totals so far to 495 Data Breaches reported and 4.4 Billion Data Records reported comprised as of the end of April 2021.