Verizon data breach report illuminates pandemic patterns
May 19, 2021 · Verizon’s data breach report for 2021 frames the degree to which the pandemic has influenced cyber criminal activity, with the focus shifting strongly toward work-at-home infrastructure. 39% of all data breaches in 2020 stemmed from web application compromise, and both phishing and ransomware incidents jumped significantly from 2019.
Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity News - CPO Magazine
4 days ago · The U.S. state of Georgia’s election website experienced a “probing” cyber attack from a suspected nation-state threat actor, delaying absentee ballot requests. Latest news on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory developments, data breaches and enforcement actions happening around the world.
A Third-Party Breach Leaked American Express Customers ...
Mar 12, 2024 · In a notification letter filed with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR), American Express said it learned that a merchant processor was the victim of a data breach.. The New York-based company determined that the cybersecurity incident leaked payment account information, including credit card numbers. Third-party breach leaked Amex card details
Security Through Obscurity – How Code Obfuscation Works
Nov 17, 2022 · A cornerstone of modern application security, obfuscation is an essential technique used to modify code or an executable file so that it is no longer transparent to foreign entities whilst still retaining functionality. Obfuscation therefore prevents the reverse-engineering of programs and is used to protect sensitive intellectual property (IP ...
Over 8 Million Cash App Users Potentially Exposed in a Data …
Apr 14, 2022 · In a regulatory filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Cash App’s parent company Block said it discovered the intrusion in December 2021.. According to Block’s disclosure, the former employee, who had access to the information during his tenure, downloaded data for customers who use the Cash App Investing stock function.
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Mar 31, 2022 · In response, we’ve seen cyber insurance premiums skyrocket. In the fourth quarter of 2021, Marsh Global Insurance Market Index reports that cyber insurance pricing spiked by 130% in the U.S. and 92% in the U.K. And the momentum will likely continue: Standard & Poor’s Corp. predicts in cyber insurance premiums will, on average, increase 20% ...
Nvidia Data Leak Exposed Proprietary Information but ... - CPO …
Mar 11, 2022 · Lapsus$ also demanded that the chipmaker release the source code for its GPU drivers under an open-source license. “We decided to help [the] mining and gaming community, we want Nvidia to push an update for all 30 series firmware that remove every LHR limitation otherwise we will leak [the] hw (hardware) folder,” Lapsus$ posted on Telegram.
Rise in Healthcare Data Breaches Driven by Ransomware Attacks
Mar 18, 2021 · Ransomware attacks accounted for 54.95% of 2020’s healthcare data breaches, the strong majority. The next largest cause was email compromise / phishing (21.16%), followed by insider threats (7.17%) and unsecured databases (3.75%). Third-party vendor compromise accounted for about 25% of the healthcare data breaches, and about 12 million of ...
Data Owners vs. Data Stewards vs. Data Custodians - CPO Magazine
Dec 2, 2022 · Organizations now have massive volumes of data about their customers, clients, suppliers, patients, workers, and other stakeholders. Data governance will guarantee that your data is trustworthy, well-documented, easy to discover and …
Understanding ProxyLogon Vulnerabilities and How to Secure Them
Jun 4, 2021 · On March 21, 2021, a cybersecurity researcher gave evidence of criminals using ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to cause ransomware attacks targeting victims in more than a dozen countries. The so-called Black Kingdom ransomware encrypts files with random extensions before distributing a note demanding $10,000 worth of cryptocurrency.