Home Depot settles with state AGs for 2014 point-of-sale hack
The Home Depot breach was, at the time, the largest reported breach in history, capturing 56 million credit cards.
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Attackers target gaming as the latest ‘always on’ industry impacted by ransomware
Much like hospitals and government, video game developers can’t afford to go dark, nor can they easily overcome exposure of their secret sauce. That makes them an attractive target.
Vastaamo breach: Is blackmailing individual customers the next extortion trend?
Organizations in the health care sector and beyond should be aware of potential copycat attacks, which could result in significant damage to reputation and subsequently the bottom line.
Finnish psychotherapy center fires CEO for suppressing breach details
Finnish psychotherapy center Vastaamo, which was blackmailed after experiencing a ransomware data breach, fired its CEO Ville Tapio for holding back information on the hack for close to 18 months.
Sopra Steria confirms new Ryuk version behind cyberattack on its operations
The attack was only launched a few days before it was detected and it will take a few weeks for a return to normal.
B&N cyberattack calls into question the retailer’s network segmentation practices
An apparent ransomware infection at Barnes & Noble, which spread from the retailer’s corporate systems to its stores, has led to speculation over whether a lack of business segmentation could have assisted the malware’s propagation.
What one company’s deal with the feds tells us about the long tail of data breaches
A recently published corrective action plan between HHS and CHSPSC over a 2014 hack underscores how long companies must deal with the fallout of a harmful breach.
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Shopify breach: Help center employees are a unique breed of insider threat
The breach perpetrated by two “rogue employees” who worked on the e-commerce platform’s support team illustrates how certain roles within an organization may require more stringent monitoring.
Supply chain weak security link for 92 percent of US companies
The devastating Target breach – the result of an earlier attack on the retail giant’s HVAC vendor – wasn’t an anomaly. New research from BlueVoyant found that 92 percent of U.S. organizations suffered a breach in the past 12 months as a result of weakness in their supply chain. When four other countries (the U.K.,…
All eyes on VA security measures after compromise of 46,000 accounts
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disclosure that the information of 46,000 U.S. service people recently was breached through an apparent social engineering scheme underscores the need for government vigilance even when a significant investment has been made in state-of-the-art protection. Security experts said the relatively low number of impacted accounts – in comparison…
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