It has been reported that the Los Angeles branch of Planned Parenthood was hit by a data breach involving about 400,000 patients, but there is no indication that the information was used “for fraudulent purposes,” the group said. A hacker installed computer malware between Oct. 9 and Oct. 17 and “exfiltrated” files containing patient names and possibly addresses, insurance and medical information, including procedures they may have undergone, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles warned Tuesday. The attack involved ransomware, software that hackers can use to lock an organisation out of its own computer network until a ransom is paid, but the group didn’t immediately say whether any…
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Research shows ‘game needs to be changed,’ with security innovation years behind that of the attackers, the board a decade behind security discussions and regulation needing more industry input Vectra AI, a leader in threat detection and response, today released a new report highlighting how today’s organisations are tackling complex, modern cyberthreats. Vectra’s Security Leaders Research Report found that 89% of respondents think traditional approaches don’t protect against modern threats and that ‘the game needs to be changed’ when it comes to dealing with attackers. The report surveyed 200 IT security decision makers working at organisations with more than 1,000…
BACKGROUND: IKEA is suffering an email phishing attack using both internal and compromised partner reply-chain emails. In internal emails viewed by Bleeping computer, IKE warned employees of the ongoing attack and evidence suggests that the attack may be spreading the Emotet or Qbot trojans. IKEA email excerpts: “There is an ongoing cyber-attack that is targeting Inter IKEA mailboxes. Other IKEA organisations, suppliers, and business partners are compromised by the same attack and are further spreading malicious emails to persons in Inter IKEA,” “This means that the attack can come via email from someone that you work with, from any external…
BACKGROUND: It was reported today that the UK’s financial markets regulator changed the 90-day rule, which required users to re-authenticate their permission for sharing financial data every three months. This meant that users had to re-authenticate every 90 days on every app and provider they shared their financial data with.
BACKGROUND: Panasonic has become the latest company to fall victim to a data breach, with the company reporting that its network was “illegally accessed by a third party,” beginning in June 22 and ending November 3. The breach went undetected until November 11. The news follows a ransomware attack that targeted Panasonic India less than a year ago in which hackers leaked 4 gigabytes of data that included email addresses and financial information. This month’s attack is also among a growing trend of cyberattacks on Japanese technology companies, with organizations such as Mitsubishi Electric and Olympus also being subject to…
BACKGROUND: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced its provisional intent to impose a potential fine of just over £17 million on Clearview AI Inc – a company that describes itself as the ‘World’s Largest Facial Network’. In addition, the ICO has issued a provisional notice to stop further processing of the personal data of people in the UK and to delete it following alleged serious breaches of the UK’s data protection laws.
BACKGROUND: New findings from Booz Allen Hamilton in examine threats around Chinese advances in quantum computing, in which the country has long invested heavily. Among key findings: By the end of the 2020s, Chinese threat groups will likely collect data that enables quantum simulators to discover new economically valuable materials, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.State-aligned cyber threat actors will attempt to gain such data to advance their mission/national priorities.China’s potential ability to ultimately decrypt stolen data creates immediate security risks for CISOs managing classified or sensitive data of enduring value.
BACKGROUND: In response to Sky’s warning that six million broadband devices could have been at risk of hacking by cybercriminals because of an unpatched security flaw, Information Security experts reacted below.
BACKGROUND: Consumers are set to spend £9bn on deals this Black Friday and cybercriminals see this as the perfect opportunity to strike. In the SonicWall mid-year threat report, they recorded: 495 million global ransomware attacks logged this year to date.Through the third quarter of 2021, there has been a 148% increase in ransomware attacks year to date, surpassing the total number of 2020 ransomware attacks by July. In November 2020, there were 37.8 million global ransomware attacks, 4 million more than either October or December of the same year.
BACKGROUND: Following the news that Apple has sued the NSO Group to curb state-sponsored malware, cyber security expert reacted below.