The Data Breach (Amazon) Bucket List

The leak of data on U.S. veterans this week is just the latest to be tied back to insecure cloud-based storage. What’s going on? Let’s take a look.

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Dragonfly Hackers Gain Access to Global Energy Operations

A group of attackers with suspected ties to the Russian government has been conducting a long-term campaign that has penetrated the networks of energy providers in both the United States and Europe, giving them access to vital systems and the potential ability to cause power disruptions at their leisure.

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South Carolina School District Does the Ransomware Two Step

A South Carolina school district is the latest to do the ransomware two step: assuring parents that data encrypted and held hostage by the criminals wasn’t “accessed” by them. Nice try.

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Game of Pwns: What you need to know about the massive HBO data breach

The hack of everyone’s favorite entertainment mill could be bigger than the hack of Sony Entertainment. We break down what happened.

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Is a ransomware infection always a data breach? Yes.

FedEx’s disclosure of a material impact from NotPetya last week highlighted the awkward two-step that companies play around malware outbreaks and data breaches.

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Mass Breach a Big Concern for Risk Experts

Asked about the possibility of systemic cyber attacks, risk experts cited the possibility of a mass breach in industries like healthcare and finance as a top concern.

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Last Year: The Worst Year (Again) for Healthcare Data Breaches

A report from the firm Bitglass said healthcare breaches hit an all-time high in 2016, amid warnings that even pediatric patient data is being used by cybercriminals and identity thieves.

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2017 Data Breach Report Finds Phishing, Email Attacks Still Potent

Phishing of employees and malicious attachments sent in email messages are still the main causes of data breaches, despite warnings, Verizon said in its latest Data Breach Investigation Report.

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New report on security incidents finds: it’s the detection, stupid

A new report underscores the importance of early detection of cyber incidents in limiting their severity.

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Survey Finds Breaches Depress Share Prices – a lot

A study by the firm CGI and Oxford Economics finds that share prices of breached firms drop by an average of 1.8% following a severe breach – and the hit is often permanent.

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