Data Breach

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Intelligence

A data breach can destroy a business. For small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB), this is really especially concerning, as 60% will shut down within six months of the attack. While larger companies and agencies likely won’t have to shut their doors, they, too, suffer serious consequences. There are financial costs, which Ponemon Institute and IBM…

Mobile Security

Issued by: Security Week

Syniverse says it has roughly 1,250 customers across 200 countries, including a vast majority of the world’s mobile carriers, such as AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Vodafone, China Mobile, Airtel, Telefónica, and América Móvil. The company’s services are used to connect the networks of different mobile carriers and enable the transmission of data. Syniverse says it enables…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Cyentia Institute and RiskRecon released a research that quantifies how a multi-party data breach impacts many organizations in today’s interconnected digital world. The study is based on an analysis of 897 multi-party breaches involving three or more interrelated companies. The impact of multi-party data breach events 897 multi-party data breach incidents, also referred to as…

Application Security

Issued by: CSO

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners, in a split-vote (3-2), issued a policy statement on September 15, requiring both health applications and connected devices to comply with the “Health Breach Notification Rule (August 2009).” The commissioners recognized how the applications and devices did not fall within the scope of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

A Defense Ministry email to more than 250 Afghans who are eligible for relocation and still remain in Afghanistan was mistakenly copied to all applicants Monday instead of blind copied. British media reports said the people whose email addresses were distributed included some individuals who are in hiding from the Taliban. “It is an unacceptable…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

In a notification letter filed with the Maine Attorney General’s Officer, the company said personal information of roughly 6500 individuals was compromised during a ransomware attack that was identified in mid-June. An investigation launched into the incident, the company says, has revealed that the attackers first compromised SAC Wireless’ systems in April 13. The threat…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Data breaches like ransomware can be catastrophic for some businesses. Not only do affected organizations lose revenue from the downtime that occurs during the incident, the post-breach costs can be significant. These costs can include everything from the time and resources it takes to detect how the compromise occurred and remediate the actual threat to…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: CSO

T-Mobile has confirmed a data breach that impacted nearly 50 million people, including current, former and prospective subscribers. The exposed details differed across different types of customers, so the level of risk users are exposed to varies. Victims of the T-Mobile or any other breach where personal data is stolen should be aware of follow-on…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

In a letter to customers, the company indicated that outsiders might have gained access to Social Security numbers, passport numbers, dates of birth, addresses and health information of people. The company declined to say how many people’s information was exposed. The breach comes after Carnival was hit twice last year by ransomware attacks. Carnival spokesman…