Tag: Data Leak

  • Three things to know about the dark web

    CISOs have to stay ahead of what’s likely to come. With this in mind, here are three things you need to know about the dark web. Read full news article on Help Net Security  

  • Massive Government Data Leak in Sweden

    Massive Government Data Leak in Sweden Seems to be incompetence rather than malice, but a good example of the dangers of blindly trusting the cloud. Tags: Read full news article on Schneier on Security  

  • How a port misconfiguration exposed critical infrastructure data

    Much has already been said and written about the dangers of potential cyber attacks targeting the electric/power grid. And in Ukraine, they’ve already gone from theoretical scenarios to actual attacks. Read full news article on Help Net Security  

  • Sweden Rattled by Massive Confidential Data Leak

    Sweden’s minority government was battling to contain the fallout Monday after a massive leak that may have made confidential military information accessible abroad, as well as the private data of millions of citizens. Read full news article on SecurityWeek  

  • Sweden Grapples with Sensitive Data Leak Scandal

    Website of the Swedish government’s Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen), which regulates and inspects transportation systems in Sweden Sweden is grappling with the fallout from a sensitive data breach that occurred two years ago – the scope of which has only recently trickled out. It resulted in the prosecution of the former head of the Transport Agency…

  • Swedish Government Blamed for Mega Data Leak

    The Swedish government is facing intense criticism after reports claimed it responsible for one of the world’s biggest and most damaging public sector data breaches ever recorded. Local media reports summarized by The Local claim that the incident stemmed from the Swedish Transport Agency (STA), which outsourced its IT infrastructure to IBM back in 2015…

  • Millions Of Verizon Customers Exposed By Third-party Data Leak

    It’s not easy for businesses to protect their customers’ data these days, particularly when they share it with their partners. When that data is shared, keeping it secure can become a Herculean effort… and sometimes those efforts come up short. Read full news article on Forbes.com  

  • Basic Security Practice Failure Leads to Massive RNC Data Leak

    The recent news about a data firm accidentally leaking personal details of voters plays right into the drama of election cycle and political climate filled with leaks and cybersecurity concerns. However, this leak also shows just how vulnerable we all are when our personal information is entrusted – knowingly or not – to a third…

  • How the CIA gained access to air-gapped computers

    A new WikiLeaks release of documents believed to have been stolen from the CIA show the intelligence agency’s capability to infect air-gapped computers and networks via booby-trapped USB sticks. The Brutal Kangaroo project The agency would start by infecting an Internet-connected computer inside the target organizations with malware, which would infect inserted USB sticks with…

  • Largest US voter data leak shines light on many problems

    If US citizens weren’t convinced by now that they have long lost control of their data, the fact is more than obvious after a misconfigured database containing 198 million US voters was found leaking the information online. What’s more, successfully suing Deep Root Analytics, the company that inadvertently leaked the data, will likely be difficult,…

  • GOP Contractor Accidentally Exposes Personal Info Of Almost 200 Million Voters

    A data firm contracted by the Republican National Convention (RNC) left personal data on millions of Americans exposed online, according to multiple news outlets. This month, the conservative data firm Deep Root Analytics was found to have stored personal information on around 198 million U.S. Read full news article on Forbes.com  

  • Republican Data Firm Leaks Personal Info on 198 Million Voters

    Cyber security firm UpGuard uncovered the database last week, confirming that it includes personal data on nearly 200 million US voters. That’s almost everyone. Read full news article on Extreme Tech