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(In)Secure Digest: 2024’s Internal Fumbles
With 2024 drawing to a close, we have rounded up some of the year’s eye-catching incidents where internal factors stole the spotlight. From mishaps to true malice of insiders, these stories have it all. Take a moment to read and see what lessons can be learned!
Namibia is under Attack, Kenya Bolsters Data Protection Laws
Namibia is affected by a big data breach, including contractual records and personal data of high-ranking officials, while neighboring Kenya enhances its own Data Protection Act.
Central Bank of Brazil exposed sensitive information
The Central Bank of Brazil reported that a data leak occurred on the 4th of December. According to the statement made by the Central Bank, the incident is a result of operational error during publishing the survey results.
Round-Up of Severe Data Leaks in Asia
In this weekly review of data security incidents, you will find details on the alleged theft of identity cards data in Malaysia and an incident with the cloud storage provider in Hong Kong.
Troves of Personal Data Were Exposed, While Regulators Work on Protection
In this weekly overview of major security incidents, you will learn about a several cases, which lead to exposure of hundreds of GB of confidential data.
(In)Secure Digest: Baguettes' Thief, Disney Sabotage, Credentials' Waterfall
It's time to review November's most noticeable and high-profile information security incidents. In this digest, you’ll find: a multi-million-dollar scam by a former top manager, a “cyber-poisoner” at Disney World, echoes of the MOVEit hack at Amazon and others.
Algeria Faces 70M Attacks While Tesla Breach Turns Out False
As November wraps up, headlines tell of cybercriminals targeting Algeria and a recent data breach mistakenly linked to Tesla. Let’s explore the details.
Social Media in the Crosshairs
In this digest, we are breaking down how Twitch and Facebook failed in data protection and what these incidents led to.
Africa’s Security Landscape: Kenya Rises, Nigeria Struggles, SA loses data
This week’s digest is packed with news from Africa. Let’s explore how the continent is battling with cybersecurity problems.
(In) Secure Digest Halloween Edition: What Spooked IS Specialists in October
The Halloween agenda includes a million-dollar scam, a hacker offended by non-recognition of merit, and frighteningly frequent attacks on the game industry representatives.
UAE’s AI Investments & LinkedIn’s GDPR Fine
The last IS news roundup of October is here for you—let’s dive in!
The New Portion of Insider Incidents: Cases of Remote Employee and CISO
In this incident roundup, we are exploring two cases of customer data leakage with insiders being accused of security rules violation.
The Pokémon Developer and Well-known Electronic Device Manufacturer are Facing Data Leaks
In today's roundup, we'll discuss how unauthorized access to Game Freak's servers and a ransomware attack on Casio resulted in the leak of a trove of confidential personal and corporate data.
Qatar’s Data Breach Fine & Kenya’s Move Toward Digital Inclusion
In this week’s new roundup, we are exploring the details of the data breach that occurred in Qatar and how Africa is making its way to digital safety.
(In) Secure Digest: Cyberattack on Dell, Fortinet Cloud Leak, Blackmailing Employee
A roundup of high-profile IS incidents that occurred or came to light last month is here. During September, we witnessed attacks on IS vendors and the leaking of data on millions of Americans.
UAE Warns Residents About Cyber Traps
Today we will talk about the UAE authorities' warnings regarding malicious advertising and... sharing secrets with ChatGPT.
Data Watchdog Fines Nigerian Banks for Compromising Data
In this review, we examine how Nigerian banks are getting slammed with fines for noncompliance with regulatory requirements.
Indonesia’s ID Leak & Link Between Layoffs and Data Breaches
Today, we are here with updates on a data breach investigation from Indonesia and news of an extremely interesting study on the correlation between mass layoffs and increasing data breaches.
From Cyber Stars to Data Scars: Africa's Top Cybersecurity Role Models Shine as Cameroon Faces Major Data Breach
This week’s IS news roundup comes from Africa. Let’s delve into the Global Cybersecurity Index report and see where African countries rank on it, and explore the details of a serious data breach in Cameroon.
Slim CD Breach and Turkish Ministry Data Leak
Here’s the first news roundup of the autumn, where we explore the details of the Slim CD data breach and provide updates on the Turkish Ministry of Health information leak during the pandemic.
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