Biggest data breaches of 2019

guest · Dec 11, 2019

Biggest data leaks of 2019 that hit Indians
December 11, 2019
https://www.businessinsider.in/tech...2019-to-affect-india/articleshow/72465865.cms

Normally, access to the internet is considered a boon. But it’s not without its costs. Data is becoming more valuable by the day and for someone looking to make money in nefarious ways. Hacking is the new trend in town.

Information theft is the most expensive and fastest-rising consequence of cybercrime. Personal and sensitive data of millions of people is compromised and in exchange for a quick buck.
Cybercriminals are constantly adapting and finding new ways to compromise online security, quicker than security firms can build solutions to defend against them.

Here are some of the biggest data breaches of 2019 that affected users in India: [...]
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guest · Dec 17, 2019

Biggest data breaches of 2019: Same mistakes, different year
We never want to hear the words "unsecured database" ever again
December 17, 2019
https://www.cnet.com/news/biggest-data-breaches-of-2019-same-mistakes-different-year/

The words "unsecured database" seemed to run on repeat through security journalism in 2019. Every month, another company was asking its customers to change their passwords and report any damage.
And it's not just manic media coverage. The total number of breaches was up 33% over last year, according to research from Risk Based Security, with medical services, retailers and public entities most affected.

The truth is, until a suite of industry-shaping federal reforms and regulations slap some accountability into US data brokerages and communications companies while miraculously rolling back government mass-surveillance programs, keeping one's one data trail clean is about as likely to save you from being part of a mega-breach as recycling your coffee cup is to stop climate change.
Without further ado… [...]
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guest · Dec 26, 2019

Top 10 Breaches and Leaky Server Screw Ups of 2019
December 26, 2019
https://threatpost.com/top-10-breaches-leaky-server-2019/151386/

From massive credential spills on the Dark Web and hacked data to card-skimming and rich profiles exposed by way of cloud misconfigurations, 2019 was a notable year for data breaches. Big names like Capital One, Macy’s and Sprint were impacted, as was the entire country of Ecuador and supply-chain companies like the American Medical Collection Agency. Here are our Top 10 data leak moments of the year.
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guest · Jan 24, 2020

The biggest data breaches of 2019
January 23, 2020
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/biggest-data-breaches-2019/article/1671767

Kumar Ritesh, chairman and CEO at CYFIRMA, discusses the rising tide of data breaches in 2019, as SC Media UK collates the top 10 data breaches disclosed last year

“I am aware that several manufacturing and equipment companies in Japan, South East Asia and South Korea have faced a number of breaches, but the only a few got reported.”
He is sure that the worst is yet to come.

“2019 was a watershed year for cyber-security. Hackers gained momentum in finding new avenues to attack individuals, industries and nations as digital systems remained vulnerable with software programs and applications that are outdated, poorly configured, and laden with weaknesses,” he told SC Media UK.
SC Media UK has collated the top 10 data breaches that came to light in 2019, ordered according to the number of documents leaked. Companies such as Facebook, which disclosed multiple data breaches, have been slotted under a single entry. The information was gathered from regulatory disclosures, news reports and our own reports published last year.
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guest · Feb 15, 2020

6 Noteworthy Data Breaches in 2019
February 14, 2020
https://www.veracode.com/blog/security-news/6-noteworthy-data-breaches-2019

2019 was a banner year for breaches. Some of the biggest victims included social media heavy-hitters Facebook and TikTok, as well as financial dynamo Capital One. They’re just the tip of the iceberg: according to Forbes, over 3,000 breaches in 2019 tallied up to 4.1 billion compromised data records. That’s a whopping 22.5 million records stolen by cyberattackers every day of last year.

As cybersecurity becomes a more complex issue, businesses that handle sensitive data – from passwords to Social Security numbers, banking information, and even medical records – should take this ever-prevalent problem seriously in 2020 and beyond. Here’s a look at six of the biggest breaches we saw in 2019.
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(PDF): https://www.veracode.com/sites/default/files/2020-02/Veracode_CyberSecurityReport_Infographic-FINAL.pdf

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