Hackers published a list of 50,000 Fortinet VPN credentials stolen from vulnerable devices. A second data leak dumped sslvpn_websession files for every IP initially compromised.
Cyber Security
Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.
So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.
It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.
A data leak has exposed prison blueprints of numerous facilities across England and Wales, raising concerns over potential jailbreaks and weapons and drug smuggling behind bars.
Vulnerability in Twitter's API in 2021 caused a data leak that exposed private user profile information of at least 5.4 million users. The information is now available for free via a dark web forum.
The personal data of 1 billion China citizens, or about two-thirds of the country's entire population, appears to be available for sale on an underground forum after a data leak.
Data leak occurred when a sensitive document was mistakenly shared in connection to a freedom of information request, and takes place amidst a backdrop of increased tensions and fears of terrorism that have been growing since early 2023.
Concerns about reprisal by the Taliban prompted the UK government to secretly grant asylum to thousands of Afghans and allow them to immigrate to the country, in the wake of a 2022 data leak by the Ministry of Defence.
The Pegasus spyware sold by NSO Group, supposed to only be available to law enforcement and intelligence agencies for legitimate and legal uses, appears to be widely available to repressive governments with little oversight.
Even though the data of 538 million Weibo users sold on dark web is limited, the information still posed a risk especially to the anonymous users sharing unfiltered news around the country.
Organizations now have massive volumes of data about their customers, clients, suppliers, patients, workers, and other stakeholders. Data governance will guarantee that your data is trustworthy, well-documented, easy to discover and access, safe, compliant, and confidential.
Outsourcing business model creates a reliance on third parties and increases security risks as more companies have access to the same information that was previously kept within a company.










