Sophos found that 64% of healthcare organizations chose to pay ransom after ransomware attacks in 2021, up from 34% in 2020, but only 2% of payers recovered all encrypted data.
The DHS has issued a broad warning to all American businesses about potential data theft by partners in China that have connections to the government.
BlackByte ransomware group attacked organizations in at least three critical infrastructure sectors and multiple foreign and U.S. Businesses, according to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service. San Francisco 49ers also suffered ransomware attack.
South Korea has fined Facebook $6.1 million for privacy violations. Facebook shared the personal information of 3.3 million residents without collecting proper user consent.
Over 2.6 million people may have been affected by a massive supply chain attack leveraging over 35 compromised Chrome extensions to take over Facebook Ad accounts.
Cisco Report Finds Data Privacy a Top Priority for Security Professionals During Pandemic Conditions
Data privacy report from Cisco finds that the roles of security professionals are evolving in response to regulatory changes and the specific pressures created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The US cybersecurity strategy asks global partners to rally around three central principles: a broad vision of cyberspace grounded in commitment to international law and agreements, fundamental data security and privacy practices, and greater diplomatic involvement across all elements of the digital ecosystem.
Though Silicon Valley would prefer data federal privacy laws that are favorable to them to a patchwork of state laws, Big Tech appears to be putting more effort into lobbying at the state level as of late.
Report from Momentum Cyber finds that the first half of 2021 was the busiest on record for the cybersecurity market in terms of investment and strategic activity. The torrid pace has been indirectly driven by the massive spike in ransomware attacks.
The problem of social media cyber crime is growing at an astonishing rate and is now a $3 billion business. According to a recent report, nearly 1 in 5 organizations worldwide are now infected by malware distributed by social media.
