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Health Data Breach Tally Spikes; AMCA Breach Reports Added
2019-09-05 19:48

Total Number of Individuals Affected by Breaches Reported in 2019 TriplesThe federal tally of major health data breaches has spiked over the last month, mostly because of the American Medical...

Ransomware Sees Triple-Digit Spike in Corporate Detections
2019-08-08 14:00

A pair of reports released at Black Hat mark the huge shift away from targeting consumers.

Watch Out! Microsoft Spotted Spike in Astaroth Fileless Malware Attacks
2019-07-09 08:18

Security researchers at Microsoft have released details of a new widespread campaign distributing an infamous piece of fileless malware that was primarily being found targeting European and...

Microsoft remains the most impersonated brand, Netflix phishing spikes
2019-01-24 06:30

Although Microsoft remains the top target for phishers, Netflix saw an incredible surge in Dec., making it the second most impersonated brand in Q4 2018, according to Vade Secure. Microsoft...

ThreatList: Gift Card-Themed BEC Holiday Scams Spike
2018-12-07 22:25

Watch out for emails about gift cards and corporate donations, researcher warn.

ThreatList: Credential Theft Spikes by Triple Digits in U.S.
2018-10-11 20:19

Meanwhile, the LokiPWS (a.k.a. Lokibot) malware family distribution is surging.

The Expected Spike in Post-GDPR Spam Activity Hasn't Happened
2018-08-29 19:07

For many months it was expected that privacy protections afforded to consumers by GDPR would also benefit the bad guys. read more

GDPR Effect: Data Protection Complaints Spike
2018-08-29 12:18

Individuals Report Organizations for Allegedly Failing to Secure Personal DataThree months after the EU's General Data Protection Regulation went into full effect, the U.K.'s data privacy watchdog...

Fraud data shows 680% spike in fraudulent mobile app transactions
2018-05-25 11:20

The number of fraudulent transactions originating from a mobile app during the first quarter has increased by 200 per cent since 2015, according to RSA Security. Analysis from the team also...