During a time where hospitals are already strapped for resources, Mercy Iowa City hospital reported that an internal email compromise and phishing email incident led to the exposure of personal information of some 60,473 individuals.
A recent Outbound Email Security Report revealed that stressed, tired employees are behind four in 10 of the most severe data breach incidents. As stress levels rise, rushed employees are more likely to make simple mistakes such as sending an email to the wrong person, or attaching the wrong file.
The Keepnet Labs 2020 Phishing Trends Report found that 90% of successful cyberattacks occur through email-based attacks. The report also found that top sectors where breaches occur.
New research spike in phishing attempts since the pandemic began, leading to more frequent successful attacks and a heavier burden on corporate IT security teams to remediate incidents.
More than 3,800 data breaches were reported from January through June 30, exposing over 4.1 billion records, according to the 2019 MidYear Data Breach Quickview Report.
In Australia, data loss/theft of confidential information incidents rose by 78.7 percent in 2018 compared to 2017 and data breaches experienced through third party providers and suppliers rose by 74.3 percent, according to the BDO and AusCERT 2018/19 Cyber Security Survey.
Hackers are tapping into a growing consumer trend: the use of illicit devices and apps to access pirated content to spread malware and exploit unsuspecting users, a Digital Citizens Alliance report found.
A recent study found that healthcare organizations are most susceptible to phishing attempts, with employees clicking one in seven simulated emails sent.
