Japanese car maker Toyota this week announced that cloud configuration issues have led to years-long exposure of customer data.
The impacted environments, which are managed by Toyota Connected Corporation (TC), contain information related to the vehicles of Japanese customers, as well as the personal information of customers overseas.
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The firm’s data, which was initially reported by Bleeping Computer, shows that 362 servers in the U.S. and 240 servers in Canada had been affected by the ransomware, as of this writing. More than 2,400 servers running the VMware ESXi hypervisor are currently impacted in total, and the U.S. and Canada rank second and fourth, respectively, in terms of […]
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The sophistication of the technology employed by threat actors has increased along with the number of threats. Data has evolved as an essential resource of an intelligent business, used for everything from daily operations to developing long-term plans. Data security becomes increasingly tricky as its value and business importance increase. Organizations are becoming aware of […]
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In the two weeks since the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto was the target of a ransomware attack, the institution continues to deal with cybersecurity issues. Nick Westoll reports. It’s been two weeks since the Hospital for Sick Kids was the target of a ransomware attack, and not only are sick kids staff still […]
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The mantra of the year: Trust no one. Technology executives in a recent CIO Journal end-of-year survey shared their priorities for 2023. While recruiting and retaining talent and leading through a tightening economy topped many to-do lists, the long tail of priorities encompassed everything from modernization to sustainability. Below are edited highlights of CIO responses […]
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The sophistication of the technology employed by threat actors has increased along with the number of threats. Link: https://accelerationeconomy.com/cybersecurity/how-to-communicate-cybersecurity-risks-to-boards-executives/
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A Canadian mining company has acknowledged being hit with a ransomware attack shortly after concluding a deal worth $230 million for the sale of an exploration site in Australia. Link: https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/canadian-copper-mine-hit-by-ransomware/519819
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Fraud is at the heart of most cybercrime, whether it’s a scammer trying to gain access to sensitive information or a false website set up to gather data from visitors. With varied approaches and unlimited creativity, cybercriminals are constantly coming up with new ways to target businesses. Here are some of the ways you can […]
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Connecting to the internet makes your systems vulnerable to many cybersecurity threats. But ransomware is a double threat. Not only does it damage your systems, but it’s also profitable to hackers. Ransomware is malware that will encrypt all of your data then demand payment to decrypt it. Because this payment is usually in an untraceable cryptocurrency, […]
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Many businesses have pivoted quickly and have taken their operations online, enabling their staff to work from home. But with that change, hackers, scammers, and spammers are actively targeting the weakest link in the security chain — the staff. Phishing Attacks Targeting Employees Working From Home Not only are security controls typically more lax at […]
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