Cyber Attacks 2022

[AppDefects]

2022 is not looking great in terms of cyber attacks and data breaches:

• Anne Arundel Medical Center discloses phishing attack (unknown)
• Another hack on Lympo, lost 165.2 million LMT tokens (unknown)
• Brazil’s Acesso Soluções de Pagamento suffers cyber attack (160,100)
• Canada’s Foreign Affairs Ministry hacked (unknown)
• Canadian city of Brantford says its city hall has been breached (unknown)
• City of Tenino loses $280,309 to phishing email scam (unknown)
• Cyber attack hits Ukrainian websites as Russia tensions mount (unknown)
• Data captured from Siriraj Hospital put up for sale on dark web (39 million)
• Data stolen in attack at Arnprior Regional Health (unknown)
• DatPiff data being sold online after password-cracking attack (7.5 million)
• Gloucester Council cyber attack linked to Russian hackers (unknown)
• Hackers raided Panasonic server for months, stealing personal data of job seekers (unknown)
• Indonesian govt responds to massive data leak of medical records (6 million)
• Jefferson Surgical Clinic notifies those affected by 2021 data breach (174,769)
• Mall retailer Spencer Gifts discloses cyber attack (unknown)
• Memorial Health System notifies patients of malware incident (216,478)
• Monroe Public Schools notifies those affected by malware attack (1,201)
• New York Attorney General alerts companies to credential-stuffing cyber attacks (1.1 million)
• NHS Management discloses incident from last May (unknown)
• Nobel Foundation site hit by DDoS attack on award day (unknown)
• North Korean Internet downed by DDoS attacks (unknown)
• Parents warned after scam emails at Liverpool secondary school (unknown)
• Patient info possibly disclosed in Spokane Health District phishing attack (1,000)
• Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic reports breach to HHS (53,686)
• Pennsbury School District’s computer system breached (unknown)
• Red Cross discloses cyber attack affecting “highly vulnerable people” (515,000)
• Sacramento County employee fell for phishing scam (2,096)
• Singapore-based department store OG suffers security incident (unknown)
• StarTek says it was hit by cyber attack (unknown)
• Taylor Regional Hospital phone lines still down after reported cyber attack (unknown)
• Thousands of Indians’ Covid-19 related data leaked online (20,000)
• True Health New Mexico says it was targeted by cyber attack (62,000)
• Visalia Unified School District notifying employees and students about security incident (35,000)

[dcontesti]

Frightening list really.  Sadly the types of attacks on home users are rarely covered.

Thanks

[Caute_cautim]

@Woodall @AppDefects @dcontesti However, increasingly such attacks are increasingly being used against individuals mobile phones, social media interactions via intimation, bullying, and even at school environments or even organisational institutes themselves?

Who counts the costs and impacts of such attacks, rather than concentrating on companies, organisations subject to issues such as ransomware.  What about Joe Public? 

For instance does you respective nations have legislation protecting individuals against harmful communications? 

https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/civil/harmful-digital-communications/

Regards

Caute_Cautim

[dcontesti]

@Caute_cautim In Canada, we have several laws/regulations that concern people and data.  One is PIPEDA, which covers privacy of data, however several provinces have laws in place that exceed the standards defined in PIPEDA.

Additionally, we have Canada's anti-spam legislation (CASL) that protects consumers and businesses from the misuse of digital technology, including spam and other electronic threats.

We also have the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

I would love to see (ISC)2 or another organization, work with governments to define a set of laws that are consistent and easily understood by everyone. (I know, I know, yes I am a dreamer) but it would be nice if there was some common language available.

My two cents, navigating all the laws, standards, etc. that are in place can be difficult for a seasoned professional let alone someone with no experience.

d

[Caute_cautim]

@dcontestiGreat thoughts, however, until NLP is fully available to everyone, I cannot see that happening for some time.   Especially as even New Zealand has its traditional issues such as Maori and the Waitangi Treaty between the British and the Polynesian's who are a small minority, but have huge ambitions and influence.

Some parts of the world still have tribal cultures, where tradition is very key along with their associated language too.  There are still parts of the world, where the traditional round house, is used for judging others despite modern Westernised laws and legislation.   For example the Pacific Islands, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Cook Islands and a few others etc.

Regards

Caute_Cautim