13 Dec Security Breach – 13 Dec 2024
As we head into 2025, the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve at a breakneck pace. Driven by advancements in technology, increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats and growing regulatory demands. 2024 was a year of major change and evolution. By making a few proactive moves, you can make sure you’re keeping your businesses safe from cyberthreats through the dangerous feastive holiday season and well-positioned for a strong start to 2025. Navigating cybersecurity challenges efficiently and effectively requires a proactive, adaptive and informed cybersecurity strategy. Task your IT provider with guiding your business through the cyber hazards of 2025 by taking proactive action to ensure that you are ready to handle the obstacles that may lie ahead confidently.
Recent Breaches
UK – BT Group – Telecommunications
Exploit: Ransomware
Risk to Business: Moderate: UK telecommunications behemoth BT Group confirmed that it was recently targeted by the Black Basta ransomware group. The gang hit BT’s “Conferencing” business division and forced it to shut down parts of its infrastructure. Black Basta claims to have snatched 500GB of data including financial and organisational data, user data, personal documents, NDA documents and other confidential material. BT disputes that claim and says that the incident is still under investigation.
United States – TEAM Software – Software
Exploit: Hacking
Risk to Business: Severe: TEAM Software, a Nebraska-based company specialising in workforce management solutions, has disclosed a data breach. The company determined that cybercriminals had accessed its computer systems and potentially compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 99,525 individuals. The unauthorised access to the company’s network infrastructure occurred between July 25 and July 26, 2024. The information involved may include names, Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.
Talk to a TCT team member today about implementing cyber security plan for your business.
Robert Brown
13/12/2024
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