05 Apr Security Breach – 5 Apr 2024
In the intricate web of modern business operations, unintentional or accidental insider risks represent a nuanced challenge, often overlooked amidst more conspicuous cybersecurity threats. These risks stem from well-meaning employees who, through oversight or lack of awareness, become unwitting conduits for security breaches, data leaks or compliance violations. As organisations navigate the digital transformation, the proliferation of remote work, cloud services and complex IT environments has exponentially increased the avenues through which such accidental exposures can occur, increasing accidental insider risk for businesses.
Recent Breaches
United States – AT&T – Telecom
Exploit: Hacking
Risk to Business: Extreme: AT&T has confirmed that a trove of data released on the dark web belongs to its customers. The company said that the data appears to be from 2019 or earlier. This data leak is expected to impact approximately 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former account holders. The telecom giant also noted that it has not determined whether the data originated from AT&T or one of its vendors, specifying that AT&T does not have evidence of a security breach within its own network at this time.
Canada – Giant Tiger – Discount Retailer
Exploit: Hacking
Risk to Business: Severe: Canadian discount retailer Giant Tiger says contact information for some of its customers was compromised in a data breach at one of its vendors. In an email to customers, Giant Tiger said that it confirmed that the unnamed service provider experienced a security incident on March 4, 2024, and concluded that customer information was involved by March 15. Customers may have had names, emails, addresses and phone numbers exposed. The company assured customers that no payment information or passwords were involved.
Talk to a TCT team member today about implementing cyber security plan for your business.
Robert Brown
5/04/2024
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