threat updates
EUROPE AND USA
Data in the cloud belonging to marketing firm Octoly was exposed in early 2018 . Included in the files was a backup copy of the database with information about marketing operations in Europe and North America . The personal data of 12,000 bloggers promoting the products of such brands as Dior , Estée Lauder , Lancôme and Blizzard Entertainment was exposed . In addition to the bloggers ’ personal data , client company information and commercial secrets were compromised .
GLOBAL
In early February 2018 , an unknown source posted iBoot source code on GitHub , the code responsible for iOS trusted boot process . The leak was the largest in the history of the company and made it easier for attackers to hack the operating system of Apple devices .
Alexei Parfentiev , SearchInform analyst , said the consequences of data breaches are financially disastrous . He said : “ According to the Cost of Data Institute , the loss of customers makes an average American company pay US $ 4.13 million . Another US $ 1.5 million sum is spent on investigation , rehabilitation and litigation .” www . intelligentciso . com | Issue 01
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