Arctic Wolf Security Incident

A r c t i c W o l f P r e s e n t s 2 0 2 3 B r e a c h e s i n r e v i e w Arctic Wolf Presents 2023 Breaches in Review Our annual recap of the most noteworthy, high-profile, and damaging cybercrimes of the year. It was another record-breaking year for cybercrime, as social engineering tactics halted operations at multiple corporations, the personally identifiable information (PII) of millions of individuals ended up for sale on the dark web, and ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) continued to gain momentum. The major breaches of 2023 highlighted how the institutions we trust may lack the foundations of a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy and that, even with the most advanced security, they are still susceptible. If organizations want to shore up their defenses and reduce risk in 2024, they cant focus only on the future of technology, they need to also examine the building blocks of their own cybersecurity architecture. Explore The Results Top Breaches of 2023 Our team picked nine breaches that exemplify what the year looked like on the cybercrime battlefield. From healthcare to education, from North America to Australia, here's who was breached, and how, in 2023. Breach Victim: 23andMe Threat actors were able to expose 14,000 accounts of the popular genetic data gathering and sharing organization. Data Breach At A Glance Location: North America Industry Impacted: Healthcare (DNA Testing) Attack Type: Credential Stuffing Month Breached: October View Full Breakdown 23andMe Location: North America Industry Impacted: Healthcare (DNA Testing) Attack Type: Credential Stuffing Month Breached: October Breach Recap Through a simple credential stuffing attack, threat actors were able to expose 14,000 accounts of the popular genetic data gathering and sharing organization. The hackers achieved this by utilizing the access these accounts granted, particularly a feature within the application called DNA relatives to exfiltrate user data and publish it on the dark web....

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