The top 20+ cyber security incidents 2019

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1 These are the worst hacks, cyberattacks, and data breaches of 2019

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  • Author: zdnet.com
  • Published: 01/18/2022
  • Review: 4.9 (795 vote)
  • Summary: · May: · Canva: Australian tech unicorn Canva was targeted by the GnosticPlayers, which claimed to have stolen records belonging to 139 million 
  • Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-are-the-worst-hacks-cyberattacks-and-data-breaches-of-2019/

2 166 Cybersecurity Statistics and Trends [updated 2022] – Varonis

  • Author: varonis.com
  • Published: 05/27/2022
  • Review: 4.79 (421 vote)
  • Summary: · Unfortunately, most cybersecurity breaches are caused by human error. … (CSO Online); The 2019 MGM data breach resulted in hackers leaking 
  • Source: https://www.varonis.com/blog/cybersecurity-statistics

3 All Data Breaches in 2019 – 2021 – An Alarming Timeline – SelfKey

  • Author: selfkey.org
  • Published: 09/22/2021
  • Review: 4.58 (335 vote)
  • Summary: An unprotected server containing 1.2 billion records of personal data was found by security researchers. Renowned security experts Vinny Troia and Bob Diachenko 
  • Source: https://selfkey.org/data-breaches-in-2019/

4 Nearly 300 cybersecurity incidents impacted supply chain entities in

  • Author: techrepublic.com
  • Published: 09/07/2021
  • Review: 4.28 (450 vote)
  • Summary: · In 2019, multiple companies suffered attacks from LockerGoga, a ransomware that targets industrial control systems. Victims included a French 
  • Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/nearly-300-cybersecurity-incidents-impacted-supply-chain-entities-in-2019/

5 [PDF] 2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report – IBM

  • Author: ibm.com
  • Published: 12/02/2021
  • Review: 4.06 (486 vote)
  • Summary: The study found that data breaches originating from a malicious cyber attack were not only the most common of the breaches studied, but also the most expensive
  • Source: https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/ZBZLY7KL

6 Number of Department Cyber Security Incidents 2019, by Attack Vector

  • Author: statista.com
  • Published: 01/15/2022
  • Review: 3.99 (464 vote)
  • Summary: · During the reported period, the Department of Health and Human Services encountered a total of 7,608 cyber security incidents, 603 of which were 
  • Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/697256/us-government-attacks-cyber-security-department/

7 2019 Capital One Cyber Incident | What Happened

  • Author: capitalone.com
  • Published: 10/20/2021
  • Review: 3.65 (324 vote)
  • Summary: Importantly, no credit card account numbers or log-in credentials were compromised and less than one percent of Social Security numbers were compromised. In 
  • Source: https://www.capitalone.com/digital/facts2019/

8 The Top 10 Most Significant Data Breaches Of 2020

  • Author: blog.ariacybersecurity.com
  • Published: 03/22/2022
  • Review: 3.57 (305 vote)
  • Summary: · ARIA Cybersecurity summarizes the 10 data breaches of 2020 that had the … breaches, 51% increase compared to the same time period in 2019
  • Source: https://blog.ariacybersecurity.com/blog/the-top-10-most-significant-data-breaches-of-2020

9 5 Biggest Cyberattacks of 2019 and Lessons Learned

  • Author: gflesch.com
  • Published: 09/21/2021
  • Review: 3.39 (435 vote)
  • Summary: · 5 Biggest Cyberattacks of 2019 and Lessons Learned · 5. American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) · 4. Citrix Systems, Inc. · 3. Capital One · 2
  • Source: https://www.gflesch.com/elevity-it-blog/biggest-cyberattacks-2019

10 The 65 Biggest Data Breaches (Updated June 2022) – UpGuard

  • Author: upguard.com
  • Published: 06/10/2022
  • Review: 3.01 (574 vote)
  • Summary: In April 2019, the UpGuard Cyber Risk team revealed two third-party Facebook app … In July 2013, Capital One identified a security breach of its customer 
  • Source: https://www.upguard.com/blog/biggest-data-breaches

11 The Worst Third-Party Data Breaches in 2019 – CyberGRX

  • Author: cybergrx.com
  • Published: 10/13/2021
  • Review: 2.96 (94 vote)
  • Summary: Happy national cybersecurity month! Data breaches exposed 4.1 billion records in the first half of 2019. What’s more, third-party breaches account for over 
  • Source: https://www.cybergrx.com/resources/research-and-insights/blog/the-worst-third-party-data-breaches-in-2019

12 The biggest data breaches in India – CSO Online

  • Author: csoonline.com
  • Published: 08/21/2021
  • Review: 2.7 (189 vote)
  • Summary: Over 313,000 cybersecurity incidents were reported in 2019 alone, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the government agency 
  • Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3541148/the-biggest-data-breaches-in-india.html

13 Cyber Security Statistics The Ultimate List Of Stats Data, & Trends

  • Author: purplesec.us
  • Published: 02/04/2022
  • Review: 2.7 (199 vote)
  • Summary: From 2016 through 2020, between 12 and 25 zero-day attacks were identified each year, about 21 per year on average. 80% of all successful data breaches in 2019 
  • Source: https://purplesec.us/resources/cyber-security-statistics/

14 2019 Data Breach Hall of Shame: These were the biggest … – CNET

  • Author: cnet.com
  • Published: 10/21/2021
  • Review: 2.58 (128 vote)
  • Summary: · Marriott kicked off 2019 with a record-setting breach when the hotel group announced that hackers accessed the records — including some 
  • Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/2019-data-breach-hall-of-shame-these-were-the-biggest-data-breaches-of-the-year/

15 2019 Data Breaches – The Worst Breaches, So Far | IdentityForce®

  • Author: identityforce.com
  • Published: 12/26/2021
  • Review: 2.39 (180 vote)
  • Summary: · January 23, 2019: A cyberattack targeting Alaska’s Division of Public Assistance has exposed data on at least 100,000 people. The attacker was 
  • Source: https://www.identityforce.com/blog/2019-data-breaches

16 The 5 biggest data hacks of 2019 – CNBC

  • Author: cnbc.com
  • Published: 11/28/2021
  • Review: 2.49 (189 vote)
  • Summary: Here’s a look at the biggest data breaches of 2019, as well as tips on how to protect your accounts
  • Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/17/the-5-biggest-data-hacks-of-2019.html

17 Timeline of Cyber Incidents Involving Financial Institutions

  • Author: carnegieendowment.org
  • Published: 07/08/2022
  • Review: 2.38 (106 vote)
  • Summary: On July 9, 2021, CNA Financial Corporation, a leading US-based insurance company, notified customers of a data breach following a March 2021 ransomware attack
  • Source: https://carnegieendowment.org/specialprojects/protectingfinancialstability/timeline

18 The Biggest Cyber-attacks in 2019 – Logsign

  • Author: logsign.com
  • Published: 01/27/2022
  • Review: 2.2 (191 vote)
  • Summary: · The Biggest Cyber-attacks in 2019 · Facebook User Data Leak · Capital One Breach · Quest Diagnostic Breach · DoorDash Hack · Canva Hack · Conclusion
  • Source: https://www.logsign.com/blog/the-biggest-cyber-attacks-in-2019/

19 Alarming Cybersecurity Stats: What You Need To Know For 2021

  • Author: forbes.com
  • Published: 01/01/2022
  • Review: 2.1 (69 vote)
  • Summary: · The Economics of Cybersecurity “Cost of breaches have been consistently rising in the last few years. The new vulnerabilities that emerged from 
  • Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckbrooks/2021/03/02/alarming-cybersecurity-stats——-what-you-need-to-know-for-2021/

20 7 Most Infamous Cloud Security Breaches – Arcserve

  • Author: arcserve.com
  • Published: 10/11/2021
  • Review: 1.99 (75 vote)
  • Summary: · In June of 2021, cyber analytics firm Cognyte failed to secure its database, exposing 5 billion records detailing previous data incidents. The 
  • Source: https://www.arcserve.com/blog/7-most-infamous-cloud-security-breaches

21 Significant Cyber Incidents | Center for Strategic and International

  • Author: csis.org
  • Published: 09/27/2021
  • Review: 1.84 (106 vote)
  • Summary: June 2022. Hackers targeted Norwegian public institutions with DDoS attacks, disrupting government websites. The Norwegian NSM security authority attributed the 
  • Source: https://www.csis.org/programs/strategic-technologies-program/significant-cyber-incidents

22 IT Governance Blog: data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2019

  • Author: itgovernance.co.uk
  • Published: 09/09/2021
  • Review: 1.85 (200 vote)
  • Summary: · List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2019 – 421 million records breached · Cyber attacks · IT Governance Ltd · More videos · More 
  • Source: https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/blog/list-of-data-breaches-and-cyber-attacks-in-october-2019

23 The Biggest Cybersecurity Crises of 2019 So Far – WIRED

  • Author: wired.com
  • Published: 06/25/2022
  • Review: 1.78 (76 vote)
  • Summary: · On June 13, two fuel tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The US blamed Iran and also accused Iranians of attempting to shoot down a US 
  • Source: https://www.wired.com/story/biggest-cybersecurity-crises-2019-so-far/

24 The Top 12 Data Breaches of 2019 – Security Magazine

  • Author: securitymagazine.com
  • Published: 02/01/2022
  • Review: 1.69 (111 vote)
  • Summary: · The Top 12 Data Breaches of 2019 · 12. ElasticSearch Server Breach – 108 Million Records · 11. Canva Data Breach – 139 Million Records · 10
  • Source: https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/91366-the-top-12-data-breaches-of-2019

25 2019 Data Breaches: 4 Billion Records Breached So Far | Norton

  • Author: us.norton.com
  • Published: 04/23/2022
  • Review: 1.44 (170 vote)
  • Summary: 2019 data breaches: 4 billion records breached so far ; American Medical Collection Agency · : August 1, 2018, to March 30, 2019 · : More than 20 million ; Zoll 
  • Source: https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-emerging-threats-2019-data-breaches.html

26 2019’s Worst Cybersecurity Hacks – Salt Communications

  • Author: saltcommunications.com
  • Published: 07/13/2022
  • Review: 1.4 (141 vote)
  • Summary: · 2019 has been a major year for cyber attacks and data breaches, with both running at a record pace, in comparison to the last couple of years
  • Source: https://saltcommunications.com/news/top-10-cybersecurity-attacks-of-2019/