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South African telecom provider Cell C disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack

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Cell C, one of the biggest telecom providers in South Africa confirms a data breach following a 2024 cyberattack. The company founded in 2001 offers prepaid and postpaid mobile plans, data bundles and internet services, fiber broadband, roaming and international calling, SIM-only plans and device deals.

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Canadian authorities arrested alleged Snowflake hacker

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Canadian authorities arrested a suspect linked to multiple hacks following a breach of cloud data platform Snowflake earlier this year. “Canadian authorities have arrested a man suspected of being behind a string of hacks involving as many as 165 customers of Snowflake Inc., Charges remain undisclosed.

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MediSecure data breach impacted 12.9 million individuals

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“The impacted server analysed by McGrathNicol Advisory consisted of an extremely large volume of semi-structured and unstructured data stored across a variety of data sets.” Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, MediSecure)

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Why DSPM is Essential for Achieving Data Privacy in 2024

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According to other reports, most of that data is unstructured. As organizations deal with such high volumes of dark and unstructured data, most of this data contains sensitive information , making it a primary target for data breach attacks.

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MediSecure data breach impacted 12.9 million individuals

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“The impacted server analysed by McGrathNicol Advisory consisted of an extremely large volume of semi-structured and unstructured data stored across a variety of data sets.” Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, MediSecure)

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Artificial intelligence (AI) as an Enabler for Enhanced Data Security

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AI-driven systems overcome these limitations by using advanced machine learning models and context-aware algorithms to recognize complex data types, providing a more reliable and dynamic classification framework. This is particularly useful for unstructured data (as found in most document stores, email and messaging systems, etc.)

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Play ransomware attack on Xplain exposed 65,000 files containing data relevant to the Swiss Federal Administration.

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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a data analysis report on the data breach resulting from the ransomware attack on the IT services provider Xplain. The attack took place on May 23, 2023 and the Play ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the data breach. ” concludes the announcement.