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

Security Affairs

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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MediSecure data breach impacted 12.9 million individuals

Security Affairs

“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.” .” reads a company’s statement on cyber security incident.

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Canadian authorities arrested alleged Snowflake hacker

Security Affairs

. “Through the course of our incident response engagements and threat intelligence collections, Mandiant has identified a threat campaign targeting Snowflake customer database instances with the intent of data theft and extortion.

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GUEST ESSAY: How stricter data privacy laws have redefined the ‘filing’ of our personal data

The Last Watchdog

Getting credentials from each user by itself is a huge hurdle, especially when combined with no real understanding of which users have access to which data. A myriad of companies have emerged over the past few years to facilitate data cataloguing according to the expectations of regulators. billion by 2027. Less can be more.

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Why DSPM is Essential for Achieving Data Privacy in 2024

Security Affairs

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

Security Affairs

“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.” .” reads a company’s statement on cyber security incident.

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

Security Affairs

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.)