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5 key data breaches in 2022 | White Blue Ocean
5 key data breaches in 2022
2022-09-29

The number of data breaches affecting companies in different sectors across the world keeps rising in 2022, following the trend witnessed in the last few years. Read more about five key data breaches that have occurred in 2022.

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2022 CRIF Cyber Observatory  - First semester
2022 CRIF Cyber Observatory - First semester
2022-09-25

In the first half of 2022, over 850,000 alerts were sent, mainly related to data found on the dark web. The type of data found: email, password, username, postal address, phone number and other valuable data for hackers.

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Twitter data breach: exposed the data of 5.4 million accounts | White Blue Ocean
Twitter data breach: exposed the data of 5.4 million accounts
2022-09-15

In late July 2022, Twitter confirmed that it had suffered a data breach, after a threat actor appeared in a popular underground forum selling the data of 5.4 million Twitter users. Read more

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The role of Initial Access Brokers | White Blue Ocean
The role of Initial Access Brokers
2022-08-01

In the cybercriminal business model, initial access brokers have become a crucial figure, acting as middle-men between attackers and victims, by providing the attackers with access methods to enter victims’ networks.

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The dangers of VPN credential leaks | White Blue Ocean
The dangers of VPN credential leaks
2022-07-22

The increased reliance on VPNs made the latter an attractive target to cybercriminals. In particular, threat actors began exploiting one of the known weakest links in the chain: users’ passwords.

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Russia-Ukraine hybrid war ! White Blue Ocean
Russia-Ukraine: cyberwarfare timeline
2022-07-12

Cyber attacks against Ukraine have been a component of the Russian strategy since before the military invasion of the country. Already in mid-January, following the failure of diplomatic de-escalation tactics, over 70 Ukrainian websites, including governmental websites like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, and the Cabinet of Ministers, were defaced and taken offline.

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Data privacy and security in the healthcare sector | White Blue Ocean Blog
Data privacy and security in the healthcare sector: medical firm Dedalus fined €1.5 million for data breach
2022-06-20

At the end of April 2022, the CNIL, the data protection authority for France, announced it had imposed a fine of €1.5 million on the medical software provider Dedalus Biology, following a significant leak of patients’ data.

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When hacking is good: ethical hackers | White Blue Ocean Blog
When hacking is good: ethical hackers
2022-06-06

While talking about the ethics of hackers, the term hacker often has a negative connotation. In reality, a hacker is an extremely competent person in the IT sector who exploits his knowledge, skills and his own curiosity for helping others in order to discover the vulnerabilities of a system.

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