While protecting your privacy online has been a subject of interest for a while now, events in the news for example, the chat history Facebook recently turned over to police have brought it front and center. But how do you protect your privacy while staying in touch with friends and relatives? While there are a number of messaging apps that boast increased privacy features, sometimes you cant persuade the people you want to keep in touch with to use them. What is your alternative? What, for example, if they insist on chatting with Facebook Messenger?

Well, you can start by using end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on Messenger.

Basically, end-to-end encryption means that nobody even Facebooks company Meta should be able to read what is in your chat. In short, this is accomplished by each partys account being assigned a special key; only the account with that key can unlock the message. Currently, Meta has E2EE available on its Messenger platform but only on a per-chat basis. The company has announced its intention to turn on E2EE by default soon, but in the meantime, if youre about to embark on a Messenger conversation that you want to keep private, heres how to turn it on. (The process is generally the same for both Android devices and iPhones.)

If youre already chatting with the person and decide you want to enable E2EE, you can do that as well.

From that information page, you can also go into Vanish mode, which will cause the conversation to vanish when you close the chat.

You can also decide at what time a message will vanish anywhere from five seconds to a day. This is called a disappearing (rather than a vanishing) message. To create one:

One thing to be aware of is that an encrypted conversation can only be between the people in that conversation and the devices they are using. If you start an encrypted conversation on one mobile device, you cant just move to another device and continue it; you have to sign in to the Messenger app on the other device and manually add it to the conversation. (The other participants will be notified that there was a new device added.)

In addition, you can take part in encrypted chats on the web using the Messenger app on Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. (In Firefox, ironically, private mode must be disabled.)

Update August 17th, 2022, 11:10AM ET: This article was originally published on August 16th, 2022, and has been updated to add information about disappearing messages.

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from the governments-invited-to-go-fuck-themselves dept

The debate over end-to-end encryption continues in the UK. Its really not much of a debate, though. government officials continue to claim the only way to prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is by breaking or removing encryption. Companies providing encrypted communications have repeatedly pointed out the obvious: encryption protects all users, even if it makes it more difficult to detect illicit activity by certain users. Its impossible to break encryption to detect criminal activity without breaking it for every innocent user as well.

Sometimes the UK government argues with itself. The Information Commissioners Office put out a report earlier this year that stated encryption was essential to childrens online safety, directly contradicting assertions by other UK government entities which claimed breaking encryption was the only way to protect children.

At the center of this debate is WhatsApp, the popular messaging service that has provided end-to-end encrypted messaging since early 2016. And since that point, multiple governments have tried to get WhatsApp to ditch encryption or, at the very least, provide them with backdoors. That includes the UK government, which made its request only a few months after WhatsApp finished rolling out its end-to-end encryption.

WhatApp rejected the UK governments request in 2017. That hasnt stopped the UK government from repeatedly approaching the company in hopes of talking it out of its encryption. And nothing has changed for WhatsApp, which has again made it clear its not interested in compromising user security on a country-by-country basis.

Will Cathcart, who has been at parent company Meta for more than 12 years and head of WhatsApp since 2019, told the BBC that the popular communications service wouldnt downgrade or bypass its end-to-end encryption (EE2E) just for British snoops, saying it would be foolish to do so and that WhatsApp needs to offer a consistent set of standards around the globe.

If we had to lower security for the world, to accommodate the requirement in one country, that would be very foolish for us to accept, making our product less desirable to 98 percent of our users because of the requirements from 2 percent, Cathcarttoldthe broadcaster. Whats being proposed is that we either directly or indirectly through software read everyones messages. I dont think people want that.

Its good to see WhatsApp take this stand (again), even as the voices clamoring for the end of encryption are now claiming its primary purpose is to allow distributors of CSAM to escape justice. Its pretty tough to take a principled stand when opponents are accusing you of siding with child molesters.

And the pressure isnt going to let up. The UK government still believes it is entitled to encryption backdoors. The European Union, which the UK recently exited, has expressed the same desire for broken encryption, using the same disingenuous phrase trotted out so often by the likes of FBI Director Chris Wray: lawful access.

But simple refusals like these allow companies to call governments bluffs. If governments cant get the backdoors they want, theyll have to decide whether they want their citizens to have access to encrypted communications. And while it may seem some governments dont want their citizens to enjoy this protection, very few have been willing to eject popular services that wont comply with their demands.

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As ransomware continues to grow as a threat, the continuing question is should companies pay the ransom? One group has been actively trying to convince companies not to pay.

Ransomware recovery for free

Millions of ransomware victims have been able to recover their files for free thanks to a project called No More Ransom.

The project is an online portal created in 2016 by a public-private partnership between Europol, the Dutch National Police and IT security companies Kaspersky and McAfee.

It is in its sixth year of operation, and now has 188 partners around the world. It offers over 100 free decryption tools, and the project website states that over 10 million people have downloaded their decryption tools over the past 6 years.

The site features a number of tools, some Q&A help with ransomware, and a tool called Crypto Sheriff which allows you to post a copy of an encrypted file or some information about the hackers. Crypto Sheriff will try to identify a solution or decryptor for you as well as providing you with instructions on how to restore your files.

Even if no decryptor is available, it is advised to keep checking back as new decryptors are always being added to the site.

The site encourages companies to not pay ransoms, stating that By sending your money to cybercriminals youll only confirm that ransomware works, and theres no guarantee youll get the decryption key you need in return.

30 terabytes of data stolen in ransomware attacks in first half of 2022

According to a report from the European Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) Threat Landscape for Ransomware Attacks, ransomware attackers stole of 30 terabytes of data in the first half of 2022.

The amount of data seems to be accelerating. In each of May and June, the agency reports that 10 terabytes of data were stolen. Fifty-eight per cent of the data stolen included employees personal data.

The report estimates that about 38 per cent of companies do not pay the ransom, while 62 per cent either came to an agreement with the attackers or found another solution.

The research covered over 600 ransomware incidents in Europe, the UK, and the United States.

Extortion bigger threat than encryption?

Data theft has become the predominant strategy for ransomware attacks, according to security company BlackFog. They reported that exfiltration or data theft was part of 88 per cent of ransomware attacks analyzed in their State of Ransomware July report.

The report also notes that education and government are still the prime areas for attacks, but the study notes that, for the first time, the technology sector has overtaken the manufacturing sector in terms of number of attacks. It notes that attackers are still focused on sectors with the weakest protection and lowest investment in cybersecurity and aging infrastructure.

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Facebook has shared an update on its long-awaited plans to turn on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default in its Messenger chat platform, saying it has begun testing the feature for chats between some people this week.

Facebook currently offers Messenger users the option to turn on E2EE on a per-chat basis, but such opt-in schemes are generally only embraced by a security-conscious minority. Making end-to-end encryption the default will be a big step: adding a substantial layer of security to a chat platform used by more than a billion people worldwide. Its also likely to trigger arguments with governments who say E2EE hinders their ability to fight crime.

End-to-end encryption means that Facebook cannot view the content of its users messages only participants can. This makes it much harder (though not impossible) for third parties like hackers or law enforcement to snoop on digital conversations.

In recent years, Facebook parent Meta has been slowly adding more layers of encryption to its various chat platforms, but these efforts have not yet been unified. Chats on WhatsApp are encrypted by default using the same protocol offered by industry standard secure messenger Signal; opt-in encryption for Instagram DMs is currently being tested; and Messenger offers E2EE via its disappearing messages feature. (The app previously also offered a similar vanish mode, but this is being removed, as per Facebooks update today.)

Facebook has been criticized for not making E2EE default on Messenger, especially in the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade in the United States, where digital footprints like app chats will be used as evidence in prosecuting newly criminalized abortions. This was highlighted in a case this week, where Facebook complied with a police search warrant to hand over the Messenger chat history of a Nebraskan teen and her mother, leading to the pairs prosecution for charges related to the states preexisting abortion laws.

Facebook previously said its been slow to make E2EE default on all its chat platforms because of the difficulty of integrating such technology into apps used by billions and the need to balance user privacy with safety. In its update today, the company reiterated that its on track to make E2EE the default for all chats and calls on Messenger in 2023.

In addition to the new test of default E2EE, the company also announced a feature named secure storage that will encrypt cloud backups of users chat history on Messenger.

[W]ere testing secure storage to back up those messages in case you lose your phone or want to restore your message history on a new, supported device, said the company. As with end-to-end encrypted chats, secure storage means that we wont have access to your messages, unless you choose to report them to us.

Other new features being tested on Messenger include syncing deleted messages across devices; testing the ability to unsend messages; and adding encryption to hands-free messages sent on Messenger using the companys Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses.

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ista International GmbH is a multinational company that manages data and processes that make buildings climate-friendly, safe and comfortable. As they describe themselves:

We see the future of our success in the Internet of Things (IoT). Very soon billions of devices will talk directly to each other. This communication will largely take place in and around buildings. With our digital infrastructure, we are in an excellent position to support property owners and residents with smart and intelligent solutions. Today, we already have 400,000 gateways in use for our customers that link over 25 million connected devices to each other.

Recently, though, ista fell prey to an attack by Daixin Team. A notice now appears on their homepage:

A detailed message and FAQ appear on their website. The notice begins:

Dear ista customers, currently, istas IT-System have been the victim of an external cyber-attack. As an immediate measure and to help prevent damage to our IT infrastructure, all potentially affected IT systems of the company have been taken offline. As a result, you will temporarily be limited or unable to use certain functions and services. We are very sorry for the inconvenience that this may cause you and ask for your continued patience as we try to resolve the issue.

We have informed the State Data Protection Authority and filed a report with the police. A specialist team of internal and external experts is currently conducting a thorough investigation of the incident and is working at full speed to remedy the disruption as quickly as possible. However, this may take some time.

You can access their full update and FAQ on their site.

Yesterday, Daixin added istas name to their dark web leak site with three file lists. Today, they started leaking some of the data.

In communications with DataBreaches, a spokesperson for Daixin wrote that in a matter of days, and from one unprivileged user access, Daixin easily obtained all the rights in the following domains: ROOT, DS, IT, PL, AT, ES, NL, BE, DE

In describing its company, ista writes, in part:

With our digital infrastructure, we are in an excellent position to support property owners and residents with smart and intelligent solutions. Today, we already have 400,000 gateways in use for our customers that link over 25 million connected devices to each other.

According to Daixin, they went through one of those gateways and took control of the entire system in two days.

We were not interested in users we encrypted all servers, their spokesperson wrote to DataBreaches, adding, Encryption was a long process. We encrypted petabytes of data. (Servers and backups)

We saw the panic of the administrators.

They couldnt log in and do something about it.

All security features have been disabled, administrator accounts have been blocked.

When asked, Daixins spokesperson estimated that more than three thousand of istas servers have been fully encrypted.

Maybe more, we went offline but the encryption continued, they added.

DataBreaches also inquired whether ista had attempted to negotiate any ransom at all. It seems they had, but their offer was unacceptable to Daixin, who provided DataBreaches with a snippet from their chat on August 8:

At this point, Daixin will continue to release more data, it seems.

DataBreaches sent an inquiry to istas media relations email address, but no reply was immediately received.

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One easy way to up your privacy game and communicate securely online is to start using apps that utilize end-to-end encryption. End-to-end encryption prevents any bad actors from picking up your messages in between you and the person you're sending a message to. Basically, end-to-end encryption means that your messages are for your eyes and the eyes of your recipient only.

End-to-end encryption used to be for the tech savvy and elite only but more recently, tons of apps and platforms have made end-to-end encryption available to the masses.

End-to-end encryption means no one not hackers, not government officials, not the company that owns your device can read your message while it's being sent. It basically takes your message, jumbles it up, sends it, and unjumbles it once it reaches your recipient. So anyone who tries to intercept your message in between you and your recipient just gets a bunch of mess instead of the message itself. This is important because messages can pass through loads of hands on their way from sender to recipient, such as the service you use to send the message, the internet service providers involved, and servers that store the message data for any amount of time.

Nope! End-to-end encryption protects your privacy against anything trying to mess with your messages in between you and your recipient, but it won't protect you against everything. It protects you from information inside a message, but doesn't protect metadata about the message, like the date and time it was sent or who sent it and received it. It also doesn't protect you from the recipient of your message sharing whatever information you send them.

Whether or not you use apps with end-to-end encryption is ultimately up to your personal taste. Some people like using end-to-end encryption for all of their messaging because they prioritize privacy, and it's often free and just as easy to use as other apps that offer fewer privacy-focused features. Overall, end-to-end encryption is just one way you can use your right to privacy.

If you want to jump into the fray of end-to-end encryption, there couldn't be an easier time than now. Some apps cost money and some are free, and they all offer different features, so pick one that feels right for you.

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What is backup encryption?

TechTarget defines encryption as the method by which information is converted into secret code that hides the informations true meaning. Backup encryption conceals the original meaning of the data, thereby preventing it from being known to or used by unauthorized personnel. Backup encryption helps maintain confidentiality and integrity of data by converting unencrypted data, also known as plaintext, to encrypted data or ciphertext. Backup encryption is a two-way function: first, it converts plain text into ciphertext or a secret code and then uses a key to interpret the secret code into plaintext. Once a backup is encrypted, anyone without the decryption key will not be able to read it.

An encrypted backup is a backup that is protected by encryption algorithms to maintain the authenticity, confidentiality and integrity of information as well as prevent unauthorized access. An unencrypted backup simply means data or information stored is not encoded by any algorithm. Encrypted backups are secured by complex algorithms and are readable to only those users with a key. An unencrypted backup is vulnerable to online breaches and cyberattacks, and since it is in an unsecured form or plaintext, the information can be easily viewed or accessed.

Cybercrimes are growing both in frequency and sophistication. Despite organizations implementing several security controls, threat actors still manage to penetrate defense systems and wreak havoc. According to The Global Risks Report 2022 by the World Economic Forum, cybersecurity infrastructure and/or measures taken by businesses, governments and individuals are being outstripped or rendered obsolete by increasingly sophisticated and frequent cybercrimes.

Backups are quickly becoming a hot target for cybercriminals because they want to get rid of your ability to recover and gain full control of the attack. Therefore, backup encryption is important not only for business continuity and disaster recovery but also to improve your organizations overall security posture. Backup encryption is a security best practice that helps protect your organizations confidential information and prevents unauthorized access. Most organizations today use encryption technology for securing their sensitive data. Encrypting backups adds an additional layer of security by converting sensitive information into an unreadable format. Even if threat actors manage to intercept the data while in transit, they will not be able to access or read it without the decryption key. Due to its high reliability, encryption is used for both commercial and military purposes.

It is important to back up your data for quick recovery from a data loss or cybersecurity incident. However, you must also ensure that your backups are protected by encrypting them. Backup encryption has several benefits, including:

Privacy: Encryption encodes your information, rendering it inaccessible to malicious third parties or untrusted users. It also gives you and your customers peace of mind knowing that sensitive information will not end up in the wrong hands.

Security: Encryption protects against identity theft and blackmail since hackers cannot access the information without a key. Backup encryption also makes data more resistant to tampering and corruption.

Data integrity: Encryption prevents misuse of information even if your laptop, hard drive or smartphone is hacked, lost or stolen. This ensures the content of your backups is reliable, accurate, valid and has not been altered.

Authentication: Encryption ensures only intended parties have access to the data.

Regulations: Encryption helps your business comply with regulatory requirements and standards like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) that require businesses to encrypt customer personal information when it is stored at rest and when transmitted across public networks.

Encryption converts data (messages or files) from plaintext or normal text into ciphertext using complex mathematical algorithms and encryption keys to improve data security. This ensures only intended parties can read or access the data. Once the encoded data is transmitted to the recipient, a decryption key is used to translate the data back to its readable state.

A simple example of transforming readable text into ciphertext is by swapping each letter with the one that is next to the ordinary text in the alphabet. It simply means a is replaced with b, b with c and so on. Here is how the encryption would appear: the word confidential would be converted to dpogjefoujbm. When data is encrypted, intruders can see that information is exchanged or transmitted; however, they cannot unlock the data without the correct key. This ensures data security both while in transit and at rest. Only authorized personnel with the secret key can decode and read the information.

The efficacy of encryption depends on the encryption algorithm used, the length or number of bits in the decryption key (longer keys are often much harder to crack) and the encryption method employed.

There are several factors that need to be considered to effectively encrypt your data, including the state in which your data is in. This will ensure your valuable data is encrypted and protected at all times.

Encryption in transit: This means encrypting data while it is in motion between devices and networks or is being transferred to the cloud. Encryption in transit occurs between the backup source (a machine, server, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, etc.) and the backup destination (Unitrends Cloud, Spanning-managed storage in S3, customer-managed storage, to name a few). It is like putting your data in an armored vehicle before being transported.

At Spanning, we use the respective app model and best practices for each SaaS provider in combination with OAuth2.0. This means all backups are transmitted securely, making it impossible for intruders to steal the data while its being backed up.

Encryption at rest: This means encryption of data once it resides on a storage at rest or the backup destination. In simple terms, encryption at rest is like keeping your valuable information in a vault and securing it with a PIN, password or key. In data encryption, a key is used to encrypt and decrypt data to prevent hackers from gaining access to data even if they have physical access to the device. This can be done with a Spanning-managed key hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or a customer-provided key hosted in AWS. This also means that even if hackers manage to steal data from a backup solution provider, they still will not be able to do anything with it since they do not have the key.

Key management services like AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS), Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud Key Management and others, allow easy management of cryptographic keys. Key management ensures the security of your keys and also provides an easy way to control and access your data.

With AWS KMS, you can easily create cryptographic keys to encrypt your data stored in the cloud and control the use of the keys across a wide range of AWS services. AWS KMS uses hardware security modules (HSM), and the keys are validated under the FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Module Validation Program, making the service highly secure and resilient. The centralized key management system allows you to import, rotate, delete, manage permissions and define policies on keys.

Azure Key Vault allows you to securely store and access secrets API keys, passwords, certificates, cryptographic keys and so on. The cloud service enhances security and control over your cryptographic keys and other secrets using FIPS 140-2 Level 2 and Level 3-validated HSMs. Azure Key Vault allows you to easily create, import and define access policies to control access to your secrets.

A centralized key management system provides multiple benefits to businesses, including:

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known as Rijndael, is the most widely adopted and trusted symmetric encryption algorithm. In fact, AES encryption is the U.S. Government standard for encryption. AES is a cryptographic algorithm used to protect digital assets. AES was developed to replace the Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm after the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recognized that the DES was growing vulnerable with advancements in cryptanalysis.

AES supports three keys with 128-bit, 192-bit and 256-bit key lengths. AES 256-bit encryption is considered to provide the highest level of security. Due to its speed, resistance to attacks and compatibility, the U.S. Government and countless non-governmental organizations worldwide use AES encryption to protect their confidential data.

Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) is an encryption model that allows customers to use their own encryption software and keys to encrypt and decrypt data stored in the cloud. This gives you more control over your data and management of your keys. BYOK adds an additional layer of security to your confidential data. You can use the encryption software to encrypt data before sending it to your cloud service provider and decrypt is using your key upon retrieval.

Did you know that as of 2022, more than 60% of all corporate data is stored in the cloud?

Cloud offers multiple benefits, such as increased agility, scalability, productivity, reduced costs and so on. However, there are some critical security issues that you must be aware of, like data privacy and control, lack of visibility, programmatic errors and unauthorized access, to name a few. Your cloud service provider actually controls your backups stored in the cloud. Its no surprise data loss and leakage (69%) were the top cloud security concerns in 2021, followed by data privacy/confidentiality (64%). To address these issues, businesses like yours can leverage BYOK encryption, which allows you to encrypt data before transmitting it to the cloud, and the best part is, the key to your backups lies with you.

Spanning Backup for Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and Salesforce offers Customer-Managed Encryption Keys or Bring Your Own Key, which gives you increased control over your companys data. Additionally, it allows you to control cloud service providers level of access to your data and enables you to suspend or shut off access at any time, thereby mitigating risks related to data security. Our encryption key self-management also provides data access transparency into how keys are used, as well as greater control via best practices in limiting key access.

Spanning protects your SaaS data with 256-bit AES object-level encryption, with unique, randomly generated encryption keys for every single object and a rotating master key protecting the unique keys. Additionally, Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption is used to protect all data in transit.

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In the aftermath of the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots, the Secret Service has been blasted for losing text messages sent around that time about the attack, potentially violating federal record preservation laws.

Via Politico, the Secret Service says one reason why this happened was that the automatic backup systems the Secret Service used could not access iMessages, as they are stored encrypted on the phone.

What appears to have happened is the Secret Service was transitioning to a new mobile device management and deployment system. This system would automatically store and backup data in a centralized location, such as emails and photos.

However, iMessage is stored on device in an encrypted fashion in a manner that the centralized system cannot access.

Instead, individuals would have to remember to manually backup their devices before their phones were reset, in order for iMessages to be saved. Evidently, many agents failed to do this and when their phones were wiped, all of their iMessage communications were deleted. (The political irony of course is the agency in charge of running complex forensive cybercrime investigations cannot be trusted to keep its own records complete).

The agency is now considering disabling iMessage entirely on agents devices to prevent this from happening in future (for context, iMessage is already banned in the White House). The agency is also weighing other options.

We want to make sure whatever policy action we take does not adversely impact our protective or investigative missions, Guglielmi said. He added that the Secret Service is looking at other technological solutions. He did not provide further details.

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It is unclear how much agents used iMessage for relevant work communications about the January 6 riots. However, it is also worth noting that iMessage is not the only factor at play. Standard SMS text messages may also have been lost, due to technical and organisational failures.

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Information security is one of the most important considerations when working on the Internet, irrespective of the size of the organization. Stable network encryption helps the organization to secure the client data; it also helps the business to reduce the risk of data theft and sabotage. In addition to this, network encryption also helps to protect the workstation from harmful spyware. Also, the network encryption also ensures that the regular share data is kept secure by offering several levels of protection to prevent cyber-attacks. The network encryption secures the data by breaking down the information into multiple parts which will then be encrypted and transmit through various independent paths thus saving the data from eavesdropping.

Numerous factors such as increased demand for the growth of various regulatory compliance, increased focus on the shield organizations from network security breaches, 24*7 data encryption security, safeguards of connected devices and high integrity of data, high demand for deploying network encryption solutions are some of the key factors for the growth of this market. In addition to this, growing demand for the security of sensitive data transmission, rapid digitalization is also the factor that can increase the growth of the network encryption market. Furthermore, the rise in the demand for adoption of cloud technology and technological advancement such as the Internet of Things in multiple software and hardware applications are expected to create significant opportunities for the market.

With the rise of the adoption of cloud technologies and virtualized network, this technology may bring additional security challenges in order to protect the sensitive data which runs across these networks because of the cloud adoption and virtualized architecture.

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On July 29, 2022, Community Surgical Supply Inc. (CSS) reported a data breach after the company discovered that some of its files had been encrypted and were accessible to the unauthorized party that orchestrated the cyberattack. According to the CSS, the breach resulted in the names, addresses, drivers license numbers, government identification numbers, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth of 66,115 individuals being compromised. After confirming the breach and identifying all affected parties, Community Surgical Supply began sending out data breach letters to all affected parties.

If you received a data breach notification, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. To learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft and what your legal options are in the wake of the Community Surgical Supply data breach, please see our recent piece on the topic here.

The information about the Community Surgical Supply Inc. data breach comes from an official notice the company filed with various state government entities. Evidently, on October 5, 2021, Community Surgical Supply first learned of the incident when employees noticed that certain company files were encrypted. In response, CSS took the necessary steps to secure its network and then worked with cybersecurity professionals to investigate the incident. On July 1, 2022, the companys investigation confirmed that an unauthorized party was able to access portions of the Community Surgical Supply network and that the compromised files contained sensitive consumer information.

Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was accessible to an unauthorized party, Community Surgical Supply began the process of reviewing all affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted by the incident. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your first and last name, address, drivers license number, government identification number, passport number, Social Security number, and date of birth.

On July 29, 2022, Community Surgical Supply sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident. Based on the most recent estimates, the CSS data breach affected 66,155 individuals.

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Founded in 1962, Community Surgical Supply Inc. is a medical supply manufacturing company and retailer based in Toms River, New Jersey. The company supplies specialized healthcare products to patients, nurses, dieticians and respiratory therapists, including respiratory, enteral nutrition, sleep and infusion therapy products and services. Community Surgical Supply employs more than 775 people and generates approximately $226 million in annual revenue.

In the data breach letter Community Surgical Supply Inc. sent to victims of the recent data security incident, the company mentioned that it first learned it was the victim of a cyberattack when it noticed certain files on its network had been encrypted. Encryption is common in the IT world, and while encryption is frequently used for a wide range of legal purposes, it is also the weapon of choice among hackers.

Encryption is a process that encodes files, making them inaccessible to anyone without an encryption key. Individuals and companies encrypt files every day to protect sensitive data. However, cyberattacks also use encryption when orchestrating a ransomware attack. So, while CSS did not explicitly say that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack, based on its data breach letter, its a good indication that was the case.

A ransomware attack is when a hacker installs a specific kind of malware on a victims computer that encrypts some of all of the files on the device. When the victim logs back on, they will see a message from the hackers demanding the victim pay a ransom if they want to regain access to their computer. If the victim pays the ransom, the hackers decrypt the filesor at least they are supposed to. Generally, hackers honor their commitment to decrypt files after a ransom is paid because, if they didnt, there would be no incentive for any company to pay a ransom.

However, to compel companies that may be on the fence about paying a ransom, some hackers have started to threaten to publish the stolen data if the company does not pay the ransom. However, the FBI advises companies not to pay ransoms following a ransomware attack because doing so keeps these attacks profitable. This is similar to the line of reasoning why the government doesnt negotiate with terrorists. Of course, companies that experience a ransomware attack are in a difficult position because they would undoubtedly prefer to quietly pay a ransom to avoid news of the breach becoming public.

However, companies canand shouldtake preventative steps to avoid becoming the target of a ransomware attack rather than trying to mitigate the damages of an attack after-the-fact. Still, despite the widespread knowledge of the risks of ransomware attacks, many companies fail to devote adequate resources to their data security systems.

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Community Surgical Supply Inc. Reports Data Breach After Unauthorized Party Encrypts Files Containing Sensitive Consumer Information - JD Supra