United States – Parler

Exploit: HackingParler: Social Media Application Risk to Small Business: 1.619 = Severe Now-defunct social media site Parler had a wild ride to the finish, including a hacking incident. Hackers were able to exploit security weaknesses in engineering and security to...

New Zealand – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Exploit: RansomwareThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Central Government Bank  Risk to Small Business: 1.827 = Severe The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) announced that it has experienced a data breach as a result of an unauthorized access incident at a third-party...

United Kingdom – Amey Plc

Exploit: RansomwareAmey Plc: Infrastructure Builder Risk to Small Business: 1.631 = Severe Venerable construction company Amey was hit by a ransomware attack in late December, attributed to the Mount Locker ransomware gang. The gang has begun leaking a trove of...

United States – Dassault Falcon Jet

Exploit: RansomwareDassault Falcon Jet: Aviation Manufacturing  Risk to Small Business: 2.127 = Severe Dassault Falcon Jet, a division of French conglomerate Dassault Aviation, was hit by the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang, resulting in extensive data theft. Bad actors...