Forty-nine percent of companies across nearly a dozen countries reported experiencing data breaches during the past two years, which was 10 percentage points higher than last year, while 79% noted having endpoint-targeted ransomware attacks, 35% of which reporting denial-of-service and data loss as a result of such attacks.

Identity fraud cases at the US Postal Service stemming from the use of the agency's digital tools have risen from 8,857 in 2020 to 23,606 in 2021, with the refundable sum for identity validation services totaling nearly $22 million during the same period.

GitHub Security reported that it began an investigation last week that uncovered evidence that an attacker abused stolen OAuth user tokens issued to two third-party OAuth integrators to download data from dozens of organizations.

This week’s healthcare data breach roundup includes updates to ongoing network downtime for two providers and multiple reports of employee email account hacks, led by Christie Clinic.

The Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act would give the Office of Management and Budget a year to develop a plan to migrate civilian federal agencies to "post-quantum" encryption standards and begin prioritizing the migration of high-risk devices and systems.

Investments in technology solutions aimed at making tax payments more automated and secure have nearly quadrupled from $240 million in 2020 to $864 million in 2021, according to Deloitte.