Incident Types: The types of cybersecurity incidents that have occurred include Breach.

Total Financial Loss: The total financial loss from these incidents is estimated to be $16.60 billion.

Detection and Response: The company detects and responds to cybersecurity incidents through an communication strategy with yahoo asked affected users to log into their accounts without passwords., and containment measures with database locked down, and law enforcement notified with yes (california office of the attorney general), and third party assistance with fbi ic3, third party assistance with vpnmentor research team, and law enforcement notified with yes (fbi ic3 complaints), and communication strategy with vpnmentor blog post, communication strategy with public advisories, and enhanced monitoring with recommended (proactive defense strategies)..

Common Attack Types: The most common types of attacks the company has faced is Breach.

Identification of Attack Vectors: The company identifies the attack vectors used in incidents through phishing emailsvulnerable cloud storage (e.g. and Capital One)third-party breaches.

Average Financial Loss: The average financial loss per incident is $1.84 billion.

Commonly Compromised Data Types: The types of data most commonly compromised in incidents are Names, Email Addresses, Telephone Numbers, Hashed Passwords, Dates Of Birth, Encrypted Or Unencrypted Security Questions And Answers, , Email Account Details, , User Authentication Data, , Phone Numbers, Addresses, Hashed Passwords, Security Questions And Answers, , Names, Email Addresses, Telephone Numbers, Dates Of Birth, Hashed Passwords, , IP addresses, login timestamps, Personally Identifiable Information (Pii), Authentication Data, , Personally Identifiable Information (Pii), Payment Card Data, Credit Reports, Cloud-Stored Data and .

Third-Party Assistance: The company involves third-party assistance in incident response through FBI IC3, vpnMentor research team, .

Handling of PII Incidents: The company handles incidents involving personally identifiable information (PII) through by database locked down.

Key Lessons Learned: The key lessons learned from past incidents are Exposed databases continue to be a leading cause of data leaks, often due to human error such as forgetting to set passwords or encrypt data. Cloud security operates on a shared responsibility model, which many IT teams may not fully understand.Cybercrime costs have grown exponentially (51x complaints, 2,477x financial losses since 2000).,Seniors and investment scam victims suffer disproportionate financial harm.,Ransomware and data breaches dominate corporate losses ($6B+ and $128B respectively).,AI and evolving tactics require adaptive, proactive cybersecurity strategies.,Public-private collaboration (e.g., FBI IC3) is critical for trend analysis and mitigation.

Implemented Recommendations: The company has implemented the following recommendations to improve cybersecurity: Invest in AI-driven threat detection to counter AI-powered attacks., Ensure proper security measures are in place for cloud databases, including password protection and encryption. Educate IT teams on the shared responsibility model for cloud security., Strengthen data breach notifications and victim support systems., Enhance elder fraud protections and financial literacy programs., Expand corporate cybersecurity budgets to match escalating threats., Prioritize ransomware defense (backups, segmentation and EDR)..

Additional Resources: Stakeholders can find additional resources on cybersecurity best practices at and Source: California Office of the Attorney GeneralDate Accessed: 2016-09-22, and Source: TechCrunch, and Source: California Office of the Attorney GeneralDate Accessed: 2016-12-14, and Source: vpnMentor BlogUrl: https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/Date Accessed: 2024-07-00, and Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2024 ReportUrl: https://www.ic3.gov/Date Accessed: 2024-07-00.

Communication of Investigation Status: The company communicates the status of incident investigations to stakeholders through Yahoo asked affected users to log into their accounts without passwords., Vpnmentor Blog Post and Public Advisories.

Advisories Provided: The company provides the following advisories to stakeholders and customers following an incident: were Vpnmentor Recommendations For Policymakers, Fbi Ic3 Public Alerts, Elder Fraud Warnings, Phishing Awareness Campaigns and .

Post-Incident Analysis Process: The company's process for conducting post-incident analysis is described as Fbi Ic3, Vpnmentor Research Team, , Recommended (proactive defense strategies).

Corrective Actions Taken: The company has taken the following corrective actions based on post-incident analysis: Database locked down, Scale Proactive Threat Hunting And Ai-Based Defenses., Mandate Cybersecurity Training For High-Risk Groups., Enforce Stricter Third-Party Vendor Security Assessments., Expand Fbi Ic3 Resources For Complaint Processing And Trend Analysis., .

Last Attacking Group: The attacking group in the last incident were an tessa88nation-state actor from Eastern Europe, Hackers, State-sponsored actor and cybercriminal syndicatesinvestment scammersransomware groupselder fraud actors.

Most Recent Incident Detected: The most recent incident detected was on 2016-09-22.

Most Recent Incident Publicly Disclosed: The most recent incident publicly disclosed was on 2024-07-00.

Highest Financial Loss: The highest financial loss from an incident was $16.6 billion (2024 IC3 losses) + $128 billion (1988–2025 corporate incidents).

Most Significant Data Compromised: The most significant data compromised in an incident were Names, Email addresses, Telephone numbers, Hashed passwords, Dates of birth, Encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers, , Email account details, , User authentication data, , phone numbers, addresses, hashed passwords, security questions and answers, , names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords, , IP addresses and login timestamps, names, email addresses, phone numbers, hashed passwords, , 35+ major data breaches (e.g., Yahoo, Equifax, Target and Capital One).

Third-Party Assistance in Most Recent Incident: The third-party assistance involved in the most recent incident was fbi ic3, vpnmentor research team, .

Containment Measures in Most Recent Incident: The containment measures taken in the most recent incident was Database locked down.

Most Sensitive Data Compromised: The most sensitive data compromised in a breach were Email addresses, security questions and answers, Dates of birth, Hashed passwords, addresses, telephone numbers, Names, Email account details, hashed passwords, email addresses, Telephone numbers, 35+ major data breaches (e.g., Yahoo, Equifax, Target, Capital One), User authentication data, names, dates of birth, Encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers, IP addresses and login timestamps and phone numbers.

Number of Records Exposed in Most Significant Breach: The number of records exposed in the most significant breach was 1.6B.

Most Significant Lesson Learned: The most significant lesson learned from past incidents was Public-private collaboration (e.g., FBI IC3) is critical for trend analysis and mitigation.

Most Significant Recommendation Implemented: The most significant recommendation implemented to improve cybersecurity was Invest in AI-driven threat detection to counter AI-powered attacks., Ensure proper security measures are in place for cloud databases, including password protection and encryption. Educate IT teams on the shared responsibility model for cloud security., Strengthen data breach notifications and victim support systems., Enhance elder fraud protections and financial literacy programs., Expand corporate cybersecurity budgets to match escalating threats., Prioritize ransomware defense (backups, segmentation and EDR)..

Most Recent Source: The most recent source of information about an incident are vpnMentor Blog, FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2024 Report, California Office of the Attorney General and TechCrunch.

Most Recent URL for Additional Resources: The most recent URL for additional resources on cybersecurity best practices is https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/, https://www.ic3.gov/ .

Current Status of Most Recent Investigation: The current status of the most recent investigation is Resolved (Database locked down).

Most Recent Stakeholder Advisory: The most recent stakeholder advisory issued was vpnMentor recommendations for policymakers, FBI IC3 public alerts, .

Most Recent Customer Advisory: The most recent customer advisory issued was an Elder fraud warningsphishing awareness campaigns.

Most Significant Root Cause: The most significant root cause identified in post-incident analysis was Human error (unprotected Elasticsearch instance), Underinvestment in cybersecurity relative to threat growthLack of adaptive defenses against AI-driven attacksInsufficient protections for vulnerable demographics (e.g., seniors)Persistent vulnerabilities in cloud storage and third-party systems.

Most Significant Corrective Action: The most significant corrective action taken based on post-incident analysis was Database locked down, Scale proactive threat hunting and AI-based defenses.Mandate cybersecurity training for high-risk groups.Enforce stricter third-party vendor security assessments.Expand FBI IC3 resources for complaint processing and trend analysis..