Priyanka Aash is credited with building global communities for cybersecurity leaders and shaping enterprise marketing strategies for over a decade. She has been nominated for the Cybersecurity Excellence Award for her leadership & AI innovations in cybersecurity and honored with the NetApp Excellerate HER award. She is also the author of “The AI Divide,” which explores how artificial intelligence is quietly rewiring human minds and influencing decisions. Earlier, she co-founded CISO Platform, the world’s first online platform for collaboration and knowledge sharing among senior information security executives. Through this, she worked with the marketing teams of IBM, VMware, F5 Networks, Barracuda Networks, Check Point, and others, driving inbound marketing and enterprise growth. Priyanka is passionate about entrepreneurship, enterprise marketing strategy, and building communities that empower CISOs worldwide.
Date of Incident: August 2025 Overview: The Marquis data breach, reported in December 2025, affected the finance sector, impacting over 400,000 customers across 74 U.S. banks and credit unions. Personal information, including Social Security numbers and financial account details, was exposed. Despite no evidence of data misuse, Marquis paid a ransom to prevent further data… Read More »Marquis Data Breach
Date of Incident: August 2025 Overview: In August 2025, the University of Pennsylvania experienced a data breach targeting its Oracle E-Business Suite, attributed to the Clop ransomware group. Attackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability, compromising personal information of 1,488 individuals, with a potential for more. The breach utilized advanced tactics such as SQL injection and remote… Read More »University of Pennsylvania Oracle E-Business Suite Breach
Date of Incident: June 24, 2025 Overview: The Coupang Data Breach, reported on December 1, 2025, impacting the retail sector, involved unauthorized access to Coupang’s customer database on June 24, 2025. This breach exposed personal information, including full names, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, and order details of 33.7 million customers. Notably, payment information… Read More »Coupang Data Breach
Date of Incident: Ongoing (no specific date provided) Overview: In an ongoing insider threat scheme dubbed “North Korean IT Worker Schemes,” involving unidentified IT workers, unauthorized access using legitimate credentials has led to significant data theft and potential malware deployment within the software sector. The breach, targeting customer data, financial records, and intellectual property, also… Read More »North Korean IT Worker Schemes
Date of Incident: August 9 – August 12, 2025 Overview: Dartmouth College experienced a data breach between August 9 and August 12, 2025, affecting the education sector. The breach potentially exposed personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, and financial data, for at least 1,494 individuals. The incident reportedly involved the Clop ransomware group exploiting… Read More »Dartmouth College Data Breach