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: July 16, 2025 Overview: In July 2025, Allianz Life experienced a data breach affecting nearly 1.5 million individuals, involving unauthorized access via a spear-phishing campaign that targeted employee credentials. The breach exposed sensitive data, including names, addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers. Attackers used compromised credentials to escalate privileges and… Read More »Allianz Life July 2025 Data Breach
Date of Incident: June 13, 2025 Overview: The WestJet data breach, reported on October 1, 2025, occurred on June 13, 2025, affecting the transportation sector. Approximately 1.2 million customers’ personal information was compromised, including names, birthdates, addresses, travel documents, and loyalty program details, though no credit card or password data was breached. The cyberattack leveraged… Read More »WestJet data breach
Date of Incident: August 19, 2025 Overview: In a ransomware attack reported on October 1, 2025, Motility Software Solutions experienced a data breach on August 19, 2025, affecting 766,000 customers. Sensitive information, such as names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers, was exposed. The attack involved privilege… Read More »Ransomware attack at Motility Software Solutions
Date of Incident: 2025-10-01 Overview: The ShinyHunters Salesforce Data Leak, reported on October 3, 2025, involves unauthorized access to Salesforce cloud instances due to exploited API vulnerabilities and possibly misconfigured permissions. Approximately 1 billion records from 39 companies were potentially impacted, with personal information stolen and samples leaked alongside ransom demands. The breach demonstrated automated… Read More »ShinyHunters Salesforce Data Leak
Date of Incident: 2024-04-22 Overview: The Asahi Ransomware Attack on Asahi Group Holdings, reported on October 3, 2025, occurred on April 22, 2024, affecting its operations within the Holding Companies & Conglomerates sector. The breach led to the shutdown of factories in Japan, suspension of automated order and shipment processes, and a forced switch to… Read More »Asahi Ransomware Attack