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Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?

Krebs on Security

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 13, 2012, after a state IT contractor clicked a malicious link in an email.

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Sixth Circuit Finds Coverage for Losses Resulting from Retailer’s Data Breach

Hunton Privacy

On August 23, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held in R etailer Ventures, Inc. that losses resulting from the theft of customers’ banking information from a retailer’s computer system are covered under a commercial crime policy’s computer fraud endorsement. Retail Ventures, Inc., National Union”).

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2021 – 116 million records breached

IT Governance

Doncaster-based One Call Insurance hit by ransomware (unknown) Ransomware attack on Swiss Cloud Computing AG (6,500) Wolfe Eye Clinic victim of Lorenz threat actors (unknown) One of the US’s largest pipelines shuts down to contain cyber security breach (unknown) J. Find out more. Ransomware.

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Silicon Review awards Import.io top workplace of the year

Import.IO

Web data from thousands of retail websites is used to monitor hourly price changes on millions of products sold online. Web data from hundreds of insurance companies ensure that health care patients in the US are getting the right care at the right price. Our customers use the web data that we provide in lots of different ways.

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Personal Data Stores – Get ready for a step change

CGI

Fri, 01/06/2012 - 08:00. Imagine buying a new car or looking to invest in a new stock or insurance policy. Some consumers already manage medical, financial and retail data lockers through a single portal. Personal Data Stores – Get ready for a step change. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Well, this may be a reality sooner than you think.