Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

Launched in 2018 under the name Firefox Monitor , Mozilla Monitor also checks data from the website Have I Been Pwned? to let users know when their email addresses or password are leaked in data breaches. states exempt so-called “public” or “government” records from consumer privacy laws.

Healthcare 261

Healthcare Privacy Data breaches Government 261

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Stories like the recent Facebook hack , the Equifax hack and the hacking of government agencies are remarkable for how unremarkable they really are. The risks are about to get worse, because computers are being embedded into physical devices and will affect lives, not just our data. Security is not a problem the market will solve.

Security 94

Security Government Marketing Manufacturing 94

Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2021

Security experts from threat intelligence firm Cyble have found several documents relating to the Covid-19 vaccine allegedly stolen from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) leaked in the Darkweb. In the last months, security experts reported the surge of the illegal market for Covid-19 vaccines on the Darkweb market.

Healthcare 131

Healthcare Marketing Authentication Access 131

Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

This past year was marked by ever more significant data breaches, growing cybersecurity regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels and continued challenges in harmonizing international privacy and cybersecurity regulations. Data breach litigation risks. We expect each of these trends to continue in 2018.

Privacy 67

Privacy Cybersecurity Data breaches GDPR 67

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Mumsnet disclosed a data breach affecting 4,000 people.

Data breaches 54

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 54

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

It was another busy month in the cyber security sector, as we discovered 143 incidents that resulted in 1,098,897,134 breached records. Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

Data breaches 109

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 109

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. That partially explains why May’s total of 115,861,330 breached records is comparatively low. By contrast, we disclosed 1 billion breached records in April, and almost 4 billion in the first four months of the year.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 119

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Importantly, the CCPA does not categorically exempt all data-related operations of Covered Entities and Business Associates. Instead, the CCPA expressly exempts PHI collected by a Covered Entity or Business Associate that is governed by HIPAA. This data may not be eligible for the CCPA exemption. CMIA Exemption.

Privacy 45

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance 45

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Importantly, the CCPA does not categorically exempt all data-related operations of Covered Entities and Business Associates. Instead, the CCPA expressly exempts PHI collected by a Covered Entity or Business Associate that is governed by HIPAA. This data may not be eligible for the CCPA exemption. CMIA Exemption.

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance 40

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Importantly, the CCPA does not categorically exempt all data-related operations of Covered Entities and Business Associates. Instead, the CCPA expressly exempts PHI collected by a Covered Entity or Business Associate that is governed by HIPAA. This data may not be eligible for the CCPA exemption. CMIA Exemption.

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance 40

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

66,702,148 known records breached in 103 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: 6.9

Data Privacy 66

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 66

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: 70,840,771 email addresses. million customers’ data. million customers’ data. Data breached: 35,500,000 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

AIIM

MAY 21, 2020

This means it is completely secure, and it cannot be changed. It is also unique in that it is decentralized, so there is no single authority governing its use. 5 Benefits of Blockchain for Data Management. In my work at Mustard IT , many of our data management projects for our clients have involved the use of blockchain.

Blockchain 118

Blockchain Data breaches Government Artificial Intelligence 118

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

252,796,762 known records breached in 126 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

Security 120

Security Ransomware Retail Artificial Intelligence 120

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 13, 2019

On May 28, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“ CAC “) released the draft Measures on the Administration of Data Security (“ Data Security Measures ” see our in-house English translation here ) for public consultation. The scope of application of the Data Security Measures.

Personal data 40

Personal data IT Data collection Compliance 40

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The CCPA governs how businesses treat “consumer” “personal information.” What Is Covered?

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

IT Governance

JULY 12, 2018

Healthcare is one of the hardest-hit industries when it comes to data breaches. Healthcare providers (HCPs) and industry partners process significant amounts of data which that is both attractive and valuable to cyber criminals. and healthcare must address the new DSP (Data Security and Protection) Toolkit.

Information Security 50

Information Security Compliance GDPR Security 50

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It falls to IT security teams to determine where those vulnerabilities lie in their organization and which ones they need to prioritize. Typically, a security team will leverage a cloud security platform to detect vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and other cloud risks. That process can be overwhelming.

Cloud 125

Cloud Risk Security Artificial Intelligence 125

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. We’ll also soon publish our 2023 review of publicly disclosed incidents and records known to be breached across the year, as well as our quarterly report, so keep an eye on our blog.

Data Privacy 88

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 88

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2020

The new decade has begun relatively well, with a six-month low of only 61 disclosed cyber security incidents. By comparison, 2019 saw an average of almost 80 data breaches and cyber attacks per month. Several major incidents occurred in January, boosting the total number of breached records to a substantial 1,505,372,820.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 145

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

With 117 publicly reported security incidents, October 2020 is the leakiest month we’ve ever recorded. The good news is that those data breaches and cyber attacks accounted for just 18,407,479 breached records. With that in mind, here is our complete list of October’s cyber attacks and data breaches.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Healthcare 141

erwin

MARCH 28, 2019

The visualization process can aid in an organization’s ability to understand the security risks associated with a particular process. This also extends to industry-specific other compliance mandates such as those in healthcare, pharmaceutical and the financial services industries.

Digital transformation 71

Digital transformation Healthcare Compliance Financial Services 71