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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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UK FCA Consults on Changes to Strong Consumer Authentication, Dedicated Interfaces, and Guidance on Payment Services

Data Matters

The FCA has provided new guidance for PIs and EMIs using the “insurance or comparable guarantee” method of safeguarding. The FCA has provided new guidance for PIs and EMIs using the “insurance or comparable guarantee” method of safeguarding. Prudential risk management.

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CVS Pays $2.25 Million in Record HIPAA Settlement

Hunton Privacy

In 2006, media exposés revealed that CVS employees disposed of prescription drug bottles with labels containing patient information, pharmacy orders, and other items potentially containing PHI in unsecured dumpsters that could be accessed by anyone.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

The hope is that the strategy outlined herein will help corporate directors and executives who support them ( e.g. , legal, information technology security, privacy, compliance, and audit) make practical use of the various technical guidelines available without misaligning their systems from the broader corporate mission. Principle 5.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Noname API security 2021 Private Qualys Security and compliance 2020 Nasdaq: QLYS Attivo Networks Identity solutions 2017 Acquired: SentinelOne AlienVault Enterprise cybersecurity 2012 Acquired: AT&T Zone Labs Endpoint security 2001 Acquired: Check Point. Also read : Top Cyber Insurance Companies.