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Insurer: Breach Undetected for Nine Years

Data Breach Today

Dominion National Says Recently Discovered Incident Dates Back to 2010 A dental and vision insurer's revelation that it recently discovered a 9-year-old data security incident offers an extreme example of the difficulty some organizations have in detecting data breaches.

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Cybersecurity Standards for the Insurance Sector – A New Patchwork Quilt in the US?

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

In the past two years, multiple state bills that have been introduced in the US to provide for cybersecurity requirements and standards to the insurance sector, with recent legislative activity taking place in particular within the States of Ohio, South Carolina, and Michigan. NYDFS: Setting a new bar for state cybersecurity regulation.

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Indiana Sues WellPoint for $300,000 for Delay in Data Breach Notification

Hunton Privacy

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced on October 29, 2010, that he has sued health insurer WellPoint, Inc. The state alleges that WellPoint was notified of the security breach on February 22, 2010, and again on March 8, 2010, but did not begin notifying customers of the breach until June 18, 2010.

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M&A Due Diligence: The Devil in Their Data

Data Matters

Cybersecurity insurance was a relatively new—and far from prevalent—concept. For example, an FTC complaint recently filed in federal court (Federal Trade Commission v. Even when data breaches resulted in class actions, the suits were routinely dismissed because courts found no compensable injury.

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A Survey of Spanish Posters and Related Graphics at the National Archives

Unwritten Record

They are at the National Archives today probably because the OWI collected or received them as examples of propaganda produced by Allied countries during the war. The collection also includes a dozen WWII posters produced in Mexico that promote the ongoing war effort.

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IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access

Krebs on Security

was originally launched in 2010 with the goal of helping e-commerce sites validate the identities of customers who might be eligible for discounts at various retail establishments, such as veterans, teachers, students, nurses and first responders. The IRS says it will require ID.me for all logins later this summer. McLean, Va.-based

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Nevada and New Hampshire Data Security and Privacy Laws Take Effect

Hunton Privacy

On January 1, 2010, two important state data security and privacy laws took effect in Nevada and New Hampshire. The laws create new obligations for most companies that do business in Nevada and for health care providers and business associates in New Hampshire.

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