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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 16–22 October 2023

IT Governance

Another small firm suffers a serious ransomware attack: Cadre Services gets mauled by AlphV Date of breach: 19 September 2013 (AlphV uploaded first part of data to its website on 19 October 2023). Breached organisation: ClassPad.net, an educational web application operated by Casio Computer Co., Records breached: Unknown.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). Healthcare Data Privacy Laws. Health data and patient data in the U.S.

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CNIL Launches Public Consultation on Draft Standards on Data Processing for Managing Business Activities and Unpaid Invoices

Hunton Privacy

It therefore intends to cover standard customer data processing activities carried out by any data controller, except (1) health or educational institutions; (2) banking or similar institutions; (3) insurance companies; and (4) operators subject to approval by the French Online Gambling Regulatory Authority.

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We Infiltrated a Counterfeit Check Ring! Now What?

Krebs on Security

In a report released in 2019 (PDF), Agari profiled a group it dubbed “ Scattered Canary ” that is operating principally out of West Africa and dabbles in a dizzying array of schemes, including BEC and romance scams, FEMA and SBA loans, unemployment insurance fraud, counterfeit checks and of course money laundering. Image: Agari.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

9 million records breached through decade-long data leak A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp) illegally accessed about 9 million personal data records over the course of a decade (2013 to 2023). Breached records: more than 56 million.

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Chronicle of a Records Manager: Controlling the Chaos of Disaster Response and Recovery

ARMA International

I have been a member of the OAR staff at the ANO since March 2013. The plan was to meet the insurance coordinator at the Howard Avenue office at 8:30 a.m. I knew from previous education and training that documenting damage before moving or addressing anything was critical. The insurance coordinator proposed stabilizing in place.

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Dentists: Don’t Forget HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA

Are they trained in the areas of HIPAA Security, Privacy, Enforcement and Breach Notification Rules and do they know that they must be in compliance with the 2013 HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule by September 23, 2013? This is especially true in offices with a limited number of employees and frequent staff turnover.