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AUGUST 14, 2014

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Marketing 111

Marketing Manufacturing IT Insurance 111

Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

As it happens, Rescator’s criminal hacking crew was directly responsible for the 2013 breach at Target and the 2014 hack of Home Depot. As it happens, Rescator’s criminal hacking crew was directly responsible for the 2013 breach at Target and the 2014 hack of Home Depot. state tax database, without naming the state.

Sales 230

Sales Retail Insurance Access 230

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The CLOP members said one tried-and-true method of infecting healthcare providers involved gathering healthcare insurance and payment data to use in submitting requests for a remote consultation on a patient who has cirrhosis of the liver. Alex Holden is founder of Hold Security , a Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm.

Ransomware 265

Ransomware Metadata Insurance Encryption 265

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 26, 2024

Authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States this week levied financial sanctions against a Russian man accused of stealing data on nearly 10 million customers of the Australian health insurance giant Medibank. The allegations against Ermakov mark the first time Australia has sanctioned a cybercriminal. pw , and shtazi[.]net.

Ransomware 233

Ransomware Retail Insurance Government 233

Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2020

“As per our researchers, this data leak includes the company’s cyber insurance documents, various contract calculations worksheets, NASA give review rules, and much more.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Ransomware 120

Ransomware Insurance Cybersecurity Security 120

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

Magellan Health, a for-profit managed health care and insurance firm, was the victim of a ransomware attack. Magellan Health is a for-profit managed health care and insurance firm that ranks 417 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest US corporations by total revenue. Magellan Health Inc. The company ranks 417 on the Fortune 500.

Data breaches 133

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Passwords 133

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

That protracted and public conflict formed the backdrop of my 2014 book — “ Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime, from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door. More recently, it appears Megatraffer has been working with ransomware groups to help improve the stealth of their malware. At least my laptop is sure of it.”

Healthcare 242

Healthcare Passwords Sales Ransomware 242

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Xchanging is a business process and technology services provider and integrator, which provides technology-enabled business services to the commercial insurance industry. Xchanging is a business process and technology services provider and integrator, which provides technology-enabled business services to the commercial insurance industry.

Ransomware 77

Ransomware Insurance Financial Services Manufacturing 77

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Leaked data includes 14 folders and 53,555 files divided into the following categories: Passport scans Flight bookings Hotel bookings Email communications between Airlink International Group employees and customers Insurance policy for international travel. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Insurance 121

Insurance Cybersecurity Communications Risk 121

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2019

Zurich American Insurance Company is refusing to refund its client because consider the attack as “an act of war” that is not covered by its policy. The overall damages that insurance firms would probably have to cover reach over $80bn. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Insurance 84

Insurance Ransomware Sales Government 84

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2014

On October 8, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security reported that over the course of several months, the network of a large critical manufacturing company was compromised. The incident raises some issues for cyber insurance. That the incident occurred over several months suggests that trigger dates for cyber insurance be examined.

Insurance 40

Insurance Cybersecurity Manufacturing Information Security 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Hunton & Williams Insurance Litigation & Counseling partner Lon Berk reports: As the demand for cyber insurance has skyrocketed, so too has the cost. One broker estimates that sales in 2014 will double from the $1 billion premium collected in 2013. As these payment technologies become prevalent in the U.S.,

Insurance 40

Insurance Retail Sales Risk 40

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2020

Maze Ransomware ransomware operators recently disclose other attacks against different organizations, including IT services giant Cognizant , and cyber insurer Chubb. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Ransomware 133

Ransomware Encryption Insurance Data breaches 133

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2019

The good news is that La Porte County has a cyber insurance that will cover part of the costs sustained to restore the activity after the attack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Government 88

Government Insurance Ransomware Cybersecurity 88

The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 21, 2018

Care.data was cancelled because drug and insurance companies were able to buy patient data Australia’s impending My Health Record system is “identical” to a failed system in England that was cancelled after it was found to be selling patient data to drug and insurance companies , a British privacy expert has said.

Privacy 76

Privacy Insurance Cybersecurity Risk 76

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

SilverTerrier has been active since at least 2014, it is a collective of over hundreds of individual threat actors. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . billion in global losses. “Over the past 90 days (Jan.

Government 64

Government Energy and Utilities Insurance Phishing 64

Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2021

According to a letter sent by the company to the Maine Attorney General and reported by TechCrunch , the subsidiary company left customer data spanning 2014 to 2019 unsecured online between August 2019 and May 2021. “This included information gathered for sales and marketing purposes from 2014 to 2019. .

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Sales Insurance Marketing 124

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2020

Our investigations also show that the suspect had intended to use the data to create marketing leads to offer insurance and credit-related services.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Marketing Risk 122

Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2020

The payment will me made using the city’s insurance fund in an effort to preserve information of city workers and customers and quickly resume operations. The payment will me made using the city’s insurance fund in an effort to preserve information of city workers and customers and quickly resume operations. “It Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Insurance Cybersecurity IT 107

Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

The security breach was discovered earlier this year, hackers also accessed data stored in the Literacy Works Information System and a legacy unemployment insurance service database. ” Threat actors accessed to files stored in the Literacy Works Information System that are dated back 2009, 2010, and 2014. . Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 74

Data breaches Insurance Access Security 74

Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Dark Overlord hacking group claims to have stolen a huge trove of documents from the British insurance company Hiscox, Hackers stole “hundreds of thousands of documents,” including tens of thousands files related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Insurance 111

Insurance Data breaches Sales Government 111

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2020

Researchers at cybernews.com recently uncovered an unsecured Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket that contains more than 36,000 documents, including scans of passports, credit cards, and health insurance cards. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. What data is in the bucket?

Sales 97

Sales Personal data Insurance Marketing 97

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

The sad aspect of the story is that the airport authority decided to pay the ransom with the economical coverage of the insurance carrier. “The authority’s insurance carrier authorized payment of the ransom, which airport CEO Philip Calderone only said was “under six figures.”” Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 66

Ransomware Insurance Encryption Security 66

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 30, 2014

On December 29, 2014, the Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate issued a press release stating that it imposed a fine of €1,300,000 on the insurance group Debeka. Debeka purportedly wanted this address data to market insurance contracts to these employees.

Insurance 40

Insurance Sales Personal data Marketing 40

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission that its health insurance subsidiary, Triple-S Salud, Inc. Triple S”), which is Puerto Rico’s largest health insurer, will be fined $6.8 According to the 8-K, Triple S was notified of the pending sanctions on February 11, 2014. million for a data breach that occurred in September 2013.

Insurance 40

Insurance Data breaches IT Security 40

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

the individual paying for a patient’s bill), including name, date of birth, address, insurance policy details, medical record number, invoice number, account balance, date of service and, in some cases, social security number. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Luke’s Physician Network.

Data breaches 80

Data breaches Insurance Archiving Access 80

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 284 appeared first on Security Affairs.

Security 88

Security Ransomware Insurance Information Security 88

Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2020

These images include a screenshot of folders on a SeaChange server compromised by the gang, insurance certificates, a driver’s license, and a cover letter for a proposal sent to the Pentagon. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 103

Ransomware Insurance Data breaches Encryption 103

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2020

. “IDX identity protection services include: 12 months of credit and CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and fully managed ID theft recovery services. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Data breaches 114

Data breaches Insurance Access Security 114

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2019

The good news for the investors is that the company has a robust cyber insurance in place with recognized insurers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . How much cost a security breach? Pierluigi Paganini.

Insurance 80

Insurance Ransomware Security IT 80

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2019

” “Hydro has a solid cyber risk insurance policy with recognized insurers, with global insurer AIG as lead,” the company stated. ” “Hydro has a solid cyber risk insurance policy with recognized insurers, with global insurer AIG as lead,” the company stated. Pierluigi Paganini.

Insurance 82

Insurance Ransomware Risk IT 82

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2019

On Monday, city officials participating to a rapid meeting unanimously voted to use the city’s insurance to pay a ransom of 65 bitcoins (~$603,000). “The payment is being covered by insurance.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reported the Associated Press.

Insurance 87

Insurance Ransomware Encryption Government 87

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

Experts are also seeing an increase in the number of attacks masquerading as COVID-19 symptom tracking along phishing scams targeting insurance companies because people are looking to buy health insurance. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Google notes. Pierluigi Paganini.

Phishing 78

Phishing Insurance Government Access 78

Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2020

The membership also requested a sum of money, normally $5,000, as insurance. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Cardplanet was offering for sale stolen credit-card numbers for a price ranging from $3 to $60.

Marketing 108

Marketing Sales Insurance Access 108

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I held this position from 2000 through 2014, during which time Windows emerged as a prime target for both precocious script kiddies and emerging criminal hacking rings. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? What drew you to this field?

Cybersecurity 203

Cybersecurity Privacy Cloud IoT 203

IT Governance

APRIL 23, 2019

Morrisons has lost two cases related to its March 2014 data breach , in which Andrew Skelton, a senior internal auditor at the supermarket’s Bradford office, leaked the payroll data of 99,998 employees. The information comprised names, addresses, gender, dates of birth, phone numbers, National Insurance numbers, bank details and salaries.

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Insurance GDPR Compliance 82

AIIM

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Hence the concept of electronic identification and trust services ( eIDAS ) as defined in EU regulation 910/2014 is centered around trust and security and certificate-based signing. Allianz – a global financial services and insurance company – is one of those organizations which had to rethink their approach on e-signatures.

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Compliance Insurance Digital transformation Authentication 109