The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

Risk 117

Risk Financial Services Insurance Cybersecurity 117

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2021 – 21 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. hit by cyber criminals (7.3 hit by cyber criminals (7.3 Ransomware.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing e-Delivery 130

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2019

Pick any company in any vertical – financial services, government, defense, manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, retailing, travel and hospitality – and you’ll find employees, partners, third-party suppliers and customers all demanding remote access to an expanding menu of apps — using their smartphones and laptops.

Security 105

Security Digital transformation Financial Services Risk 105

Data Protection Report

MAY 17, 2019

On May 16, 2019, the California Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing that included S.B. Clarifies non-discrimination provision to allow retail loyalty programs. Redefines “personal information” to exclude information from government records. Exempts “insurance institutions, agents, and support organizations”.

Retail 40

Retail Privacy Insurance Manufacturing 40

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. The draft revisions include a requirement for producers to act in the “best interest” of a retail customer when making a recommendation of an annuity.

Insurance 60

Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. The draft revisions include a requirement for producers to act in the “best interest” of a retail customer when making a recommendation of an annuity.

Insurance 60

Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies. Carrefour France and Carrefour Banque are both affiliates of the French retail group, the Carrefour Group.

GDPR 91

GDPR Personal data Data collection Marketing 91

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

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. Image: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It’s not hard to see why.

Ransomware 220

Ransomware Retail Insurance Government 220

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number). It remains unclear how the data breach occurred, but the attackers apparently suggested it was the result of “exploiting vulnerabilities within government databases of telecommunication systems”.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2020

The new year – and new decade – is underway, but before saying goodbye to 2019, we have one more monthly round-up to get to. Hackers break into government system used by the country’s schools (unknown). Singapore-based retailer Love, Bonito apologises to customers after malware infection (unknown). Data breaches.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange.

Passwords 220

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 220

IT Governance

MAY 1, 2019

Still, April 2019 saw a not completely disastrous 1,334,488,724 breached records. Customers at US fast food retailer Chipotle say their accounts have been hacked (unknown). Illinois dental insurer notifies members after phishing attack (unknown). Genesee County, MI, government suffers ‘aggressive’ ransomware attack (unknown).

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 111

IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A DDoS gang is extorting business posing as Russian government hackers (unknown). Victoria government insists patient data is safe after ransomware attack (unknown). Bradford, PA, government has swift response to ransomware attack (8,305). US retailer Kroger reports ‘isolated incident’ involving pharmacy records (unknown).

Data breaches 92

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 92

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Local government agencies remain acutely exposed to being hacked. However, at this moment in history, two particularly worrisome types of cyber attacks are cycling up and hitting local government entities hard: ransomware sieges and election tampering. We spoke at Black Hat USA 2019. That’s long been true.

Ransomware 118

Ransomware Government Retail Security 118

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

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Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 124

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape in the “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020” report. According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace.

IT 86

IT Military Cybersecurity Phishing 86

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Unlike an attack on retailers, for example, victims have no alternative when systems are down. According to a report from the insurance broker Gallagher , 49% of local councils have been attacked since the start of 2017 and 37% were attacked in the first half of 2019 alone. Cyber security solutions.

Ransomware 95

Ransomware Phishing Retail Insurance 95

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

Microsoft Azure Microsoft Hyper-V 2016/2019 R2/2019 VMware ESXi up to 7.0 Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 20.04 Clusters of physical and virtual appliances can be deployed to expand reach or improve resilience through redundancy.

Authentication 89

Authentication Access IoT MDM 89

Collibra

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

This summer Dresner Advisory Services ranked Collibra as the number one vendor in their 2019 Data Catalog Study. It’s reaffirming to see that customer priorities align with the founding pillars of Collibra’s approach: governance embedded in the product, enterprise grade capabilities and scalability. The importance of data governance

Marketing 49

Marketing Analytics Government Financial Services 49

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 11, 2019

On October 10, 2019, with just weeks to go until the law goes into effect, the California Attorney General released the long-awaited draft regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Written comments will be accepted by the Attorney General until 5 PM (Pacific time) on December 6, 2019.

Sales 40

Sales Retail Privacy Access 40

Data Matters

OCTOBER 23, 2019

On October 10, 2019, this wait finally ended. Moreover, if the business operates a website, but primarily interacts with consumers in retail locations, it will be required to add a third option that allows consumers to submit a form that can be submitted in person at those locations.

Sales 60

Sales Privacy Passwords Compliance 60

Reltio

APRIL 25, 2019

Blake Morgan , Customer Experience Futurist, makes her point in the Forbes article Five Trends Shaping the Future of Customer Experience In 2019. White Paper: The Golden Path to B2C Customer 360 – What We Learned from World’s Largest Retail & Consumer Brands. For Future. The post Is Your Customer Experience Future-Ready?

Customer Experience 75

Customer Experience Digital transformation B2B B2C 75

Reltio

MARCH 31, 2019

While sharing his outlook at the third Modern Data Management Annual Summit in 2019, Aaron Zornes , Chief Research Officer, The MDM Institute, outlined the capabilities required for the next generation MDM platform. According to him, Graph Technology provides the missing link between domains, data analytics, and IoT.

MDM 40

MDM Digital transformation Analytics Cloud 40