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ICYMI –December in privacy and cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

1. As of December 18, 2023, unless the U.S. a. Automated Decision-Making Technology b. Cybersecurity Audits c. The exception did not apply because BIPA’s goal of protecting the secrecy interest of an individual in his/her biometric data is furthered by a narrow reading of the exception.

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The State of Maine disclosed a data breach that impacted 1.3M people

Security Affairs

The Government organization disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 Threat actors exploited the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-34362 to hack the file transfer platform and steal the data of the organization. The security breach took place in the State between May 28, 2023, and May 29, 2023. million individuals.

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Colorado HCPF Department notifies 4 million individuals after IBM MOVEit breach

Security Affairs

“While HCPF confirmed that no other HCPF systems or databases were impacted, on June 13, 2023, the investigation identified that certain HCPF files on the MOVEit application used by IBM were accessed by the unauthorized actor on or about May 28, 2023. state of Colorado.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A He doesn't just cover one angle.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. In November 2023, Northwell Health – the largest health system in New York – confirmed that it was affected by the incident.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2023

IT Governance

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. With that out of the way, it’s time to move on to May 2023. MCNA Insurance later confirmed that 8,923,662 people were affected in the incident and said the breach was a result of a ransomware attack.

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CyberheistNews Vol 12 #49 [Keep An Eye Out] Beware of New Holiday Gift Card Scams

KnowBe4

Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. The users were able to impersonate an infinite number of entities (such as banks, retail companies and government institutions) for financial gain and substantial losses to victims. million in 16 months.". Save My Spot!