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

KnowBe4

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #49 | December 6th, 2022. 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. Budget Ammo] Cyber Insurers Turn Attention to Catastrophic Hacks. By Roger A. Save My Spot!

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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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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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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

The 2023 vendor surveys arriving this quarter paint a picture of a cybersecurity landscape under attack, with priority issues affecting deployment, alert response, and exposed vulnerabilities. This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 11 – 18 December 2023

IT Governance

When the Russian Cl0p gang exploited a zero-day SQL injection vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer in May 2023, Delta Dental was one of hundreds of organisations whose data was compromised. The data belonged to nearly 7 million individuals. Data breached: personal data belonging to 6,928,932 individuals. Source (New) Finance USA Yes 1.1

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 | May 31st, 2023 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks With attackers knowing financial fraud-based phishing attacks are best suited for the one industry where the money is, this massive spike in attacks should both surprise you and not surprise you at all.