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Blue Cross of Idaho and Palmetto Health Report Financial, Payroll Breaches Two recent data breaches at organizations in the healthcare sector illustrate that systems beyond those directly related to patient care can be at risk MORE
More Data, Use of the Cloud and IoT Presage Even More Big, Bad Breaches Bad news for anyone who might have hoped that the data breach problem was getting better. breach-notification service. MORE
Big Ransomware Attacks Added to 'Wall of Shame' Several large breaches involving hacking/IT incidents, including ransomware attacks, have been added in recent weeks to the federal tally of major health data breaches. MORE
Equifax will dish out as much as $700 million on the heels of its infamous 2017 data breach that impacted 150 million customers. Breach Hacks data breach data breach fine Equifax Equifax Data Breach equifax settlement FTC MORE
CEO Took Two Years to Acknowledge Incident FreshMenu, a food delivery provider based in India, has come under social media attack for keeping under wraps a data breach two years ago that exposed the personal information of over 110,000 users MORE
What Trends Does the Breach List Reveal So Far in 2019? With half of 2019 in the rear-view mirror, what are the emerging healthcare data breach trends so far this year? MORE
Brian Honan of BH Consulting on When to Notify - or Not Since the EU's new GDPR privacy law came into effect in May 2018, one challenge for organizations that suffer a breach is knowing whether or not they must report it to authorities, says Brian Honan, president and CEO of BH Consulting in Dublin MORE
Hacking Incidents Still Dominate, But Fewer Huge Incidents Than in Years Past Major health data breaches added to the official federal tally in 2018 impacted more than twice as many individuals as the incidents added to the list 2017. MORE
Healthcare organizations need to plan ahead for the financial burden of data breaches stemming from cyberattacks and also take preventive steps to help minimize those expenses, says attorney Laura Hammargren of the law firm Mayer Brown MORE
Massive 2017 Breach Continues to Bite the Credit Reporting Giant's Bottom Line Equifax has reported a loss in its latest quarter due to ongoing incident response, legal, investigative and corporate information security overhaul costs resulting from its 2017 data breach. MORE
Netherlands, Germany and UK Have Logged the Most Data Breach Reports Since the EU's GDPR went into full effect, European data protection authorities have received over 59,000 data breach reports, with the Netherlands, Germany and the U.K. MORE
Analyzing Trends Reflected on 'Wall of Shame' Tally So Far This Year What are the most common causes of major health data breaches that have been added to the official federal tally so far this year? MORE
Million Settlement Would Be Largest Ever for a Data Breach, Plaintiffs Say Yahoo is hoping a revamped proposed breach-related settlement will pass muster with a federal judge who rejected the first one for myriad reasons, including high attorney fees and a lack of transparency. MORE
GitHub Also Sued for Allegedly Not Removing Data Related to Intrusion More lawsuits have been filed in the wake of the Capital One breach that exposed the data of more than 100 million individuals. MORE
Ransomware Attacks, Vendors Mishaps Are Top Culprits in Healthcare Data Breach Drama When we look at many of the biggest healthcare data breaches reported so far this summer, two big culprits pop out: ransomware attacks and vendor mishaps. MORE
I’m not a huge fan of stories about stories, or those that explore the ins and outs of reporting a breach. corporations (spoiler alert: the second half of this story actually contains quite a bit of news about the breach investigation). MORE
After Privacy Law Went Into Full Effect, Data Security Complaints Doubled One year after Europe's tough new GDPR privacy law went into full effect last May, authorities in Britain have seen the number of annual data breach notifications more than quadruple. MORE
What Can Covered Entities Do to Help Prevent Falling Victim to BA Breaches? A medical equipment benefits administrator is the latest business associate to report a large health data breach affecting patients as well as healthcare providers. MORE
The incident is likely to increase calls for better corporate caretaking of sensitive consumer data Authorities Allege Paige A. MORE
The relationship between American Medical Collection Agency and its laboratory clients affected by the company's data breach will be closely examined as breach-related lawsuits progress, says attorney Paul Hales, a HIPAA specialist, who explains why MORE
A proposed $230 million fine on British Airways after a data breach would be the biggest GDPR penalty yet. Breach Privacy British Airways data breach data breach fine Data Privacy GDPR general data protection restrictions MORE
Hackers Targeted Servers Storing Data on 3.1 has reported its second data breach in the past five weeks. The latest incident, revealed Friday, may have exposed data on as many as 3.1 Million Customers Toyota Motor Corp. MORE
A misconfigured IT setting has landed a Puerto Rico-based clearinghouse and cloud software services vendor at the top of federal regulators' list of largest health data breaches so far this year. Did Company Also Bungle Notification for Some Victims Impacted? MORE
In Wake of Massive Data Breach, Attorneys General Allege Violations of HIPAA, State Laws In a groundbreaking effort, the attorneys general of a dozen states have jointly filed a federal lawsuit against a cloud-based electronic health records vendor that reported a 2015 data breach affecting 3.9 MORE
Big-three credit bureau Equifax has reportedly agreed to pay at least $650 million to settle lawsuits stemming from a 2017 breach that let intruders steal personal and financial data on roughly 148 million Americans. A Little Sunshine Security Tools Equifax Breach Settlement Q&A MORE
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced that it experienced a data breach in October. NASA has yet to address inquiries from the press about the breach. The same report showed a 300% increase in reported federal breaches between 2016 and 2018. MORE
$63 Million in Fines Imposed Since Privacy Law Went Into Full Effect European privacy authorities have received nearly 65,000 data breach notifications since the EU's General Data Protection Regulation went into full effect in May 2018. MORE
Million Users' Private Photos Exposed, Triggering GDPR Investigation Ireland's privacy watchdog is probing data breaches at Facebook that exposed users' private data. In the latest breach to be disclosed, Facebook has warned that for a 12-day period in September, up to 6.8 MORE
Here's the latest health data breach tracking update MORE
Ireland, France, Germany and UK Report Increases Since Privacy Law Took Effect The number of data breach reports filed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect has hit nearly 3,500 in Ireland, over 4,600 in Germany, 6,000 in France and 8,000 in the U.K. MORE
Hotel Giant Has Yet to Disclose Total Number of Affected Victims Radisson Hotel Group has suffered a data breach that resulted in the theft of data for its global loyalty program members. The company, which operates 1,400 hotels, says the breach touched data for "less than 10 percent" of all Radisson Rewards members, but it hasn't released a victim count MORE
Organizations Need to Avoid Mishaps That Can Make Matters Worse Recent additions to the federal health data breach tally shine a light on the mistakes that contribute to breaches - and in some cases, make situations far worse MORE
While Capital One incident is making the headlines, another incident may have severe consequences, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) also suffered a data breach. LAPD is also implementing additional measures to protect the Department’s data from any further intrusions. MORE
The ECB was the victim of a data breach, the bank announced that hackers had access for several months to the contact information of hundreds of financial industry subscribers to its newsletter. SecurityAffairs – ECB, data breach). MORE
Data breach costs continue well after the initial year, according to the latest IBM/Ponemon Institute,"Cost of a Data Breach" report. Limor Kessem of IBM Security shares details of the study MORE
Data breaches Related Topics Krebs on Security
APRIL 17, 2019
I’m not a huge fan of stories about stories, or those that explore the ins and outs of reporting a breach. corporations (spoiler alert: the second half of this story actually contains quite a bit of news about the breach investigation).
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 5, 2019
Big Ransomware Attacks Added to 'Wall of Shame' Several large breaches involving hacking/IT incidents, including ransomware attacks, have been added in recent weeks to the federal tally of major health data breaches.
Data Breach Today
MAY 13, 2019
Massive 2017 Breach Continues to Bite the Credit Reporting Giant's Bottom Line Equifax has reported a loss in its latest quarter due to ongoing incident response, legal, investigative and corporate information security overhaul costs resulting from its 2017 data breach.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2019
Hackers Targeted Servers Storing Data on 3.1 has reported its second data breach in the past five weeks. The latest incident, revealed Friday, may have exposed data on as many as 3.1 Million Customers Toyota Motor Corp.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 16, 2019
Ransomware Attacks, Vendors Mishaps Are Top Culprits in Healthcare Data Breach Drama When we look at many of the biggest healthcare data breaches reported so far this summer, two big culprits pop out: ransomware attacks and vendor mishaps.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 20, 2019
More Data, Use of the Cloud and IoT Presage Even More Big, Bad Breaches Bad news for anyone who might have hoped that the data breach problem was getting better. breach-notification service.
Data Breach Today
JULY 24, 2019
What Can Covered Entities Do to Help Prevent Falling Victim to BA Breaches? A medical equipment benefits administrator is the latest business associate to report a large health data breach affecting patients as well as healthcare providers.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 22, 2019
Brian Honan of BH Consulting on When to Notify - or Not Since the EU's new GDPR privacy law came into effect in May 2018, one challenge for organizations that suffer a breach is knowing whether or not they must report it to authorities, says Brian Honan, president and CEO of BH Consulting in Dublin
Data Breach Today
JULY 29, 2019
Data breach costs continue well after the initial year, according to the latest IBM/Ponemon Institute,"Cost of a Data Breach" report. Limor Kessem of IBM Security shares details of the study
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Krebs on Security
JULY 22, 2019
Big-three credit bureau Equifax has reportedly agreed to pay at least $650 million to settle lawsuits stemming from a 2017 breach that let intruders steal personal and financial data on roughly 148 million Americans. A Little Sunshine Security Tools Equifax Breach Settlement Q&A
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 5, 2019
GitHub Also Sued for Allegedly Not Removing Data Related to Intrusion More lawsuits have been filed in the wake of the Capital One breach that exposed the data of more than 100 million individuals.
Data Breach Today
MAY 16, 2019
$63 Million in Fines Imposed Since Privacy Law Went Into Full Effect European privacy authorities have received nearly 65,000 data breach notifications since the EU's General Data Protection Regulation went into full effect in May 2018.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 15, 2019
Blue Cross of Idaho and Palmetto Health Report Financial, Payroll Breaches Two recent data breaches at organizations in the healthcare sector illustrate that systems beyond those directly related to patient care can be at risk
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Million Users' Private Photos Exposed, Triggering GDPR Investigation Ireland's privacy watchdog is probing data breaches at Facebook that exposed users' private data. In the latest breach to be disclosed, Facebook has warned that for a 12-day period in September, up to 6.8
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Netherlands, Germany and UK Have Logged the Most Data Breach Reports Since the EU's GDPR went into full effect, European data protection authorities have received over 59,000 data breach reports, with the Netherlands, Germany and the U.K.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 3, 2019
Hacking Incidents Still Dominate, But Fewer Huge Incidents Than in Years Past Major health data breaches added to the official federal tally in 2018 impacted more than twice as many individuals as the incidents added to the list 2017.
Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2019
What Trends Does the Breach List Reveal So Far in 2019? With half of 2019 in the rear-view mirror, what are the emerging healthcare data breach trends so far this year?
Security Affairs
AUGUST 16, 2019
The ECB was the victim of a data breach, the bank announced that hackers had access for several months to the contact information of hundreds of financial industry subscribers to its newsletter. SecurityAffairs – ECB, data breach).
Data Breach Today
MAY 22, 2019
A misconfigured IT setting has landed a Puerto Rico-based clearinghouse and cloud software services vendor at the top of federal regulators' list of largest health data breaches so far this year. Did Company Also Bungle Notification for Some Victims Impacted?
Data Breach Today
MAY 9, 2019
Here's the latest health data breach tracking update
Data Breach Today
JULY 30, 2019
The incident is likely to increase calls for better corporate caretaking of sensitive consumer data Authorities Allege Paige A.
Threatpost
JULY 22, 2019
Equifax will dish out as much as $700 million on the heels of its infamous 2017 data breach that impacted 150 million customers. Breach Hacks data breach data breach fine Equifax Equifax Data Breach equifax settlement FTC
Security Affairs
JULY 30, 2019
While Capital One incident is making the headlines, another incident may have severe consequences, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) also suffered a data breach. LAPD is also implementing additional measures to protect the Department’s data from any further intrusions.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 1, 2019
Analyzing Trends Reflected on 'Wall of Shame' Tally So Far This Year What are the most common causes of major health data breaches that have been added to the official federal tally so far this year?
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Ireland, France, Germany and UK Report Increases Since Privacy Law Took Effect The number of data breach reports filed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect has hit nearly 3,500 in Ireland, over 4,600 in Germany, 6,000 in France and 8,000 in the U.K.
Data Breach Today
JULY 11, 2019
The relationship between American Medical Collection Agency and its laboratory clients affected by the company's data breach will be closely examined as breach-related lawsuits progress, says attorney Paul Hales, a HIPAA specialist, who explains why
Data Breach Today
APRIL 8, 2019
Healthcare organizations need to plan ahead for the financial burden of data breaches stemming from cyberattacks and also take preventive steps to help minimize those expenses, says attorney Laura Hammargren of the law firm Mayer Brown
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Hotel Giant Has Yet to Disclose Total Number of Affected Victims Radisson Hotel Group has suffered a data breach that resulted in the theft of data for its global loyalty program members. The company, which operates 1,400 hotels, says the breach touched data for "less than 10 percent" of all Radisson Rewards members, but it hasn't released a victim count
Adam Levin
DECEMBER 20, 2018
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced that it experienced a data breach in October. NASA has yet to address inquiries from the press about the breach. The same report showed a 300% increase in reported federal breaches between 2016 and 2018.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
CEO Took Two Years to Acknowledge Incident FreshMenu, a food delivery provider based in India, has come under social media attack for keeping under wraps a data breach two years ago that exposed the personal information of over 110,000 users
Threatpost
JULY 8, 2019
A proposed $230 million fine on British Airways after a data breach would be the biggest GDPR penalty yet. Breach Privacy British Airways data breach data breach fine Data Privacy GDPR general data protection restrictions
Data Breach Today
APRIL 10, 2019
Million Settlement Would Be Largest Ever for a Data Breach, Plaintiffs Say Yahoo is hoping a revamped proposed breach-related settlement will pass muster with a federal judge who rejected the first one for myriad reasons, including high attorney fees and a lack of transparency.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Privacy Watchdog Counts 41 Daily Breach Reports Since GDPR Enforcement Began The U.K.'s
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Organizations Need to Avoid Mishaps That Can Make Matters Worse Recent additions to the federal health data breach tally shine a light on the mistakes that contribute to breaches - and in some cases, make situations far worse
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 4, 2018
In Wake of Massive Data Breach, Attorneys General Allege Violations of HIPAA, State Laws In a groundbreaking effort, the attorneys general of a dozen states have jointly filed a federal lawsuit against a cloud-based electronic health records vendor that reported a 2015 data breach affecting 3.9
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