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Here's An Update on Additions to the 'Wall of Shame' Ransomware attacks are among the largest incidents added to the federal tally of major health data breaches in recent weeks. MORE
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
E-Commerce Platform User Data Exposed Exploited; Vulnerability Now Fixed Adobe says its e-commerce Magento Marketplace has been breached, exposing usernames, email addresses and more. The software giant has yet to detail how many users were affected or the breach duration. 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
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
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Will Hacking Incidents, Other Breaches Continue to Rise During COVID-19 Pandemic? The total number of health data breaches - and individuals affected - on the 2020 tally has more than doubled in recent weeks. MORE
176 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
a Chicago-based brokerage firm, with a $500,000 penalty for security missteps before and after a 2018 data breach, which resulted in the theft of $1 million from client accounts Commission Finds That Phillip Capital Made Series of Missteps The U.S. MORE
MGM Resorts confirmed the leaked data as being the result of a data breach that occurred last year. We are confident that no financial, payment card or password data was involved in this matter.”. Data Security Data breach Technology featured data breach hotel mgm 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
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How machine learning and advanced DLP technology can mitigate insider data breaches. How machine learning and advanced DLP technology can mitigate insider data breaches MORE
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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 an attempt to recoup money it spent to replace payment cards as part of settlements over the retailer's massive 2013 data breach. 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
Email-Related Incidents Continue to Dominate, But Other Breaches Still Popping Up Hacking incidents involving email appear to be the most common type of major health data breach being reported to federal regulators so far in 2020. MORE
163 UK's ICO Issues Largest Penalty Possible Under Country's Older Data Privacy Laws The U.K. MORE
Understanding Data Breach Myth Vs. Reality. Watch this webinar OnDemand and learn three of the most common data breach myths MORE
Hacks, Thefts and Business Associate Breaches Among the Incidents Added Some 22 health data breaches reported to regulators in 2019 - including hacking incidents and thefts of unencrypted devices - already have been added to the official federal tally, with business associates involved in six of the largest incidents. MORE
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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
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
$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
Here's a Roundup of Latest Security Incident Reports The list of victims affected by the American Medical Collection Agency data breach continues to grow, with four more organizations recently identified. 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
Here's the latest health data breach tracking update MORE
Insights From Major Healthcare Sector Breaches and Cyberattacks The healthcare sector has had plenty of significant data breaches so far this year. What can be learned from organizations' experiences? Here are three key lessons MORE
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Hacking Attacks, Business Associate Incidents Were Common The federal tally of health data breaches shows that hacking attacks and incidents involving business associates dominated this year. MORE
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The popular webcomic platform XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users, the incident impacted 562,000 subscribers. XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users. SecurityAffairs – XKCD, data breach). MORE
Virgin Media discloses a data breach that exposed the personal information of roughly 900,000 of its customers. Virgin Media discloses a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 900,000 customers (names, home, and email addresses and phone numbers ). MORE
Despite the Decline of Such Incidents, Recent Breaches Serve as Reminders of Risks While health data breaches stemming from the loss or theft of unencrypted devices have nosedived in recent years, a handful of recent incidents serve as a reminder that these devices still can pose risks to patient data. MORE
Defense Department agency that's responsible for providing secure communications and IT equipment for the president and other top government officials says a data breach of one of its systems may have exposed personal data, including Social Security numbers 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
An Analysis of the Latest Trends - and What's Ahead Hacker attacks, IT mishaps, and vendor errors are among the top causes of the largest health data breaches added to the official federal tally so far this year. MORE
Marriott's Starwood Mega-Breach Drives Data Protection Update Driven by Marriott's Starwood mega-breach, California lawmakers are pushing legislation that would expand the state's pioneering data breach notification requirements to include breaches of biometric data and all types of government identification numbers, including passports. MORE
Experts Detail Essential Systems and Procedures Every Organization Needs Now Surviving a data breach requires having a plan, and experts say such plans must be continually tested, practiced and refined. MORE
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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).
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MARCH 30, 2020
Will Hacking Incidents, Other Breaches Continue to Rise During COVID-19 Pandemic? The total number of health data breaches - and individuals affected - on the 2020 tally has more than doubled in recent weeks.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Defense Department agency that's responsible for providing secure communications and IT equipment for the president and other top government officials says a data breach of one of its systems may have exposed personal data, including Social Security numbers
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
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
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Email-Related Incidents Continue to Dominate, But Other Breaches Still Popping Up Hacking incidents involving email appear to be the most common type of major health data breach being reported to federal regulators so far in 2020.
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Data Breach Today
JANUARY 30, 2020
Understanding Data Breach Myth Vs. Reality. Watch this webinar OnDemand and learn three of the most common data breach myths
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
in an attempt to recoup money it spent to replace payment cards as part of settlements over the retailer's massive 2013 data breach.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Here's An Update on Additions to the 'Wall of Shame' Ransomware attacks are among the largest incidents added to the federal tally of major health data breaches in recent weeks.
Data Breach Today
MAY 29, 2019
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.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Experts Detail Essential Systems and Procedures Every Organization Needs Now Surviving a data breach requires having a plan, and experts say such plans must be continually tested, practiced and refined.
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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
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
An Analysis of the Latest Trends - and What's Ahead Hacker attacks, IT mishaps, and vendor errors are among the top causes of the largest health data breaches added to the official federal tally so far this year.
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
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Marriott's Starwood Mega-Breach Drives Data Protection Update Driven by Marriott's Starwood mega-breach, California lawmakers are pushing legislation that would expand the state's pioneering data breach notification requirements to include breaches of biometric data and all types of government identification numbers, including passports.
Adam Levin
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
MGM Resorts confirmed the leaked data as being the result of a data breach that occurred last year. We are confident that no financial, payment card or password data was involved in this matter.”. Data Security Data breach Technology featured data breach hotel mgm
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Hacking Attacks, Business Associate Incidents Were Common The federal tally of health data breaches shows that hacking attacks and incidents involving business associates dominated this year.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Insights From Major Healthcare Sector Breaches and Cyberattacks The healthcare sector has had plenty of significant data breaches so far this year. What can be learned from organizations' experiences? Here are three key lessons
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
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.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
The popular webcomic platform XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users, the incident impacted 562,000 subscribers. XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users. SecurityAffairs – XKCD, data breach).
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
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
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
E-Commerce Platform User Data Exposed Exploited; Vulnerability Now Fixed Adobe says its e-commerce Magento Marketplace has been breached, exposing usernames, email addresses and more. The software giant has yet to detail how many users were affected or the breach duration.
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
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.
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
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
How machine learning and advanced DLP technology can mitigate insider data breaches. How machine learning and advanced DLP technology can mitigate insider data breaches
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
a Chicago-based brokerage firm, with a $500,000 penalty for security missteps before and after a 2018 data breach, which resulted in the theft of $1 million from client accounts Commission Finds That Phillip Capital Made Series of Missteps The U.S.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 28, 2019
Here's a Roundup of Latest Security Incident Reports The list of victims affected by the American Medical Collection Agency data breach continues to grow, with four more organizations recently identified.
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
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Hacks, Thefts and Business Associate Breaches Among the Incidents Added Some 22 health data breaches reported to regulators in 2019 - including hacking incidents and thefts of unencrypted devices - already have been added to the official federal tally, with business associates involved in six of the largest incidents.
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
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
Security Affairs
MARCH 6, 2020
Virgin Media discloses a data breach that exposed the personal information of roughly 900,000 of its customers. Virgin Media discloses a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 900,000 customers (names, home, and email addresses and phone numbers ).
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 13, 2019
Despite the Decline of Such Incidents, Recent Breaches Serve as Reminders of Risks While health data breaches stemming from the loss or theft of unencrypted devices have nosedived in recent years, a handful of recent incidents serve as a reminder that these devices still can pose risks to patient data.
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
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
MAY 9, 2019
Here's the latest health data breach tracking update
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