Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4 Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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IT Governance

APRIL 23, 2019

The Supreme Court has given Morrisons permission to appeal a ruling that found the supermarket liable for a data breach caused by a malicious insider. The information comprised names, addresses, gender, dates of birth, phone numbers, National Insurance numbers, bank details and salaries.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 9, 2019

As reported by Bloomberg Law , on May 7, 2019, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill ( HB 1071 ) amending Washington’s data breach notification law. The new requirements include the following: Expanded Definition of Personal Information. HB 1071 expands the definition of “personal information.”

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act.

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Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Allegedly, Acuity had a data breach. That's the context that accompanied a massive trove of data that was sent to me 2 years ago now. One of the first things I do after receiving a data breach is to literally just Google it: acuity data breach.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 21, 2017

As reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch , on August 17, 2017, Delaware amended its data breach notification law, effective April 14, 2018. The amendments include several key provisions: Definition of Personal Information. Companies will be required to notify affected individuals of a data breach within 60 days.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2018

to enact a data breach notification law. The Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018 (S.B. Key Provisions of the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018: The law applies to “covered entities” and their “third-party agents.” On March 28, 2018, Alabama became the final state in the U.S.

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Data breaches Encryption Insurance Risk 72

Hunton Privacy

MAY 24, 2018

On April 11, 2018, Arizona amended its data breach notification law (the “amended law”). The amended law also broadens the definition of personal information and requires regulatory notice and notice to the consumer reporting agencies (“CRAs”) under certain circumstances.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2018

Attorney General Notification: If an entity must notify Colorado residents of a data breach, and reasonably believes that the breach has affected 500 or more residents, it must also provide notice to the Colorado Attorney General.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 6, 2019

Previously, OCITPA required any entity, public or private, that “owns, licenses, maintains, manages, collects, processes, acquires or otherwise possesses personal information” in the course of business to notify affected Oregon consumers as well as the Oregon Attorney General following a data breach.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Hathaway breached, 41.5 Data breached: 41,500,000 records. They accessed 41.5

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 30, 2019

It’s summer, and life’s a breach. A data breach, that is. It’s your service provider’s breach, but it involves your (more likely, your customer’s) data. So put down the beach reading, for some breach reading. Who “owns” a data breach?

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Last week, South Dakota moved closer to implementing a data breach notification law, while Colorado legislators introduced a new bill requiring “reasonable security procedures,” imposing data disposal rules and shortening the time frame in which to alert authorities regarding a breach. South Dakota. under HIPAA).

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 2, 2021

In passing the law, Connecticut joins a number of other states in expanding the definition of “personal information” in its data breach notification statute. requiring “preliminary substitute notice” to individuals if a business cannot provide direct notification within the 60-day notification timeframe.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2017

On 18 October 2017, WP29 published proposed Guidelines on two key aspects of the GDPR – namely: Personal Data Breach Notification (Articles 33/34); and. Data Breach Notification. In particular: Non-availability of a system which contains personal data (e.g. This is a helpful clarification.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Financial information, medical data, health reimbursements, postal addresses, telephone numbers and emails are not thought to have been compromised.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 5, 2021

Most importantly, note that this definition is NOT limited to personal information. Among those questions are: Should the definition of “computer security incident” include only occurrences that result in actual harm or actual violation of security policies, security procedures or acceptable use policies?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. Healthcare Data Privacy Laws. Health data and patient data in the U.S. The post Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. We’ve also included more details on the top 3 biggest breaches of the week. Breached records: about 9 million. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

The photo will expedite the recovery process and help when filing a police report or a possible claim with your insurance company. Download the Definitive Guide to Ransomware Recovery If you’ve been lucky enough to remove the ransomware infection, it’s time to start the recovery process.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Compliance Many compliance standards require some form of encryption for data at rest and many also specify requirements for the transmission of data. For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information.

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Data Protection Report

JULY 9, 2018

states have recently introduced and passed legislation to expand data breach notification rules and to mirror some of the protections provided by Europe’s newly enacted General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). data protection laws that were passed in the last year. 382 ) – Louisiana amends its data breach law.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

to support individual and classwide actions for purported data security and privacy violations. The CCPA creates a limited private right of action for suits arising out of data breaches. Here’s what you need to know: The CCPA Provides a Limited Private Right of Action for Data Breach Suits. Code § 1798.150.

Privacy 81

Privacy Data breaches Insurance IT 81

Hunton Privacy

JULY 23, 2015

A brief summary of the data security requirements for health insurers and state contractors is set forth below: Health Insurers. Ensure that employees and third parties comply with data security requirements. On July 1, 2015, Connecticut’s governor signed into law Public Act No. State Contractors.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 4, 2023

The goal of ITAM is to ensure that an organization’s IT assets are being used effectively, efficiently and securely while minimizing costs and reducing the risk of data breaches and other security incidents. Asset insurance: Insuring critical assets against loss or damage can give you added protection against financial risks.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

DECEMBER 3, 2021

There are also new requirements around transfers of data outside of the UAE and requirements to keep data secure, and to notify the new data protection regulator, and in some circumstances data subjects, of data breaches. Definitions. Data breaches. 44) of 2021.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On November 18, 2021, the US federal banking regulators Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Board and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation jointly announced a final rule that will require banking organizations (which includes the U.S.

FOIA 63

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Exposed data include names, dates of birth, National Insurance numbers, and USS member numbers. “While it has been confirmed that USS member data held on Hartlink has not been compromised, we were informed on Thursday 11 May that regrettably details of USS members were held on the Capita servers accessed by the hackers.”

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Data Matters

AUGUST 5, 2019

On July 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed the two bills into law, one which amended the state’s data breach notification law, and another that created additional obligations for data breaches at credit reporting agencies. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act. codified at N.Y.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The CCPA’s original provisions regarding the interaction between the California law and federal laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) have caused confusion and consternation. Several of the amendments impact the CCPA’s private right of action for data breaches.

Privacy 68

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ARMA International

APRIL 18, 2022

The purpose of this article is to remove the fear and intimidation of domestic and global data protection laws and show how these laws and requirements are consistent with the existing objectives of your records retention schedule and information governance policy. Definition and Purpose of a Records Retention Schedule.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

to support individual and classwide actions for purported data security and privacy violations. The CCPA creates a limited private right of action for suits arising out of data breaches. Here’s what you need to know: The CCPA Provides a Limited Private Right of Action for Data Breach Suits. Code § 1798.150.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

to support individual and classwide actions for purported data security and privacy violations. The CCPA creates a limited private right of action for suits arising out of data breaches. Here’s what you need to know: The CCPA Provides a Limited Private Right of Action for Data Breach Suits. Code § 1798.150.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

36) that adds several data elements to the definition of “personal identifying information” in the state’s data breach notification statute. 35) that adds content requirements to the notice that breached entities must send to affected Wyoming residents. On February 23, 2015, the Wyoming Senate approved a bill (S.F.36)

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The proposed bill overlaps with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and state privacy laws. The amended bill further expands the definition of “personal information” to include student, military, or passport identification numbers. Law Clerk–not admitted to practice law.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Managing the interaction of these new requirements with existing obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), and other health privacy laws will continue to be an area of focus in the health privacy community for years to come.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Managing the interaction of these new requirements with existing obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), and other health privacy laws will continue to be an area of focus in the health privacy community for years to come.

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