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Electronic prescription provider MediSecure impacted by a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

MediSecure is a company that provides digital health solutions, particularly focusing on secure electronic prescription delivery services in Australia. Threat actors gained access to the personal and health information of an undisclosed number of individuals. ” reads the statement published by the company.

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Processing of riders’ personal data ? The Italian Data Protection Authority sanctions a food delivery company

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On July 5, 2021, the Italian supervisory authority (“ Garante ”) published an injunction against a company operating a food delivery app (“ Company ”) over the processing of riders’ personal data with respect to the use of algorithms for the management of the orders. Security measures in place. Retention period.

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How Much Cyber Liability Insurance Do You Need?

IT Governance

Cyber liability insurance helps organisations cover the financial costs of a data breach. million on average recovering from security incidents. Some cyber insurance policies help organisations cover the costs of lost business if the security incident results in long-term disruption. Without insurance, organisations spend £3.6

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in February 2023 – 29.5 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

It follows a mammoth start to the year, with more than 277 million breached records in January , and brings the running total for the year to over 300 million pieces of compromised personal data. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses.

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Ireland / Europe: DPC’s record GDPR fine has implications for calculation of GDPR fines and regulatory expectations around transparency rules

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

While obligations to “users” (those with WhatsApp accounts) are contained in Article 13, there are also obligations to “non-users” under Article 14 due to how WhatsApp processes personal data such as contact details of individuals who do not have accounts. Non-User Data.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for July 2022

IT Governance

Welcome to our July 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. Although many people are enticed into NFTs because the market is unregulated, that also creates major security risks. of incidents.

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Data Enrichment, People Data Labs and Another 622M Email Addresses

Troy Hunt

i speak at conferences around the world and run workshops on how to build more secure software within organisations. i'm also the creator of the data breach aggregation service known as "have i been pwned". i speak at conferences around the world and run workshops on how to build more secure software within organisations.