Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , on February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates the business of insurance in New York, has issued guidelines, in the Insurance Circular Letter No. sought coverage for expenses under its property insurance policy.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

2 announcing a Cyber Insurance Risk Framework (the Framework) that describes industry best practices for New York-regulated property/casualty insurers. According to NYDFS, the incorporation of these practices should be proportionate to each insurer’s size, resources, geographic distribution, and other factors. The Framework.

Insurance 79

Insurance Financial Services Cybersecurity Risk 79

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Australian health insurance giant fell victim to ransomware in October, as a result of which the personal data of 9.7 Health data, by contrast, enables attackers to operate under the radar, typically to commit health insurance fraud. million current and former customers was compromised. The extent of the damage.

IT 107

IT Ransomware Security Data breaches 107

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. For the insurance industry, working with clients to help them tackle these challenges is vital to ensuring businesses operate in as safe an environment as possible.

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Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 161

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released joint guidance on the application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule to student records.

Education 53

Education Insurance Privacy IT 53

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Exploitation drivers From the case of Hegestratos committing insurance fraud by sinking a ship in 300 B.C., One common misconception is that scammers usually possess a strong command of computer science and IT knowledge. Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering.

Cybersecurity 186

Cybersecurity Education Insurance Data breaches 186

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Sector overview Most-breached sectors (by number of incidents) # Sector Incidents 1 Other 34 30% 2 Healthcare 31 27% 3 Education 16 14% 4 (tie) Media and telecoms 12 11% 4 (tie) Public and non-profit 12 11% 6 Legal 5 4% 7 Finance and insurance 4 4% Note: The percentages add up to 101% due to rounding.

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Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Education 87

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

million Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America 2.6 “The most heavily impacted sectors are finance and professional services and education, which account for 24.3 Beyond remediation, organizations and their insurers will need to provide credit monitoring to individuals and will undoubtedly face multiple lawsuits.”

Insurance 82

Insurance Ransomware Data breaches Education 82

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The attackers also gained access to medical information and health insurance information of some individuals. million Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America 2.6 The most heavily impacted sectors are finance and professional services and education, which account for 24.3 million individuals. million Genworth 2.5

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

million Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America 2.6 million Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America 2.6 The most heavily impacted sectors are finance and professional services and education, which account for 24.3 The researchers reported that the attacks impacted tens of millions of individuals.

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Data breaches Retail Education Ransomware 102

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The CLOP members said one tried-and-true method of infecting healthcare providers involved gathering healthcare insurance and payment data to use in submitting requests for a remote consultation on a patient who has cirrhosis of the liver. Alex Holden is founder of Hold Security , a Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm.

Ransomware 248

Ransomware Metadata Insurance Encryption 248

Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 8, 2020

Hunter, Dr. Tao Jin, Dr. Patricia Franks, Rae Lynn Haliday, Cheryl Pederson, and Wendy McLain on the topic of Meeting Evolving Business Needs – A Conversation Between RIM Educators and Thought Leaders. And recruiters are looking for that education and experience. There are other important areas of course like management….

Education 52

Education Digital transformation Search queries Information governance 52

eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Cyber Insurer Provides Help. As Spectra Logic had the foresight to take out cyber insurance , Chubb representatives were professional and helpful, according to Mendoza. Also read: Top 8 Cyber Insurance Companies for 2022 Best Ransomware Removal and Recovery Services. Most had been infected.

Ransomware 134

Ransomware Insurance Cybersecurity Passwords 134

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is warning investors of potential investment scams related to Hurricane Ida. Fraudsters also may target individuals receiving compensation from insurance companies.” ” reads the alert published by SEC. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cleanup 79

Cleanup Insurance Education Security 79

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

million people was compromised, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, medical information, health insurance information, and billing and claims information. HealthEC LLC breached, almost 4.5 Information relating to nearly 4.5 TB Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co.

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Its mission is to improve the lives of people worldwide through research, clinical care and education. The ransomware gang has added the organization to its dark web leak site and is threatening the victim to leak the alleged stolen data. The center’s research focuses on cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship.

Ransomware 102

Ransomware Insurance Education Marketing 102

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Welfare Benefits Plan Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 13,079 Insurance ACE/Humana Inc. Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

AIIM

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Hear Riley McIntosh from Pacific Life Insurance and Alison Clarke from OpenText talk about how Pacific Life took their Records Management program and transformed it from a risk-based program to an information value-based program using process efficiencies and automation. Want more episodes like this?

Records Management 104

Records Management Insurance Libraries Education 104

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

For some of the impacted individuals, threat actors also gained access to Social Security Numbers (SSNs), Medicare/Medicaid ID numbers, and certain Health Insurance information. million Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America 2.6 Healthcare services provider Welltok disclosed a data breach that impacted nearly 8.5

Data breaches 86

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Education 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach. In early August, The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. ” reads the reads the notice.

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Data breaches Ransomware Education Access 83

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? What factors should organizations consider when selecting a cyber insurance policy?

Cybersecurity 190

Cybersecurity Privacy Cloud IoT 190

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums. Document sent to the insurance company by the victim’s lawyer. Inova has been operating since 2012 and has handled thousands of cases since then. Sketch of the accident from the police report.

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Data breaches Insurance Paper Access 89

Adam Levin

JUNE 4, 2021

Practice the 3Ms: Minimize your risk of exposure: Don’t take unnecessary risks and invest in cyber defenses and education. Manage the damage: Plan ahead in the event of a successful cyberattack and have a cyber liability insurance plan to help offset the costs. . million after it was hit with Conti ransomware. .

Ransomware 115

Ransomware Insurance Education Risk 115

Information Governance Perspectives

APRIL 5, 2023

John Danenberger, CPCU, is Corporate Counsel at State Farm Insurance and specializes in addressing emerging issues around telematics. In 2015, he successfully transitioned from a military career as a trial attorney for the JAG Corps to working in telematics in corporate America for State Farm Insurance.

Insurance 52

Insurance Military Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing 52

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Xchanging is a business process and technology services provider and integrator, which provides technology-enabled business services to the commercial insurance industry. Xchanging is a business process and technology services provider and integrator, which provides technology-enabled business services to the commercial insurance industry.

Ransomware 71

Ransomware Insurance Financial Services Manufacturing 71

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 17, 2019

Arizona and 15 other states (the “Multistate AGs”) filed the suit in December 2018, asserting claims under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (“HIPAA”) as well as various applicable state data protection laws. MIE”) and its wholly owned subsidiary NoMoreClipboard, LLC. million individuals. million individuals.

Data breaches 58

Data breaches IT Insurance Privacy 58

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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. Compromised data included names, ID card numbers, phone numbers, emails, salaries and personal photographs.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Breached organisation: BHI Energy, providing staffing solutions to the nuclear, fossil, wind, hydro and government energy markets. Incident details: The company found that data on its network had been encrypted without its knowledge. Records breached: 91,000 individuals affected. This includes employee data. Records breached: Unknown.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 107

KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

"A leader tasked with cybersecurity can get ahead of the game by understanding where we are in the story of machine learning (ML) as a hacking tool," Tyson writes. "At At present, the most important area of relevance around AI for cybersecurity is content generation. Remember: Culture eats strategy for breakfast and is always top-down.

Phishing 87

Phishing Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 87

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

McDonald’s is building AI solutions for customer care with IBM Watson AI technology and NLP to accelerate the development of its automated order taking (AOT) technology. Not only will this help scale the AOT tech across markets, but it will also help tackle integrations including additional languages, dialects and menu variations.

Artificial Intelligence 85

Artificial Intelligence Retail Unstructured data Insurance 85

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

According to the notice published on the website of the OAG on August 07, 2023, exposed personal information includes names, addresses, social security information, health information, and health insurance information. The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account.

Ransomware 96

Ransomware Encryption Systems administration Cybersecurity 96

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 29, 2020

Here's an article about Ralphs, a California supermarket chain owned by Kroger: the form proceeds to state that, as part of signing up for a rewards card, Ralphs "may collect" information such as "your level of education, type of employment, information about your health and information about insurance coverage you might carry."

Insurance 121

Insurance Data Privacy Education Privacy 121

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

heath records or records of a wellness program or similar program of health promotion or disease prevention, a health care professional’s medical diagnosis or treatment of the consumer or a health insurance policy number. The law is enforceable by the Vermont Attorney General.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

By comparison, 24% said they are investing in ongoing cyber security education and 23% said they are increasing their IT or security budget. The report also found that 30% of organisations had skills gaps in more advanced areas, such as penetration testing, forensic analysis and security architecture. Where are all the cyber security experts?

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Security Insurance Education Government 122

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools.

Data Privacy 139

Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Security 139

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me It has been another month of comparatively few reported cyber attacks and data breaches, with our August list containing 84 incidents accounting for 60,865,828 breached records.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Data migration 140