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.

Insurance 70

Insurance Cybersecurity Risk Education 70

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. Source New Defence USA Yes 1,051 Connecticut College Source New Education USA Yes 954 American Alarm & Communications Inc.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. You can find the full list below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news….

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware. Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Ransomware. And don’t forget to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest industry news and advice. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. In other news….

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Data migration 140

IT Governance

JULY 4, 2023

You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. IT Governance found 79 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023, accounting for 14,353,113 breached records.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Government Insurance 96

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Ransomware. Brazilian health insurance firm Fisco Saúde hit by cyber attack (unknown). Spain’s Generali España insurance company says it was hacked (unknown). Ransomware. Ransomware attack on Osaka General’s network stalls critical surgeries (unknown). Convergent Outsourcing reports ransomware attack (unknown).

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Insurance 115

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

It emerged this week, according to the New York City Department of Education, that data from a further 381,000 students was also compromised in this incident. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 75,101 Airsoftc3.com Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? Young, Inc.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

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. Their executives… and their attorneys, they all realize this.

Education 52

Education Digital transformation Search queries Information governance 52

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. Ransomware. Ransomware. Weir Group suffers ‘sophisticated’ ransomware attack (unknown) Pottawatomie Co. Weir Group suffers ‘sophisticated’ ransomware attack (unknown) Pottawatomie Co.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Government Education 116

Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 10, 2020

In May of 2020 I was honored to speak at the MERv conference with John Frost of Box on the topic of Using Information Governance with a Privacy Compliance Plan as the Fulcrum for Data Privacy and Continuous Compliance. Privacy makes data governance ethical and tangible, and compliance leaders understand that.

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Compliance Information governance Privacy Data Privacy 52

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Ransomware. British Dental Association records leaked on the dark web (5,524) Australian aged care firm Regis hit by ransomware (unknown) ?Canon Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. Meanwhile, you can find the full list of cyber attacks and data breaches for February 2022 below. As usual, incidents affecting UK-based organisations are listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 134

Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Additionally, billing information, insurance numbers and other financial details were stolen in the attack. In a statement, Shields said that it “takes the confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in our care seriously. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access 105

IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

which breached sixteen years’ worth of insurance data. Ransomware. Hackers breach the Philippines United Student Financial System for Tertiary Education (unknown). Connecticut school district thwarts ransomware attack (unknown). American Baptist Homes of the Midwest hit by ransomware (unknown). Data breaches.

Data breaches 112

Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 112

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Small to Medium Business are, today, the target of APTs and ransomware. Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. VAMOSI: Cybersecurity insurance.

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Malware attacks via backdoors made up 21% of all incidents, and 17% were ransomware attacks. Closely related to data security and an integral part of taking a proactive stance toward it is data privacy , or how data is stored, accessed and secured against improper access, theft or other loss.

Security 40

Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Perhaps the best approach to rampant malware, ransomware and cybercrime is stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors. It could be fairly useful to educate small business owners on the security best practices these third parties should follow in their operations — either by law or according to common sense.

Cybersecurity 61

Cybersecurity Education Government Risk 61

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

Sustained compliance: Encryption and effective key management are key requirements across all security and privacy regulations. C-suite executives: KMaaS can help C-suite executives to ensure that their organization's sensitive data and assets are secure and compliant with security and privacy regulations.

Encryption 134

Encryption Compliance Cloud Authentication 134

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc. Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Consideration was given to whether the same factors apply in both the privacy and security contexts, the risk of potential injury versus realized injury and when government intervention is warranted. They may not, however, be aware of what disclosing their information means and consumer education efforts to date have largely been ineffective.

Privacy 42

Privacy Retail Risk Insurance 42

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Mobile Guardian, which is used to help parents manage their children’s device usage, was hacked on 19 April, according to the Singaporean Ministry of Education. Mobile Guardian, which is based in the UK, said that its investigations detected unauthorised access to its systems via an administrative account on its management portal.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The company’s description of the incident suggested ransomware. This was confirmed about a fortnight later, in early November, when the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group took responsibility for the attack , claiming to have encrypted Henry Schein’s files and exfiltrated 35 TB of data. Source (New) Education USA Yes 1,493 Kimber Mfg.,

Data Privacy 106

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 106

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

suffers second ransomware attack in months Having been struck by a ransomware attack in October by the BlackSuit group , which led to operations and appointments being postponed, Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group. Data breached: more than 59 million data records. Akumin Inc.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

TB exfiltrated Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Xfinity) Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Telecoms USA Yes 35,879,455 Tecnoquadri Srl Source (New) Manufacturing Italy Yes 33,000,000 Asia Insurance Co.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Other databases contained health insurance data, such as patents’ names, dates of birth, addresses and medical data. EyeCare Services Partners exposes more 3.5 The biggest database in the blob contained 3.1 million patients and 1.6 million unique Social Security numbers. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.1

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

A month later, a ransomware attack shut down the company’s operations in Italy and China. MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected. PharMerica The US pharmacy network PharMerica began notifying 5.8

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware The Sustainability Business division of the energy company Schneider Electric suffered a ransomware attack on 17 January, disrupting the company’s Resource Advisor platform. Data breached: 13,300,000 records.

Data Privacy 88

Data Privacy Privacy Insurance Security 88

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Source (New) Real estate USA Yes 46,906 Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 44,312 Air Methods Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 34,016 GREYHOURS Source (New) Retail France Yes 18,700 Groveport Madison Schools Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (Update) Education USA Yes 15.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ongoing education and skill development requires educating teams and ensuring employees become proactive contributors to organizational defense. Camellia Chan , Co-Founder and CEO, Flexxon Chan In a single month, major breaches hit MGM, DP World Australia, Philippine Health Insurance – just to name a few.

Cybersecurity 258

Cybersecurity Phishing Authentication Analytics 258

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The breached data may include names, Social Security numbers and health insurance information. For some victims, the stolen data also included Social Security numbers and health insurance information. TB The Peddie School Source (New) Education USA Yes 1.2 Data breached: 4,662,668 individuals’ data.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Data breaches 52

KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

link] [Head Scratcher] More Companies With Cyber Insurance Are Hit by Ransomware Than Those Without? In an interesting twist, new data hints that organizations with cyber insurance may be relying on it too much, instead of shoring up security to ensure attacks never succeed.

Insurance 71

Insurance Security awareness Phishing Ransomware 71

Data Protection Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

Late December and early January tend to be a busy time for everyone, so you may have missed a privacy update or two during that time. 3. Does an insurance policy that covers direct physical loss or damage to media cover the situation where ransomware renders downloaded software useless because it could not be decrypted?

Privacy 114

Privacy Cybersecurity Personal data Insurance 114

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Source (New) Retail USA Yes 2,588,849 Keenan & Associates Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 1,509,616 AGC Group Source (New) Manufacturing Japan Yes 1.5 TB Four Hands Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.5 TB UK forex customers Source (New) Finance UK Yes 1,001,214 A.N.S. Source (New) Non-profit USA Yes 25,908.62

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

MAY 3, 2022

Ransomware. Ransomware. You can find the full list of data breaches below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Insurance 124

IT Governance

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The education sector accounted for 20 of the 102 publicly disclosed incidents listed this month – with the majority being ransomware. Indeed, ransomware was the most common threat across all sectors. Ransomware.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Government IoT 140

Information Governance Perspectives

JULY 23, 2020

And as I noted we are also going to touch on cybersecurity in this presentation, because, especially as legal professionals, you all owe a duty to your clients to maintain a certain level of confidentiality, and in this context, we are talking about data protection and privacy, so we’re going to talk about some of that in a moment.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Passwords Risk IT 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires encryption or equivalent security measures to protect private student records.

Encryption 101

Encryption IT Passwords IoT 101