eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Screens then started to display a ransom demand, which said files had been encrypted by the NetWalker ransomware virus. Cyber Insurer Provides Help. As Spectra Logic had the foresight to take out cyber insurance , Chubb representatives were professional and helpful, according to Mendoza. The ransom demand was $3.6

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

This is a security mechanism that requires people to enter a second piece of information in addition to a password in order to log on. Weak passwords. For all the advancements that organisations have made to secure their systems, password practices remain a huge problem. Passwords are usually compromised in one of two ways.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

But the password to the Gunnebo RDP account — “password01” — suggests the security of its IT systems may have been lacking in other areas as well. In the video, the REvil representative stated that the most desirable targets for the group were agriculture companies, manufacturers, insurance firms, and law firms.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

According to the settlement agreement, the AG concluded that EyeMed’s security practices did not meet the requirements of the SHIELD Act with respect to four requirements: authentication, password management, logging and monitoring, and data retention in the email account. In total, information for approximately 2.1

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The stolen laptops contained policyholder electronic Protected Health Information (“ePHI”), including names, addresses, birth dates, insurance identifications and, in some cases, Social Security numbers and clinical data. The policyholder data was password protected but not encrypted, in violation of HIPAA and HITECH.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The Division of Consumer Affairs alleged that the fertility clinic violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules by removing protected health information (“PHI”) safeguards.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The stolen information allegedly included names and identifying information, hashed passwords, security questions and answers, family information, Social Security numbers, lab results, health insurance information, doctor’s names, and medical conditions, among other things.

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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. Hackers know this might be your first instinct, and some types of ransomware notice restart attempts and cause additional harm, like damaging Windows or deleting encrypted files.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

“The actors have leveraged privileged accounts to gain access to VMware vCenter Server and reset account passwords [ T1098 ] for ESXi servers in the environment. Secure PII/PHI at collection points and encrypt the data at rest and in transit by using technologies such as Transport Layer Security (TPS). ” reads the alert.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Mexico confirms hack of military records (unknown) Randolph-area school district disables its own website following transphobic hack (unknown) Australia’s Telstra hit by data breach, two weeks after attack on Optus (unknown) Patient details compromised in cyber attack on health provider Pinnacle (unknown) CHI Health faces ‘IT security incident’ impacting (..)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

According to the CISA’s report , Iranian hackers from an unnamed APT group are employing several known web shells, in attacks on IT, government, healthcare, financial, and insurance organizations across the United States. The malware used by the threat actors includes the ChunkyTuna, Tiny, and China Chopper web shells.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 9, 2019

The expanded definition also includes any of these data elements or combination thereof without the consumer’s name if the data is not encrypted or redacted, or if the data would enable a person to commit identity theft. HB 1071 provides that if the breach involves a username or password, an entity may provide notice by email.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

The images include scans of government-issued IDs, retail club membership and loyalty cards, NRA membership cards, gift cards, credit cards with all details exposed (including CVV), medical insurance cards, medical marijuana ID cards, and more. ” continues the report.

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Armstrong Archives

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures individuals’ health data protection and privacy. This includes insurance companies, nurses, and doctors. Strong encryption methods for data should be used, and multi-factor authentication will add even another layer of security.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Anyone who has provided their login credentials when responding to this message should assume that they’ve handed their password to the scammers. For instance, it could monitor users’ keystrokes or encrypt the user’s files in a ransomware attack. YouTube has said its team are investigating the phishing campaign. “We’re

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Check your cyber insurance policy. Beware that threat actors will often seek out and encrypt back-ups – so ideally back-ups should be securely ring-fenced. Ensure good password hygiene. Ensure passwords are regularly changed and meet minimum length and complexity requirements (e.g. Check notification requirements.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Make sure your smartphone, tablet and laptop are password-protected, particularly if you’re in the habit of carrying them around wherever you go. VPNs encrypt data , making it much harder to intercept when transmitted through a shared or suspect internet connection. SSLs ensure all data is encrypted. Change passwords repeatedly.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 24, 2020

Private information” means either: A user name or e-mail address in combination with a password or security question and answer that would permit access to an online account; or. The term does not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state, or local government records.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

. “Sources told Action News, the cybercriminals gained control of the network on Saturday encrypting files, including police reports, payroll, purchasing, and other databases. “Sources said the county is in the process of paying the $500,000 ransom as it’s insured for such attacks.”

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Data Protection Report

AUGUST 29, 2017

A “breach of security” will now exclude unauthorized acquisition of encrypted data unless the acquisition includes, or is reasonably believed to include, the encryption key and the person who owns or licenses the data has a reasonable belief that the encryption key could render that personal information readable or useable.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It’s best to do your banking and shopping at home, but if you have to use public Wi-Fi, consider using a VPN (virtual private network) that encrypts your activity. Change your passwords. If you’re using the same password across a number of accounts, you are more vulnerable to cyber criminals. Bottom line.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since many people use the same passwords or patterns when generating passwords, hackers have more and more opportunities to gain access to sensitive company data. Password manager tools allow organizations and their employees to seamlessly and securely handle login credentials. Best Password Manager Tools.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

The company reset passwords of the affected customers and reported the intrusion to law enforcement. MaxLinear restored some of the systems using its backups, despite Maze Ransomware threatened to leak over 1TB of data allegedly stolen before encrypting the infected systems. ” states the SEC filing.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the bastion of password security, LastPass, announced that its systems had been breached – although the organisation is confident that customers’ details remain secure. In total, we identified 112 publicly disclosed security incidents in August, resulting in 97,456,345 compromised records. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

“The company recently discovered that an unauthorized party had copied and encrypted information, and took steps towards removing it,” Marriott disclosed in a statement. The vulnerability that the hackers took advantage of had been in place and used for “unauthorized access,” according to the company statement, since 2014.

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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. failed to encrypt the sensitive ePHI. failed to encrypt the sensitive ePHI.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 24, 2015

unsecured protected health information (as that term is defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule). unsecured protected health information (as that term is defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule).

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2018

The law applies to unencrypted computerized data or encrypted computerized data when the encryption key or code is also compromised.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

announces security breach (10,000) CompSource Mutual Insurance Company reports security incident (unknown) Paul Smith’s College announces cyber attack (unknown) Cardiovascular Associates files notice of security breach (unknown) Rockler Companies says cyber attackers breached its systems (8,604) Emtec, Inc.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 30, 2020

This while the Insurance Journal reported (via Reuters – hat tip again to Ride the Lightning) last week that U.S. insurers are ramping up cyber-insurance rates by as much as 25% and trying to curb exposure to vulnerable customers after a surge of costly claims.

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OneHub

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Insurance documents. Malware can lead to a data leak, along with poorly constructed passwords and compromised credentials. Messages can even be encrypted as an additional security measure. They’re often password protected for security and don’t require an internet connection for file access. Legal documents.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Often, a scammer will simply target the people in a company and fool them into giving up their personal details, account passwords, and other sensitive information and gain access that way. Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. of cyber attacks IBM handled. Phishing attacks made up 40% of all attacks in the sector.

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