Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories AutoZone discloses a data breach after a MOVEit attack. AutoZone disclosed a data breach resulting from the hack of their MOVEit Transfer installation. million Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America 2.6 million Genworth 2.5

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

American global apparel and footwear company VF Corp revealed that the December data breach impacted 35.5 “VF will be seeking reimbursement of costs, expenses and losses stemming from the cyber incident by submitting claims to VF’s cybersecurity insurers. million customers. In 2015, the company controlled 55% of the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2023

PayPal is sending out data breach notifications to thousands of users because their accounts were compromised through credential stuffing attacks. PayPal announced that 34942 customers’ accounts have been compromised between December 6 and December 8. ” said Gal.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM, the global average cost of a data breach is $4.24 As the number and severity of data breaches continues to rise, organizations are recognizing that those costs are not theoretical. Cyber Insurance is Booming.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

million patients have been impacted by a health care data breach so far in 2021, a whopping 185% increase from the same time period last year where just 7.9 Malicious cyberattacks caused the majority of these security incidents, accounting for 73% of all breaches. More than 22.8 trillion, by 2025, a 75% increase.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline discloses a data breach of the personal information of thousands of individuals after the ransomware attack that took place in May 2021. “We encourage you to remain vigilant by reviewing your account statements and monitoring your free credit reports. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Utah-based radiology medical center Utah Imaging Associates discloses a data breach that impacted 583,643 former and current patients. Utah Imaging Associates (UIA) discloses a security breach, on September 4, 2021 the company claims to have detected and blocked a cyber attack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2022

The Broward Health public health system disclosed a massive data breach that has impacted more than 1.3 The Broward Health public health system has suffered a data breach that impacted 1,357,879 individuals. ” reads the data breach notification letter sent to the impacted individuals.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

The radiology specialist and its vendor Alliance HealthCare are being sued by patients impacted by its nine-month, PACS-related health care data breach. The lawsuit was filed in the New York Southern District Court by some of the 298,532 patients impacted by a PACS-related data breach reported in March 2020.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 said investigators determined the breach began on Aug. million people.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

” Kurittu said he and others who worked on the investigation into Kivimaki’s previous cybercrimes couldn’t shake the suspicion that the infamous cybercriminal was also behind the Vastaamo extortion. “There were also other projects and databases.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2024

On September 13, 2023, the healthcare organization disclosed a data breach and in December 2023, it announced that the incident impacted 252,890 individuals. Potentially compromised information includes name, date of birth, address, Social Security number, medical information, and health insurance information.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Managed Care of North America (MCNA) Dental disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 8.9 Managed Care of North America (MCNA) Dental suffered a data breach that impacted 8,923,662 patients. MCNA Dental is one of the largest US dental care and oral health insurance providers. million individuals.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Lab test provider LifeLabs has disclosed a data breach that exposed personal information for up to 15 million Canadians. LifeLabs notified its customers via letter, exposed data includes names, contact information, health card numbers, and for approximately 85,000 customers their lab test results. .” Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Encrypting all your company’s sensitive data and private information ensures that it’s protected from data breaches. Additionally, backing up your data and storing it helps you stay safe from ransomware attackers. They protect your electronic devices and accounts from hackers. Use strong passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. based First American [ NYSE:FAF ] is a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. It employs some 18,000 people and brought in $6.2 billion in 2019.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Bitmarck, one of the largest IT service providers for social insurance carriers in Germany, announced yesterday that it has suffered a cyber attack. The incident impacted statutory health insurance companies that have their IT operated by BITMARCK. . Whenever possible, alternative procedures will be made available.”

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The risk of identity theft is a concept that most of us are probably familiar with given the rise of cybercrime and data breaches. Works has revealed that most employees do little to protect themselves when they learn their personal information has been exposed in an employer’s data breach.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2023

After the recent ransomware attack, Point32Health disclosed a data breach that impacted 2.5 In April, the non-profit health insurer Point32Health took systems offline in response to a ransomware attack that took place on April 17. million Harvard Pilgrim Health Care subscribers. between June 2020 and present.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

million Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America 2.6 based organizations account for 83.9 “The most heavily impacted sectors are finance and professional services and education, which account for 24.3 “The MOVEit incident highlights the challenges organizations face in securing their data.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The company has yet to disclose a data breach. TFS offers various financial products, including auto loans, leases, and insurance solutions. Medusa Toyota has set the deadline for November 26 and has published a sample of the stolen data as proof of the hack.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Until being contacted by this reporter on Monday, the state of Vermont had at least five separate Salesforce Community sites that allowed guest access to sensitive data, including a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that exposed the applicant’s full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, email, and bank account number.

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Identity IQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Elderly Americans are facing a drastic increase in cybercrime, identity theft and financial abuse. billion in cybercrime losses to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) – a 74% increase from the previous year. Many seniors are less technologically savvy than younger generations, making them more vulnerable to cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

rail and locomotive company Wabtec Corporation disclosed a data breach after it was hit with Lockbit ransomware attack. In August, the LockBit ransomware group added Wabtec to the list of victims on its Tor leak site and published samples of stolen data as proof of the hack. ” concludes Wabtec.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2018

12, KrebsOnSecurity carried an exclusive : The FBI was warning banks about an imminent “ATM cashout” scheme about to unfold across the globe, thanks to a data breach at an unknown financial institution. The Blacksburg bank is now suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the loss. On Sunday, Aug.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2023

The Data Breach Notification lists the total number of persons affected as 5,815,591. The incident was noticed on March 14, and a week later PharMerica identified that the personal information accessed included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medication lists and health insurance information. Take your time.

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Duo's Security Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

It’s never been more important to protect our children against cybercrimes. estimated that 44% of educational institutions were targeted by ransomware attacks in 2020 — more data breaches than we’d ever seen in prior years. Districts should insure their data by investing in cyber liability protection (more on this later!).

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Gardaí established that over €40 million was stolen and laundered through Irish bank accounts, and that a trade-based money laundering and underground banking system is operating from Ireland. while cybercrime incidents increase More than seven out of 10 Irish companies experienced at least one cybersecurity incident in the past 12 months.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Target the human, swipe the cash: Verizon DBIR 2023 highlights crime trends Manage the human risk and mind your money: those are two key takeaways from Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report. The report contains analysis from 16,312 security incidents, of which 5,199 were confirmed breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Last year also saw a wave of cybercrime across all industries, highlighting the need for better cybersecurity. One of the most significant impacts the 2020 cybercrime wave will have across all industries is a financial one. The spike in cybercrime in 2020 is driving many businesses to reevaluate how they approach cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2023

” The Company states that its cybersecurity insurance will cover the financial losses and future expenses, however, the full scope of the costs and related impacts has yet to be determined. The types of impacted information varied by individual.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

billion, or roughly half, of the total losses in 2019 were attributed to generic email account compromise (EAC) complaints. Taking into account unknowables, we’re talking about a ballpark cost of roughly $75,000 per BEC-related complaint. The new direct deposit information generally routes to a pre-paid card account.”

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

The company already sent a data breach notification to the impacted individuals. ” reads the data breach notification. ” reads the data breach notification. On June 15, the gang leaked 10.3GB of accounting and financial information as proof of the hack. Source: BleepingComputer.

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