Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The State of Maine disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 The Government organization disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 Compromised data may include the Social Security number (SSN), date of birth, driver’s license/state identification number, and taxpayer identification number. million “U.S.-based

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated an investigation into Progress Software regarding the high-profile MOVEit data breach incident that unfolded earlier this year. The incident, tracked as CVE-2023-34362 , was exploited by the notorious Cl0p ransomware group , a Russian-speaking cybercrime gang.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2023: A Year of Record-Breaking Data Breaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. Data breaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identity theft cases. Microsoft Cloud Email Breach: A major Microsoft cloud email breach affected U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Healthcare services provider Welltok disclosed a data breach that impacted nearly 8.5 It provides a platform that leverages data-driven insights to engage individuals in their health and well-being. The company disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of nearly 8.5 million patients in the U.S.

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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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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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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 20, 2023

PayPal is sending out data breach notifications to thousands of users because their accounts were compromised through credential stuffing attacks. The company added that the unauthorized accessed were the result of credential stuffing attacks and that its systems were not breached. ” said Gal.

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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. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). The post Colonial Pipeline discloses data breach after May ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 10, 2023

With the increasing use of technology in our daily lives, cybercrime is on the rise, as evidenced by the fact that cyberattacks caused 92% of all data breaches in the first quarter of 2022. As technology advances, cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 17, 2023

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week arrested a New York man on suspicion of running BreachForums , a popular English-language cybercrime forum where some of the world biggest hacked databases routinely show up for sale. that suffered a data breach this month. In April 2022, U.S.

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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 The pandemic also contributed to some of the continued breach incidents, as many entities rapidly deployed remote environments for non-patient-facing workforce members.

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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 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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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2024

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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

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

A data breach suffered by Luxottica has exposed the personal and health information of patients of LensCrafters, Target Optical, and EyeMed. The exposed financial data includes budgets, marketing forecast analysis, and other sensitive data. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Luxottica Group S.p.A.

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The pressure on victims of cybercrime to notify authorities in a timely manner is increasing from many sides and for multiple reasons. In the take-down of the Hive ransomware group the international law enforcement agencies stressed how crucial it was that victims filed timely reports about the cybercrimes committed against them.

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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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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. “According to Vastaamo, Tapio concealed information about the data breach for more than a year and a half.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Australian health insurer Medibank confirmed that personal data belonging to around 9.7 Medibank announced that personal data belonging to around 9.7M Medibank is one of the largest Australian private health insurance providers with approximately 3.9 The attackers had access to data belonging to around 5.1

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Data encryption is a protection strategy that renders data useless even when an intruder accesses it. Encrypting all your company’s sensitive data and private information ensures that it’s protected from data breaches. Invest in cybersecurity insurance. Secure your hardware.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

said investigators determined the breach began on Aug. KrebsOnSecurity examined posts across dozens of cybercrime forums around that time, and found only one instance of someone selling large volumes of tax data in the year surrounding the breach date. state tax database, without naming the state. Who is Rescator?

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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

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

IdentityIQ Identity theft protection, a crucial defense against the growing threat of cybercrime , has become increasingly recognized as a valuable investment in safeguarding personal information. Regardless of whether an employee or company has experienced a data breach in some sort, it is classified as a non-taxable, non-reportable benefit.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) disclosed a data breach that affected almost 270,000 patients at its medical centers. The organizations launched an investigation into the incident with the help of forensic experts and discovered that threat actors have stolen files containing sensitive data, including: Full names.

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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

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

JANUARY 7, 2023

The gang initially leaked samples of the stolen data as proof of the attack, it claimed to have stolen contracts, NDA and other agreements documents, company private info (budgets, plans, evaluations, revenue cycle, investors relations, company structure, etc.), ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The man is responsible for the cyber attacks that in 2022 hit the Australian insurance provider Medibank. “This morning I can announce that Australia has used cyber sanctions powers for the very first time on a Russian individual for his role in the breach of the Medibank Private network. . million customers.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

US cookware distributor giant Meyer Corporation discloses a data breach that affected thousands of its employees. Meyer Corporation, the second-largest cookware distributor globally, has disclosed a data breach that affects thousands of its employees. ” reported the data breach notification letter.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

2022 clearly demonstrated that attacks on data represent the greatest cyber-threat organizations face. Notable data breaches took place at Microsoft, News Corp., Make it extremely difficult to tamper with backups and exfiltrate data. Insurance Refusals and Rate Hikes. But not insurance companies.

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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. Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is the finance arm of the Toyota Motor Corporation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) disclose a data breach after MOVEit attack on IBM. The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) disclosed a data breach that impacted more than four million individuals. ” reads the reads the notice. by the company.

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