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French pharmaceuticals distribution platform Apodis Pharma leaking 1.7+ TB of confidential data

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The CyberNews investigation team discovered French pharmaceuticals distribution platform Apodis Pharma leaking 1.7+ Apodis Pharma is a company that offers a digital supply chain management platform and other software solutions created for pharmacies, healthcare institutions, pharmaceutical laboratories, and health insurance companies.

Healthcare

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Pharmaceutical companies exploited by phishing scam targeting job seekers

IT Governance

MAY 16, 2019

Earlier this month, two major pharmaceutical giants issued warnings about phishing emails targeting job hunters. GlaxoSmithKline says job hunters can determine the legitimacy of an advert by asking: Are there major spelling or grammatical errors in the communication? Does this seem consistent with previous communications?

Healthcare

Healthcare Phishing Ransomware Communications

Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Fitis’s real-life identity was exposed in 2010 after two of the biggest sponsors of pharmaceutical spam went to war with each other, and large volumes of internal documents, emails and chat records seized from both spam empires were leaked to this author. At least my laptop is sure of it.” Image: Archive.org.

Healthcare

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Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to Production

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The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

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

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail

The benefits of AI in healthcare

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 11, 2023

Artificial intelligence is used in healthcare for everything from answering patient questions to assisting with surgeries and developing new pharmaceuticals, benefitting both patients and healthcare systems. How does artificial intelligence benefit healthcare?

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Insurance Healthcare Government

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2021 – 116 million records breached

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

Doncaster-based One Call Insurance hit by ransomware (unknown) Ransomware attack on Swiss Cloud Computing AG (6,500) Wolfe Eye Clinic victim of Lorenz threat actors (unknown) One of the US’s largest pipelines shuts down to contain cyber security breach (unknown) J. Find out more. Ransomware. Spargo & Associates Inc.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

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) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C.

Data Privacy

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2020 National Meeting

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2020 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) from July 27 to August 14, 2020. NAIC Considers Comments to the Group Capital Calculation Template and Instructions and Related Revisions to the Insurance Holding Company Act . GCC Template and Instructions.

Insurance

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ABBYY Achieves Double-Digit Annual Revenue Growth for Third Consecutive Year

Info Source

MARCH 25, 2020

ABBYY continued to see strong demand for its Digital Intelligence solutions in FY19, with customers including one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, smart infrastructure solutions company Costain , a global medical supply manufacturer and distributor Medline , and other leading enterprises across industries.

Healthcare

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2018 National Meeting

Data Matters

AUGUST 24, 2018

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2018 National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, from August 4 to 7, 2018. NAIC Continues its Evaluation of Insurers’ Use of Big Data . The NAIC is also considering insurers’ use of big data in underwriting life insurance products.

Insurance

Insurance Big data e-Delivery Risk

List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in April 2023 – 4.3 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Additionally, billing information, insurance numbers and other financial details were stolen in the attack. The crooks reportedly had access to sensitive data for two weeks and that information included patients’ Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, healthcare provider information and healthcare history.

Data breaches

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access

FINLAND: PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW ACT ON THE SECONDARY USE OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE PERSONAL DATA

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 8, 2019

All of this means there are better opportunities for innovative product development by e.g. start-ups and pharmaceutical companies, which may generate considerable external societal advantages as well.

Personal data

Personal data GDPR Healthcare Compliance

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – Four Key Considerations for Health and Life Sciences Companies

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Managing the interaction of these new requirements with existing obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), and other health privacy laws will continue to be an area of focus in the health privacy community for years to come.

Privacy

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – Four Key Considerations for Health and Life Sciences Companies

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Managing the interaction of these new requirements with existing obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), and other health privacy laws will continue to be an area of focus in the health privacy community for years to come.

Privacy

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – Four Key Considerations for Health and Life Sciences Companies

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Managing the interaction of these new requirements with existing obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), and other health privacy laws will continue to be an area of focus in the health privacy community for years to come.

Privacy

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance

2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Among other news: Lancashire-based Lad Media was wound up , and its director, Keith Hancock, was banned from forming or managing an organisation for four years, after the company was deemed to have violated the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations). Unsurprisingly, the judge dismissed the case.

Data breaches

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Top 10 for 2018

Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

In Carpenter , the government obtained months’ worth of a suspect’s cell phone location records pursuant to the Stored Communications Act (SCA). And the robot Sophia, which can communicate with realistic facial expressions and process emotional data, was granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia, raising issues of the legal status of AI.

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Information Management Today

French pharmaceuticals distribution platform Apodis Pharma leaking 1.7+ TB of confidential data

Pharmaceutical companies exploited by phishing scam targeting job seekers

Webinars

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Webinars

The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

The benefits of AI in healthcare

List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2021 – 116 million records breached

The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2020 National Meeting

ABBYY Achieves Double-Digit Annual Revenue Growth for Third Consecutive Year

Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2018 National Meeting

List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in April 2023 – 4.3 Million Records Breached

FINLAND: PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW ACT ON THE SECONDARY USE OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE PERSONAL DATA

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – Four Key Considerations for Health and Life Sciences Companies

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – Four Key Considerations for Health and Life Sciences Companies

California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – Four Key Considerations for Health and Life Sciences Companies

2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

Privacy and Cybersecurity Top 10 for 2018

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