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Target Sues Insurer Over 2013 Data Breach Costs

Data Breach Today

Lawsuit Claims Insurer Owes Retailer for Coverage of Card Replacement Costs Target has filed a lawsuit against its long-time insurer, ACE American Insurance Co., in an attempt to recoup money it spent to replace payment cards as part of settlements over the retailer's massive 2013 data breach.

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Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?

Krebs on Security

The answer may no longer be a mystery: KrebsOnSecurity found compelling clues suggesting the intrusion was carried out by the same Russian hacking crew that stole of millions of payment card records from big box retailers like Home Depot and Target in the years that followed. billion in 2013. Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

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

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New Payment Technologies Should Reduce Demand for Cyber Insurance

Hunton Privacy

Hunton & Williams Insurance Litigation & Counseling partner Lon Berk reports: As the demand for cyber insurance has skyrocketed, so too has the cost. One broker estimates that sales in 2014 will double from the $1 billion premium collected in 2013. As these payment technologies become prevalent in the U.S.,

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

IT Governance

Source (New) Retail Italy Yes 436,932 Toner-dumping.de Source (New) Retail Germany Yes 334,000 Yakima Valley Radiology, PC Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 235,249 Consorzio Innovation Source (New) Professional services Italy Yes 225 GB Northeast Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 177,276 Strike.me

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 April 2024

IT Governance

Cloud, FL Source (Update) Public USA Yes 719,597 Regulator Marine Inc Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 630 GB Risas Dental and Braces Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 618,189 HUB International Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 514,477 Lee University Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Education USA Yes 387.49

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Episode 212: China’s Stolen Data Economy (And Why We Should Care)

The Security Ledger

Back in 2013, news that hackers stole data on tens of millions of customers of the software maker Adobe dominated the headlines for days. Data leaks, data breaches and data dumps are so common these days that they don’t even attract that much attention. Waiting for Federal Data Privacy Reform? Don’t Hold Your Breath.