Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

The SEC says First American derives nearly 92 percent of its revenue from its title insurance segment, earning $7.1 Title insurance protects homebuyers from the prospect of someone contesting their legitimacy as the new homeowner. Title insurance is not mandated by law, but most lenders require it as part of any mortgage transaction.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2019

-based PerCSoft is a cloud management provider for Digital Dental Record (DDR), which operates an online data backup service called DDS Safe that archives medical records, charts, insurance documents and other personal information for various dental offices across the United States. ” Read the full ProPublica piece here. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2019

The hospital chain hasn’t revealed the amount it has paid to the crooks to decrypt the data, it seems that an insurance covered the cost. “As time goes by, and we determine the full impact of this, we will be very grateful we had cyber insurance in place.” ” continues the post.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

“MIS worked over the weekend with the city’s cybersecurity insurer “to develop a detailed plan to restore and recover systems without spreading the ransomware,” according to a statement from Powell. “We In July 2018, another Palm Beach suburb, Palm Springs, decided to pay a ransom, but it was not able to completely recover all its data.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In March 2018, the city of Atlanta fell victim to a ransomware attack that shut down its computer network. It’s easy to think of it as a problem the federal government must address or something that enterprises deal with, but cybersecurity has to be addressed closer to home, as well. City agencies were unable to collect payment.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

The government alleges Coelho and his forum administrator identity “ Omnipotent ” profited from the illicit activity on the platform by charging “escalating prices for membership tiers that offered greater access and features, including a top-tier ‘God’ membership status.” Coelho landed on the radar of U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

Crooks made a request of a ransom a week after the initial infection, they contacted the Lake City’s insurance provider, the League of Cities, which negotiated a payment of 42 bitcoins. In July 2018, another Palm Beach suburb, Palm Springs, decided to pay a ransom, but it was not able to completely recover all its data.

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erwin

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Data governance tools used to occupy a niche in an organization’s tech stack, but those days are gone. The rise of data-driven business and the complexities that come with it ushered in a soft mandate for data governance and data governance tools. Research indicates business leaders recognize the need for data governance tools.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called “ Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory ,” which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration , the IRS and others before crooks do it for you.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Compared to its predecessors, the sixth “Hi-Tech Crime Trends” report is the first to contain chapters devoted to the main industries attacked and covers the period from H2 2018 to H1 2019, as compared to the period from H2 2017 to H1 2018. The threat actor mainly targets insurance, consulting, and construction companies.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

The Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act may provide business owners with access to government-level tools to secure small business against attacks. can hope for at present and an encouraging sign that the problem is on the government’s radar. government doesn’t stand ready to have their backs. Until the U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , on February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates the business of insurance in New York, has issued guidelines, in the Insurance Circular Letter No. sought coverage for expenses under its property insurance policy.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2020

Some of the call recordings take place in early- to mid-2018. Of the recordings we analyzed, most of them seem to have taken place in early- to mid-2018. However, the US government makes these services available for free to consumers. However, one proof of income document was submitted on January 21, 2020.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 14, 2019

On December 19, 2018, Ohio adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Act is designed to “establish standards for data security and for the investigation and notification to the Superintendent of Insurance of a cybersecurity event.”.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

2 announcing a Cyber Insurance Risk Framework (the Framework) that describes industry best practices for New York-regulated property/casualty insurers. According to NYDFS, the incorporation of these practices should be proportionate to each insurer’s size, resources, geographic distribution, and other factors. The Framework.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Fall 2018 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in San Francisco, California, from November 15 to 18, 2018. NAIC Continues its Evaluation of Insurers’ Use of Big Data. systemic risk of insurers with other parts of the financial system, notably the banking.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Social insurance numbers. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked appeared first on IT Governance Blog. The crook gained control of FSIN’s internal files and email system and stole data including: Information on residential school survivors. Youth athletes and coaches.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Social insurance numbers. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in October 2018 – 44,701,278 records leaked appeared first on IT Governance Blog. The crook gained control of FSIN’s internal files and email system and stole data including: Information on residential school survivors. Youth athletes and coaches.

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AIIM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In June of 2018, summit meetings were held in in Baltimore and London to discuss Surviving Digital Disruption: Finding Opportunity in the Drive for Platform Dominance. Rafael is the Head of Information Governance at Farmer's Insurance and spoke at the summit. Claudio is the CTO at iCapt, Inc. and a new member of the LC.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2021

All material from 2018-2019. Figure 5 – Screenshot from Group-IB Threat Intelligence & Attribution system Nevertheless, according to Group-IB’s findings, despite the post author’s claim that the cards were compromised from 2018-2019, 97% of the records in the database are still valid. Valid at 3%.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2019

In the last year, the news media has been full of stories about vicious cyber breaches on municipal governments. From Atlanta to Baltimore to school districts in Louisiana, cyber criminals have launched a wave of ransomware attacks on governments across the country.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

We expect each of these trends to continue in 2018. As we begin this New Year, here is list of the top 10 privacy and cybersecurity issues for 2018: EU GDPR. The May 25, 2018 effective date for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will no doubt be a central focus of 2018. Data breach litigation risks.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Enacted in May 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act rolls back some of the restrictions placed on banks in the wake of the Great Recession of the last decade. Unsurprisingly, the bureaus’ use of the term credit lock has confused many consumers; this was almost certainly by design.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

The advisory was promptly endorsed by the National Cyber Security Centre, a division of Government Communications Headquarters (“GCHQ”), a UK intelligence agency. government, especially in light of ongoing tensions between the U.S. First , all of the reports specifically focus on the threat of Russian state-sponsored cyberattacks.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2021

Ronnie Tokazowski is a threat researcher at Agari , a security firm that has closely tracked many of the groups behind these advanced fee schemes [KrebsOnSecurity interviewed Tokazowski in 2018 after he received a security industry award for his work in this area]. Image: Agari.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Related: ‘Cyber Pearl Harbor’ happens every day Some 15 months earlier, in March 2018, Atlanta was hit by a similar assault, and likewise refused to pay a $51,000 ransom, eating $17 million in damage. However, that’s more a function of hackers targeting individuals less, and companies and governments more.

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IT Governance

MAY 29, 2018

Insurance startup leaks sensitive customer health data. Hacker Publicly Posts Data Stolen From Government-Linked Cyberespionage Group. Jaguar Land Rover data leak reveals employee records, upcoming layoffs. Aultman data breach may have accessed patient information. Coca-Cola Suffers Breach at the Hands of Former Employee.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

To highlight the importance and usefulness of the Cyber Essentials scheme, we’ve produced a series of blog posts summarising each of the five security controls that, according to the UK government, could prevent “around 80% of cyber attacks”. Reduce cyber insurance premiums. This blog covers malware. A long and varied list of threats.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

“Emotet continues to be among the most costly and destructive malware,” reads a July 2018 alert on the malware from the U.S. Cloud-based health insurance management portals. State and local government competitive bidding portals. Department of Homeland Security. Direct deposit and Medicaid billing portals.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 19, 2019

Meditlab, an electronic medical record company, left a server for electronic faxes completely unprotected since bringing it online in March 2018. The patient data was on a server running Elasticsearch, a search engine commonly configured for internal use at companies and government organizations. million Dow Jones & Co.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 27, 2018

Companies subject to New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation are acting quickly to finalize their compliance obligations as the fifth “due date,” September 4, 2018, quickly approaches. The post NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation: Additional Cybersecurity Program Safeguards Due September 4, 2018 appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

which breached sixteen years’ worth of insurance data. UK government commits email privacy blunder (300). Hong Kong government dental clinic loses patients’ personal data (383). Oklahoma Dept of Securities notifies those affected by 2018 data breach (2 million+). In total, at least 1,389,463,242 records were compromised.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

Westwood, NJ, provides notice of 2018 malware attack (unknown). Edcouch, TX, government hit by ransomware attack (3,000). NY, government systems accessed by unauthorised party (unknown). Aetna is only just now notifying Virginia employees of data breach it’s known about since December 2018 (238). Ransomware. Broome Co.,

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. Healthcare Data Privacy Laws.

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AIIM

JULY 24, 2019

This may account for the upswing in adoption over last year; 38% in 2019 vs 30% in 2018 have advanced capture with Machine Learning. Real World Snapshot. This annual survey is an important one because it provides a real-world snap shot of adoption trends based on empirical feedback.

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