Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

The University of Utah admitted having paid a $457,059 ransom after the ransomware attack that took place on July 19, 2020, that infected systems on the network of the university’s College of Social and Behavioral Science [CSBS]). The university did not reveal the ransomware family involved in the attack.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 14, 2020

The “RCM” portion of its name refers to “revenue cycle management,” an industry which tracks profits throughout the life cycle of each patient, including patient registration, insurance and benefit verification, medical treatment documentation, and bill preparation and collection from patients.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

Magellan Health, a for-profit managed health care and insurance firm, was the victim of a ransomware attack. Magellan Health Inc announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that took place on April 11, 2020, the company also confirmed that hackers have stolen personal information from one of its corporate servers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2020

pic.twitter.com/0gykQl53Ft — Under the Breach (@underthebreach) April 23, 2020. BadPackets reported that SeaChange had a Pulse Secure VPN server ( [link] ) vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510 from April 24, 2019 until March 24, 2020. link] — Bad Packets Report (@bad_packets) April 23, 2020.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2020

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The security breach took place on or around September 29, 2020, attackers accessed the personal information of its employees. The company is not aware of misuse of the information contained within the downloaded files, it also added that it has not found the stolen files online.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2020

effective December 16, 2020 – has detected unauthorized activity on its network, which has since been confirmed as a criminal attack in the form of ransomware.” Bleeping Computer has learned aware that K12 was hit by Ryuk ransomware and K12 paid the ransom utilizing their cyber insurance. “K12 Inc.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 29, 2021

The unprecedented volume of unemployment insurance fraud witnessed in 2020 hasn’t abated, although news coverage of the issue has largely been pushed off the front pages by other events. Another 17 percent of claims — nearly $20 billion more – are suspected fraud. In a notice posted Jan. 28 , the U.S.

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KnowBe4

AUGUST 8, 2022

The WSJ reported Aug 8, 2020: It is becoming more expensive and difficult for companies to get or renew cyber insurance. cyber insurance policies increased by 79% from a year earlier. Insurers have made it harder to get or keep a policy, too. The price of U.S.

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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. First American released its first quarter 2020 earnings today.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. Insurers Assessing Risks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

” Between January 30 and April 30, 2020, the researchers observed three SilverTerrier groups launching ten COVID-19-themed malware campaigns, some of them also targeted organizations involved in the COVID-19 response. “On April 8, 2020, we witnessed the most recent campaign by this actor. ” continues the report.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 15, 2020

That’s why they organisations increasingly relying on cyber insurance policies to cover the costs when data breaches and cyber attacks occur. But just how helpful is cyber insurance? What is cyber insurance? How does cyber insurance work? What does a cyber insurance policy cover? Who needs cyber insurance?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

“The adversary is particularly interested in exploits related to VPNs and network appliances , including CVE-2019-11510, CVE-2019-19781, and most recently CVE-2020-5902; reliance on exploits such as these lends to an opportunistic operational model.” .” reads the report published by Crowdstrike. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. For that reason, most experts now recognize that a complete cybersecurity strategy not only includes technological solutions aimed at preventing, detecting, and mitigating attacks, it should also include cyber insurance to help manage the associated financial risks. That’s a 29.1%

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2024

The fines come as a result of the Notices of Apparent Liability (NAL) issued by the FCC against AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon in February 2020. The FCC has fined four major U.S. wireless carriers nearly $200 million for unlawfully selling access to real-time location data of their customers without consent.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

The number of scam and phishing violations detected by Group-IB in Europe in 2020 increased by 39% compared to the previous year. For example, a scheme of fake branded social media accounts (typical of the financial sector) affected over 500 fake accounts per bank on average in 2020.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Below the timeline of the discovery: Date discovered: January 2020 Date Key Ring and AWS contacted: 18th February 2020 Date of Action: 20th February 2020. .” It is not clear how long the information remained exposed online, according to vpnMentor at least since January when they first spotted the unsecured bucket.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Threat actors are also offering a file containing information from 2020 to those that will buy the database. As a bonus to the purchase, a file with information from 2020 is offered. ” continues the post.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The data leak was first reported on May 30, 2020, the data have been posted online by the collective KelvinSecTeam. It has more than than 200 employees with around $250 million in revenue. The data leak is the result of a misconfigured server containing 60 directories with approximately 5,000 files each.

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The Guardian Data Protection

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so Sensitive health information donated for medical research by half a million UK citizens has been shared with insurance companies despite a pledge that it would not be. Continue reading.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

“On May 24, 2020, we discovered a security incident affecting some of our systems. “Our investigation to-date has identified evidence of unauthorized access to our systems from approximately April 15, 2020 until May 24, 2020. .” The company already sent a data breach notification to the impacted individuals.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law has been adopted in at least 11 states, with several others (including New York) having implemented either older or similar laws or administrative guidance. See State Legislative Brief, NAIC, June 2020.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The security breach took place between June 2020 and January and impacted more than 209,048 individuals. Potentially exposed data include social security numbers, insurance information and medical information. ” reads a post published by The Telegram & Gazette.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2020

According to Maze, the bank’s network remained unsecured at least since February 2020. Maze Ransomware ransomware operators recently disclose other attacks against different organizations, including IT services giant Cognizant , and cyber insurer Chubb. ” reads a post published by Cyble.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums. Document sent to the insurance company by the victim’s lawyer. Inova has been operating since 2012 and has handled thousands of cases since then. Sketch of the accident from the police report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2023

In April, the non-profit health insurer Point32Health took systems offline in response to a ransomware attack that took place on April 17. The insurer immediately launched an investigation into the incident with the help of third-party cybersecurity experts to determine the extent of the incident. between June 2020 and present.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The firm discovered the intrusion on September 24, 2020 and engaged a digital forensic investigation firm to assist with this investigation. “IDX identity protection services include: 12 months of credit and CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and fully managed ID theft recovery services.

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The Group’s insurance coverage for cyber risks totals €30 million.” and 5.0% (previously ‘between -2% and -4%’) for the financial year 2020. ” the company added. The IT services provider said that sales activity for the fourth quarter should not be significantly affected by this event.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2021

In 2020, it saw 193 billion credential stuffing attacks globally, with 3.4 Meanwhile, threat actors’ siege on web applications surged 62 percent in 2020 vs. 2019: Akamai observed nearly 6.3 Q: The scale of ‘attacks’ in 2020 is astronomical: 6.3 I’ve known Ragan for a long time and greatly respect his work. It is astronomical.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

10, 2020, Citrix disclosed additional details about the incident. In a statement released at the time, Citrix said it appeared hackers “may have accessed and downloaded business documents,” and that it was still working to identify what precisely was accessed or stolen. But in a letter sent to affected individuals dated Feb.

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CGI

JULY 3, 2020

Helping insurers monitor horticulture assets from space to reduce risks and ensure business continuity. This CGI blog post discusses monitoring horticulture assets from space to help insurers reduce risks and ensure business continuity. Fri, 07/03/2020 - 02:22.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

US-based supplier of video delivery software solutions, SeaChange International, revealed that a ransomware attack disrupted its operations in Q1 2020. SeaChange International, a US-based supplier of video delivery software solutions, revealed that a ransomware attack has disrupted its operations during the first quarter of 2020.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Apple addresses four vulnerabilities in macOS Google removes 17 Joker -infected apps from the Play Store Microsoft took down 18 Azure AD apps used by Chinese Gadolinium APT Mount Locker ransomware operators demand multi-million dollar ransoms Putin proposes new information security collaboration to US, including no-hack pact for election REvil ransomware (..)

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Labor Department’s inspector general said this week that roughly $100 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were paid in 2020 to criminals who are already in jail. A new report (PDF) from the Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that from March through October of 2020, some $3.5

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IT Governance

JUNE 4, 2020

See also: Catches of the month for May 2020. Catches of the month for April 2020. Catches of the month for March 2020. Palo Alto Networks discovered that healthcare agencies, governments, universities with medical centres, medical publishing firms and insurance companies have been targeted by sophisticated scams.

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