Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2019

Poshmark, the social commerce marketplace, discloses a data breach. GermanWiper, a data-wiping malware that is targeting Germany. Machete cyber-espionage group targets Latin America military. StockX hacked, customers data offered for sale on the dark web. StockX hacked, customers data offered for sale on the dark web.

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Security Data breaches Military IoT 202

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace. The threat actor mainly targets insurance, consulting, and construction companies.

IT 303

IT Military Cybersecurity Phishing 303

The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. All the user needs is a strong password to access to the data. You need to rely on external storage to securely transport your data.

Encryption 203

Encryption Military Passwords Authentication 203

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Effective October 1, 2021, an amendment [1] to the Connecticut General Statute concerning data privacy breaches, Section 36a-701b, will impact notification obligations in several significant ways. Required Identity Theft Prevention Services.

Data breaches 142

Data breaches IT Insurance Passwords 142

ARMA International

JANUARY 30, 2020

On December 23, Yahoo News [1] reported on a Department of Defense memo [2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” In other words, the Pentagon is concerned about hostile entities using such biometric data to better surveil and track the military.

Military 111

Military Privacy Risk Insurance 111

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. For more details about the year’s incidents, check out our new page, which provides a complete list of known data breaches and cyber attacks in 2023.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Privacy 103

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. KrebsOnSecurity reports that hackers who specialize in filing fake police requests for subscriber data gained access to a U.S.

Passwords 297

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Access 297

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

There are dozens of private companies that specialize in providing consumer credit reports and scores to specific industries, including real estate brokers, landlords, insurers, debt buyers, employers, banks, casinos and retail stores. My guess is the vast majority of Americans have never heard of most of these companies.

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Access Security Military Retail 248

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Student Data Privacy. Security Breach Notice Act. The number of affected consumers exceeding 5,000 is no longer a basis for providing substitute notice.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

I have a Yahoo email account, I’ve shopped at Home Depot and Target , my father was in the military and had a security clearance, which included a dossier on his family, archived at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management , I’ve had insurance coverage from Premera Blue Cross and I’ve stayed at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco.

Authentication 157

Authentication Military Access Insurance 157

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In addition, the law requires the big three bureaus to offer free electronic credit monitoring services to all active duty military personnel. Finally, ID thieves like to intercept offers of new credit and insurance sent via postal mail, so it’s a good idea to opt out of pre-approved credit offers.

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Insurance Marketing Security Military 279

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 2, 2021

On June 16, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed HB 5310, An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches. In passing the law, Connecticut joins a number of other states in expanding the definition of “personal information” in its data breach notification statute. Cybersecurity Safe Harbor (HB 6607).

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Cybersecurity Insurance Military Data Privacy 87

Hunton Privacy

MAY 9, 2019

As reported by Bloomberg Law , on May 7, 2019, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill ( HB 1071 ) amending Washington’s data breach notification law. The new requirements include the following: Expanded Definition of Personal Information. HB 1071 expands the definition of “personal information.”

Data breaches 68

Data breaches Passwords Insurance Military 68

Data Matters

MAY 2, 2019

On April 22, 2019, the Washington state legislature passed HB1071 (“the Bill”) to strengthen the state’s existing data breach notification law. The post Washington State Comprehensive Privacy Bill Loses Steam, Data Breach Law Amendment Heads to Governor’s Desk appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

Data breaches 67

Data breaches Privacy Passwords Military 67

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2018

Recently, Colorado’s governor signed into law House Bill 18-1128 “concerning strengthening protections for consumer data privacy” (the “Bill”), which takes effect September 1, 2018.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Security Passwords Military 65

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Malware has been around for nearly 40 years, longer even than the World Wide Web, but ransomware is a different kind of threat, capable of crippling a company and damaging or destroying its critical data. Zero trust is an important new tool to add to all that, essentially walling off your most important data. Data backup.

Ransomware 139

Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Insurance 139

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

Increased scrutiny over connected car and automobile industry data from Chinese regulators, including push towards data localisation. China is a leading marketing for connected and autonomous vehicles, and use and analytics of connected vehicle data has been encouraged by Chinese Government support of big data and AI technology.

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Big data Personal data Compliance Insurance 66

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: 36 million records. Data breached: 6,935,412 individuals’ data. Data breached: 6.9 Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached.

Data Privacy 78

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 78

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Barely a day goes by where we don’t hear of a data breach. Affecting big companies and small in virtually every vertical and hitting government institutions at the local, state and federal level, sensitive data is routinely exfiltrated, stolen and leveraged with shocking regularity. For example, are they encrypting their data?

IoT 89

IoT Encryption Military Insurance 89

KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

You can upload your own SCORM training modules into your account for home workers Active Directory or SCIM integration to easily upload user data, eliminating the need to manually manage user changes Find out how 50,000+ organizations have mobilized their end-users as their human firewall. in exponential terms. back in 2020.

Phishing 105

Phishing Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 105

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

As Data Protection Report posted on January 29, 2018 , lawmakers in Colorado are considering legislation that, if enacted, would significantly strengthen Colorado’s data privacy protections. On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, an amended bill passed unanimously in Colorado’s House Committee on State, Veterans and Military Affairs.

Data Privacy 40

Data Privacy Privacy Military Insurance 40

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight US Environmental Protection Agency allegedly breached: nearly 8.5 Data breached: 8,460,182 accounts.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 24, 2019

The Bill was requested by Attorney General Ferguson and would strengthen Washington’s data breach law. The request to amend the current law followed Attorney General Ferguson’s third annual Data Breach Report , which found that data breaches affected nearly 3.4 million Washingtonians between July 2017 and July 2018.

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Data breaches Passwords Military Insurance 48

Information Governance Perspectives

APRIL 5, 2023

Wireless telematics devices and “black box” technologies collect and transmit data on vehicle use, maintenance requirements, and automotive servicing. John Danenberger, CPCU, is Corporate Counsel at State Farm Insurance and specializes in addressing emerging issues around telematics. What’s it like to work in this field?

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Insurance Military Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. The data set is a collection of 1 billion credentials sourced from stealer logs and hosted on the illicit.services website. Data breached: 70,840,771 email addresses.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. Data breached: 5,300,000 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

Grimes, KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, where he'll share a comprehensive strategy for phishing mitigation. Verizon's Data Breach Report showed that 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen and/or weak passwords. New Jersey appellate division judges rejected the insurers' argument that the 2017 attack, which U.S.

Phishing 97

Phishing Passwords Insurance Systems administration 97

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Network Elements Networks connect physical and virtual assets and control the data flow between them. Storage: Contains user and application data at rest; can be integrated with other elements (server, etc.)

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Security Cloud Cybersecurity Access 121

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Without a comprehensive network segmentation or microsegmentation policy, malicious actors can also move laterally within your organization’s network, infect endpoints and servers, and demand a ransom for access to your data. Attackers will inform the victim that their data is encrypted. How ransomware works. Screenshot example.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Encryption Insurance Cloud 97

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Financial information, medical data, health reimbursements, postal addresses, telephone numbers and emails are not thought to have been compromised.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

The ransomware was accompanied by a note: “Your files are encrypted with the strongest military algorithms. Without our special decoder it is impossible to restore the data.”. Another way to lessen the burden of recovering from a ransomware attack is to purchase cyber insurance.

Ransomware 77

Ransomware Phishing Insurance Systems administration 77

Information Management Resources

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Military insurer will predominantly be looking to hire software engineers and applications developers, it says.

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Military Insurance Customer Experience IT 32

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since many people use the same passwords or patterns when generating passwords, hackers have more and more opportunities to gain access to sensitive company data. When this is enabled while a user is traveling, all sensitive data stored in the app is temporarily deleted. Password auto-filling. Multi-factor authentication.

Passwords 123

Passwords Encryption Authentication Cloud 123

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. VAMOSI: Cybersecurity insurance. cyber insurance as a whole was changing heavily. And why is that?

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

A high-profile cyber incident may cause substantial financial and reputational losses to an organization, including the disruption of corporate business processes, destruction or theft of critical data assets, loss of goodwill, and shareholder and consumer litigation. Encrypting critical data assets. Using appropriate access controls.

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Cybersecurity Risk Passwords Authentication 60

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The password management tools in this list each have their own advantages, but all of them include the following key features: Strong encryption to protect data on a device, on the vendor’s servers, and for data-in-motion. When this is enabled while a user is traveling, all sensitive data stored in the app is temporarily deleted.

Passwords 52

Passwords Encryption Authentication Cloud 52

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Iran Crisis Russia-Aligned TAG-70 Targets European Government and Military Mail Servers in New Espionage Campaign U.S.

Military 317

Military Security Ransomware Government 317