Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

In December 2023, Elliptic and Corvus Insurance published a joint research that revealed the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022. The researchers analyzed blockchain transactions, they discovered a clear link between Black Basta and the Conti Group. ” reads the CSA.

Ransomware 357

Ransomware Blockchain Retail Insurance 357

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

Threat hunting and adversarial cyber intelligence company Group-IB published a comprehensive analysis of fraud cases on a global scale. Group-IB also unveiled Scam Intelligence, a fraud-tracking technology that paved the way for DRP, the company’s proprietary solution. million in one year .

Phishing 329

Phishing Retail Insurance Risk 329

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

The US-based children’s clothing maker and online retailer Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach, attackers planted an e-skimmer on its e-commerce platform. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to steal payment card data with so-called software skimmers.

Data breaches 343

Data breaches Retail Cloud Insurance 343

The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

New York, NY, July 27, 2023 – QBE North America today announced the launch of a cyber insurance program with new MGA, Converge, acting as program administrator. Tom Kang, CEO, Converge, added, “We’re thrilled to partner with QBE North America given their experience and reputation in the cyber insurance market.

Insurance 188

Insurance Risk Retail Marketing 188

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories AutoZone discloses a data breach after a MOVEit attack. AutoZone is an American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories. The company is one of the largest aftermarket automotive parts and accessories retailers in the United States.

Data breaches 334

Data breaches Retail Education Ransomware 334

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Black Basta ransomware group has been active since April 2022, like other ransomware operations, it implements a double-extortion attack model. A joint research by Elliptic and Corvus Insurance revealed that the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022. in Germany, and 5.9%

Ransomware 310

Ransomware Blockchain Retail Insurance 310

Krebs on Security

MARCH 26, 2020

Cybersecurity experts say the raid included the charging of a major carding kingpin thought to be tied to dozens of carding shops and to some of the bigger data breaches targeting western retailers over the past decade. Flint is among the biggest players in the crowded underground market for stolen credit card data, according to a U.S.

Retail 323

Retail Insurance Cybersecurity Data breaches 323

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Paul Bantick, Group Head of Cyber Risks, Beazley said: “Business leaders are finding it a struggle to keep up with the constantly evolving cyber threat. “The

Risk 189

Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 189

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

million of expected insurance coverage. “As previously communicated in Company announcements on 3, 4 and 17 September, the Demant Group experienced a critical incident on our internal IT infrastructure on 3 September 2019. The Group’s IT infrastructure was hit by cyber-crime.” ” reported ComputerWord.

Ransomware 252

Ransomware Sales Retail Insurance 252

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Luxottica Group S.p.A. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com.

Data breaches 218

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Retail 218

Schneier on Security

APRIL 12, 2018

Good article about how difficult it is to insure an organization against Internet attacks, and how expensive the insurance is. Companies like retailers, banks, and healthcare providers began seeking out cyberinsurance in the early 2000s, when states first passed data breach notification laws.

Insurance 60

Insurance Cybersecurity Data breaches Retail 60

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Julie Conroy , research director at the market analyst firm Aite Group , said she initially hypothesized that companies with a regulatory mandate for strong cybersecurity controls (e.g. banks) would have this role in their executive leadership team. Source: Accenture.

Security 257

Security Marketing Cybersecurity Data breaches 257

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. Penchukov was arrested after leaving Ukraine to meet up with his wife in Switzerland.

Passwords 296

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Access 296

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

suffers second ransomware attack in months Having been struck by a ransomware attack in October by the BlackSuit group , which led to operations and appointments being postponed, Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group. Akumin Inc. Data breached: 5 TB. and Robert W. Baird & Co.

Data Privacy 97

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 97

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This was confirmed about a fortnight later, in early November, when the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group took responsibility for the attack , claiming to have encrypted Henry Schein’s files and exfiltrated 35 TB of data. Data breached: over 300 million records. The company’s description of the incident suggested ransomware.

Data Privacy 100

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 100

Adam Levin

APRIL 10, 2019

The analysis was conducted by the Aite Group, which looked at mobile apps in eight categories: retail banking, credit cards, mobile payment, healthcare savings, retail finance, health insurance, auto insurance and cryptocurrency.

Retail 74

Retail Security Insurance Encryption 74

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2021 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 14-17, 2021. Highlights include, among others, adoption of revised risk-based capital bond factors for life insurers, amendments to SSAP No. NAIC Adopts Revised Risk-Based Capital Bond Factors for Life Insurers.

Insurance 87

Insurance e-Delivery Paper Cybersecurity 87

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Hunton & Williams Insurance Litigation & Counseling partner Lon Berk reports: As the demand for cyber insurance has skyrocketed, so too has the cost. New payment technologies, however, will change the need for this type of cyber insurance. As these payment technologies become prevalent in the U.S.,

Insurance 40

Insurance Retail Sales Risk 40

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Carrefour France and Carrefour Banque are both affiliates of the French retail group, the Carrefour Group. The group has diversified its activities into the banking and insurance, travel agency and e-commerce sectors. The CNIL carried out online inspections on the carrefour.fr and carrefour-banque.fr

GDPR 91

GDPR Personal data Data collection Marketing 91

IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

million) Brazilian retailer Fast Shop confirms cyber attack (unknown) ADM Associates announces security incident (unknown) Guardian Fueling Technologies has been hacked (unknown) Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. hit by cyber criminals (unknown) Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. hit by cyber criminals (unknown) Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Blockchain 136

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2022 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 9–13, 2022. The Privacy Working Group has been reviewing state insurance privacy protections regarding the collection, ownership, use, and disclosure of information gathered in connection with insurance transactions.

Insurance 78

Insurance Paper Privacy Risk 78

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. Annuity Suitability Working Group Drafting FAQ Document to Facilitate Uniformity in State Adoption of Revised Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation.

Insurance 67

Insurance Paper Artificial Intelligence Big data 67

Collibra

MARCH 4, 2020

As a result, we see many variants, including: Centralized: One core group is given the necessary resources and authority to serve different constituencies. Decentralized: Each business group has its own data office, freeing up the function to serve particular needs and priorities — a major advantage when agility is the prime driver of growth.

Marketing 105

Marketing Insurance Analytics Digital transformation 105

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2019 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) in New York City from August 3 to 6, 2019. The amended regulation took effect on August 1, 2019, for annuity products and will become effective on February 1, 2020, for life insurance products.

Insurance 67

Insurance Paper Risk Big data 67

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

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. MCNA Insurance later confirmed that 8,923,662 people were affected in the incident and said the breach was a result of a ransomware attack. million people.

Data breaches 121

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 121

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Professional services USA Yes 11,556 Poder Judicial de Santa Cruz Source (New) Legal Argentina Yes 8,732 J.D.

Data Privacy 76

Data Privacy Privacy Insurance Security 76

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. The draft revisions include a requirement for producers to act in the “best interest” of a retail customer when making a recommendation of an annuity.

Insurance 60

Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. The draft revisions include a requirement for producers to act in the “best interest” of a retail customer when making a recommendation of an annuity.

Insurance 60

Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Next Steps Financial services firms operate with complex, distributed architectures, serving a range of users from executives and headquarters staff to retail branches and customers. These organizations must contend with sophisticated threats and challenges in banking, insurance, investment banking, or securities.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Cloud Compliance Authentication 62

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Source (New) Retail USA Yes 2,588,849 Keenan & Associates Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 1,509,616 AGC Group Source (New) Manufacturing Japan Yes 1.5 TB Four Hands Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.5 TB UK forex customers Source (New) Finance UK Yes 1,001,214 A.N.S.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

Reltio

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Our innovative customers span different industries like life sciences, financial services and insurance, healthcare, CPG, apparel, retail, travel and hospitality and high tech. I had an experience with a retailer that had two disconnected profiles for me. Omer Iqbal, SVP, Global Architecture, Digital COE, Shiseido Group. ?

Customer Experience 72

Customer Experience MDM Retail Data science 72

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

8 TB of data exfiltrated from Advantage Group International Following an outage affecting its leak site (see the ‘Enforcement’ section below), the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group is listing only a single incident: a data breach affecting the business management consultant Advantage Group International.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2020

Monash IVF Group warns patients of data theft after phishing attack (unknown). Singapore-based retailer Love, Bonito apologises to customers after malware infection (unknown). Chinese government-linked hacking group has been bypassing 2FA in a wave of attacks (unknown). Galt, CA, government suffers ransomware attack (unknown).

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

More than 10 million lines of Pastelería Mozart customer data apparently posted on dark web The Ynnian hacking group has posted 10,870,525 lines of data on the dark web, apparently originating from Pastelería Mozart, a popular bakery chain in Chile. VF Corporation confirms 35.5 million customers’ data. Data breached: 35,500,000 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In other news… Florida Orthopaedic Institute settles lawsuit after 2020 ransomware incident Brazilian police launch investigation targeting Lapsus$ group South Korea to ban 16 unregistered overseas crypto exchanges. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Government 116

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

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

Data Privacy 78

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 78