IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Among other news: B&Q breached the personal data of 70,000 people who had been caught stealing products from its stores. million) fine with the US Federal Trade Commission after it was accused of illegally collecting minors’ personal data. Mumsnet disclosed a data breach affecting 4,000 people. million (£4.2

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Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 55

Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

The May 25, 2018 effective date for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will no doubt be a central focus of 2018. Europe’s omnibus new framework for data protection law applies to (almost) all entities that collect and process EU personal data regardless of where the data are processed.

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Privacy Cybersecurity Data breaches GDPR 66

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

Doncaster-based One Call Insurance hit by ransomware (unknown) Ransomware attack on Swiss Cloud Computing AG (6,500) Wolfe Eye Clinic victim of Lorenz threat actors (unknown) One of the US’s largest pipelines shuts down to contain cyber security breach (unknown) J. Find out more. Ransomware.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 122

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Shields Health Care Group The largest data breach of April 2023 was at the Shields Health Care Group, a Massachusetts-based medical services provider. Reports emerged near the end of the month that a cyber criminal had gained unauthorised access to the organisation’s systems and had stolen the personal data of 2.3

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Data breaches. Toronto residents’ CERB payments on hold after fraudulent employment insurance claims (700) Kentucky’s unemployment system suffers another breach (unknown) Defence supplier PULAU Corporation says it has been hacked (unknown) American Payroll Association notifying those affected by cyber attack (unknown). In other news….

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

GB JSP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Thailand) PCL Source (New) Manufacturing Thailand Yes >80 GB TREZOR Source (New) Crypto France Yes Nearly 66,000 Oak View Group Source (New) Leisure USA Yes 58,935 Innefu Labs Pvt. Source (New) Manufacturing Saudi Arabia Yes 86.16 O’Hara & Sons, Inc.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Consumers will be permitted to request that a business provide the consumer with a copy of his or her personal information in a readily usable format that can be transferred to another entity easily; and. Consumers will be able to request that a business not sell personal data to third parties. Right to Opt-Out. Code § 56.05(j).

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Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 67

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

TB exfiltrated Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Xfinity) Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Telecoms USA Yes 35,879,455 Tecnoquadri Srl Source (New) Manufacturing Italy Yes 33,000,000 Asia Insurance Co.

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Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 91

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2020

Oman’s largest insurance company shut down by ransomware (unknown). Data breaches. Data leak exposes the owners of thousands of anonymous offshore companies (unknown). Fresh Film Productions leaks personal data of Dove ‘real people’ ad participants (1,500). Consultancy firms leak data on workers (+2,000).

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Data breaches Personal data Ransomware Phishing 145

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Known data breached Pure Incubation Ventures Source (New) Professional services USA Yes 183,754,481 EasyPark Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (Update) Software Sweden Yes 21,100,000 Cutout.Pro Source (New) Software Hong Kong Yes 19,972,829 Optum Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 6 TB Kumagai Gumi Group Co.,

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 52

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

million) Personal data from eatigo accounts accessed in a security incident (2.8 Ransomware.

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Healthcare 141