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First American Title Insurance Co. Faces Charges in NY

Data Breach Today

Company Could Be Fined $1,000 for Each Violation of State Cybersecurity Law The New York State Department of Financial Services has filed civil charges against First American Title Insurance Co., which has been accused of exposing hundreds of millions of documents that contained customers' mortgage and personal data.

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Russian Hackers Target Ukrainians' Personal Data, Says Kyiv

Data Breach Today

Hackers Are Targeting Ukrainian Insurance Companies for Their Personal Information Ukraine's top cybersecurity agency says Russian hackers took a sudden interest in obtaining personal data and mounted successful attacks against more than one-third of the country's largest insurers.

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Kids’ Health Insurer’s Website Vulnerable for 7 Years

Data Breach Today

Hackers Tampered With Some Data That Was Exposed An organization that administers a children’s dental and health insurance program in Florida took down its online application platform after it discovered the company that hosted its website apparently failed to address vulnerabilities over a seven-year period, resulting in the exposure of personal data. (..)

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Over-Retention of Personal Data

Data Protection Report

The declining cost of electronic data storage may have caused some company executives to conclude that retaining personal data forever is “cheap.” The matter involved one of France’s largest insurers, SGAM AG2R LA MONDIALE, which was subject to an inspection by the French data protection authority (the CNIL), in 2019.

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Fallout From Medibank Hack Grows

Data Breach Today

About 4M Australians Affected by Extortion Demand Made Against the Health Insurer Fallout from the hack of Australian health insurer Medibank continues to worsen as the company twice this week acknowledged a wider set of affected individuals.

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Riding the State Unemployment Fraud ‘Wave’

Krebs on Security

states are possibly making it easier for crooks by leaking their citizens’ personal data from the very websites the unemployment scammers are using to file bogus claims. A number of states have suffered security issues with the PUA websites that exposed personal details of citizens filing unemployment insurance claims.

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Insurance scams via QR codes: how to recognise and defend yourself

Security Affairs

The Postal Police has issued an alert to warn citizens against insurance scams using QR codes. In practice, fake insurance operators contact victims through calls, messages, or sponsorships on social networks, offering policies at advantageous prices. Online companies do not use generic domains or channels such as WhatsApp or Telegram.

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