Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

With this principle approach, DSPM treats data security as a priority, aligning itself with the critical security standards and frameworks and further addressing the regulatory requirements of current and emerging data and AI laws that necessitate implementing personal and sensitive personal data protection measures.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

Experts found a DB containing sensitive health insurance data belonging to customers of US insurance giant Humana. An SQL database containing what appears to be highly sensitive health insurance data of more than 6,000 patients has been leaked on a popular hacker forum. What was leaked? Drug prescription listings).

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2020

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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The man is responsible for the cyber attacks that in 2022 hit the Australian insurance provider Medibank. “ In November 2022, Medibank announced that personal data belonging to around 9.7M Medibank is one of the largest Australian private health insurance providers with approximately 3.9 million customers.

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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. It employs some 18,000 people and brought in $6.2 billion in 2019.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Our online security team has uncovered a massive data breach originating from a misconfigured Amazon Bucket, which was operated by a Turkish Legal advising company, INOVA YÖNETIM & AKTÜERYAL DANI?MANLIK. Inova is an actuarial consultancy company, which means they compile statistical analysis and calculate insurance risks and premiums.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Australian health insurer Medibank confirmed that personal data belonging to around 9.7 Medibank announced that personal data belonging to around 9.7M Medibank is one of the largest Australian private health insurance providers with approximately 3.9 million customers. million customers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Healthcare system Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of 3,000,000 patients. The US-based hospital healthcare system Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of 3,000,000 patients.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Company Says Medicare Supplemental Plan Policyholders Among Those Impacted Bankers Life is notifying more than 566,000 individuals, including Medicare supplemental insurance policyholders, that their personal information was exposed in a hacking incident.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM, the global average cost of a data breach is $4.24 But there’s a catch: Insurers are going to carefully assess your cybersecurity controls before writing any policy, and there are limits to coverage. Cyber Insurance is Booming.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 23, 2022

Cyber liability insurance helps organisations cover the financial costs of a data breach. Without insurance, organisations spend £3.6 By purchasing cyber liability insurance, organisations gain the resources they need at a fraction of the cost. What does cyber insurance include? How much cyber insurance do I need?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2021

The company notified via mail hundreds of individuals that were impacted by the security breach and that that have had their personal data exposed in the attack. . CMG immediately launched an investigation with the support of law enforcement, it also hired leading cybersecurity experts to determine the extent of the attack.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2024

. “In October last year, the ACCC granted authorisation for MediSecure to transfer all publicly- funded electronic prescriptions and data to eRx.” ” In November 2022, Medibank announced that personal data belonging to around 9.7M million customers.

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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. The scammers typically use stolen identity data to claim benefits, and then have the funds credited to an online account that they control.

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Data Protection Report

APRIL 7, 2025

On March 20, 2025, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) announced a settlement with Ohio-based Root Insurance, regarding privacy practices relating to its auto insurance online quoting tool. Background Root offers auto insurance and, like many auto insurers, it offers online applications for quotes.

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Personal data Insurance e-Delivery Privacy 40

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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Insurance Communications Authentication Access 363

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On 11 August 2023, India’s long-awaited law governing data protection – the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ( DPDP Act ) – received the President’s assent and was published in the official gazette the following day. data subjects, using the GDPR terminology) located within India.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 21, 2023

2] In this context, the Directorate General of the French Treasury has put forward a plan of action with a view to clarifying the cyber-insurance legal framework, better gauging cyber-risks, and enhancing companies’ awareness as regards cyber-risks. 12-10-1 into the French Insurance code. However, in the end, Article L.12-10-1

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2018

France’s data protection agency had fined the ride-sharing company Uber with 400,000 euros ($455,000) over a 2016 data breach. The data breach suffered by Uber in 2016 exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide.

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Data breaches Personal data Insurance Access 270

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is warning customers it has suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive personal and financial data. “Due to an attack on the systems, unauthorized persons gained access to personal data. Affected customers have now been informed.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Hackers breached into a computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, attackers accessed to the sensitive personal data of some 75,000 people. “The system that was hacked is used by insurance agents and brokers to directly enroll customers. .

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Insurance Personal data Access Security 277

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The platform aims to personalize and optimize health programs for individuals, employers, health plans, and other organizations. The company disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal data of nearly 8.5 million Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America 2.6 million Genworth 2.5 million PH Tech 1.7

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Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Education 334

Hunton Privacy

MAY 29, 2020

The implementation of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act B.E. If any data controller is unsure as to whether it falls within the scope of those listed in the Royal Decree as being exempt from compliance with the PDPA until May 31, 2021, it may seek advice from the Personal Data Protection Committee.

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Personal data Compliance Insurance IT 84

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

“Based on VF’s preliminary analysis from its ongoing investigation, VF currently estimates that the threat actor stole personal data of approximately 35.5 “VF will be seeking reimbursement of costs, expenses and losses stemming from the cyber incident by submitting claims to VF’s cybersecurity insurers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

All data is confidential, contains trade secrets. - 30 Gb user data - production line settings - repository with equipment configures - 26 Gb machine operation logs - 1.2 Gb - NDA The group published a set of files as proof of the security breach and threatens leak all the stolen data if the victim will not pay the ransom.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2024

In March, the company suffered a cyber attack, and the Rhysida ransomware gang claimed to have stolen company sensitive data. The company sells new and used boats and yachts, offers marine-related services such as financing, insurance, and maintenance, and provides yacht charters and brokerage services.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2018

According to GSOC, the account was used in the past to arrange travel for group members and for this reason hackers may have been able to obtain personal data with their account access. Experts warn of possible social-engineering-based cyber attacks leveraging the exposed info.

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Data breaches Insurance Personal data Access 259

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

Blue Cross of Idaho announced to have suffered a data breach, hackers accessed to the personal information of about 5,600 customers. We take consumers’ privacy very seriously, and we are committed to keeping our members’ data secure,” said Blue Cross of Idaho Executive Vice President Paul Zurlo. “We

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Data breaches Insurance Personal data Privacy 262

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

” The investigation revealed that the ransomware gang had access to the personal data of at least 134,000 individuals, including cancer patients. It also added that “the information for a limited number of individuals included clinical images of patients during treatment.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Moreover, the operational consequences of a cyber attack should not only be analyzed in terms of compromising the personal data of its customers and employees. And this often happens when the hacker, the so-called threat actor, starts encrypting the computer systems. What should directors do if a cyberattack happens to the company?

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Insurance Risk Ransomware Encryption 354

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

According to Group-IB Threat Intelligence and Attribution system, Swarmshop is a mid-size “neighborhood” store for stolen personal and payment records. The database also exposed compromised payment and personal data traded on Swarmshop. The dump contained 623,036 payment card records, 62.7 ever since. About Group-IB.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Data breaches, incidents in which personal information is accidentally or unlawfully stolen, lost, disclosed, accessed, altered or destroyed, can happen to organizations of any size and sector. Most data breach laws deal with personal data, which is essentially any information that can be associated with a particular person.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“Our IT professionals were able to detect the unusual activity and believe we have stopped further unauthorized access of personal data on our servers.” Limited company information accessed and stolen related to some of our business partners include bank account data and, for U.S. partners, their taxpayer ID numbers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

“While there is no indication that any specific information was or will be misused, considering the nature of the incident and of the affected personal data, we cannot rule out that there may be attempts to carry out fraudulent activity.” ” concludes Wabtec.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2024

Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) revealed that the 2023 data breach following the LockBit ransomware attack impacted 6 million individuals. IMS specializes in providing business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology (IT) services specifically tailored for the insurance and financial services industries.

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Data Protection Report

APRIL 30, 2024

The claims related to the company’s sharing personal data without consumer consent and making it very difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions to this telehealth service. The order also, in Section IX, set forth data destruction requirements and a data retention policy.

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