Calls for Federal Breach Notification Law Continue After Yahoo Data Breach
“Data breach prevention and response are again at the forefront of the public consciousness with the recent news of a massive data breach by Yahoo. The call for federal breach notification legislation was revived by the FTC on September 27, 2016, five days after the Yahoo breach was announced. During testimony before the U.S. Senate […]
Yahoo Data Breach Could Result In Lawsuits
“Yahoo, which is reeling from a massive data breach, is reportedly facing a class-action lawsuit over it. According to a report, the company is facing two lawsuits, both filed in the U.S. District Court, since the massive breach was announced. “For Yahoo to lay the blame on state-sponsored entities for this data breach seems like […]
Cyberattacks on personal health records growing ‘exponentially’
“This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA. Since it took effect, doctors’ offices, hospitals and other health-care providers have been very careful about releasing information. Sometimes frustratingly so. I’ve had providers refuse to send my information to me by email, because that form of […]
3 Ways to Reduce Data Breach Risks in Post-Panama Papers World
“The Panama Papers is the most well-known breach of a law firm, compromising 11.5 million documents from the law firm Mossack Fonseca. In it, 2.6 terabytes of client data were exposed, revealing information about 12 heads of state, 29 billionaires, 150 politicians, and many major financial institutions across the globe. But Mossack Fonseca is hardly […]
16 latest healthcare data breaches, security incidents
“Here are the 16 latest healthcare data breaches or security incidents that occurred or were reported within the past four weeks, beginning with the most recent. Keck Medicine in Los Angeles, part of University of Southern California, reported two servers were hit with ransomware in August, encrypting files and making them inaccessible to employees. The […]
Trump hotel chain fined over data breaches
“Trump Hotel Collection has arrived at a settlement with New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman over hacks that are said to have led to the exposure of over 70,000 credit card numbers and other personal data. The hotel chain, one of the businesses of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, has agreed to pay $50,000 […]
Yahoo facing lawsuits in the wake of massive data breach
“Yahoo is facing lawsuits from people who fear their accounts have been hacked and claim the company was “grossly negligent,” putting their financial and personal data at risk. Two lawsuits, both filed in California, also allege that Yahoo (YAHOF) did not adequately disclose the breach that exposed private information of at least 500 million users. […]
Fears that patients’ personal medical information has been leaked in Medicare data breach
“There are fears patients’ sensitive medical information could have been made public in a Medicare data breach by the health department. Health Minister Sussan Ley insists the data, which was loaded onto the internet, does not identify patients. But Dr Nathan Pinskier, the chair of the RACGP expert committee for e-health, said it was possible […]
Yahoo hack hit 500 mn users, likely ‘state sponsored’
“Yahoo said Thursday a massive attack on its network in 2014 allowed hackers to steal data from half a billion users and may have been “state sponsored.” Yahoo, which confirmed details of the breach months after reports of a major hack, said its investigation concluded that “certain user account information was stolen” and that the […]
Yahoo says at least 500 million accounts hacked in 2014
“Yahoo Inc said on Thursday information associated with at least 500 million user accounts was stolen from its network in 2014 by what it believed was a “state-sponsored actor.” The data stolen may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and hashed passwords but may not have included unprotected passwords, payment card […]