Hong Kong's PCPD publishes data breach investigation findings
(May 2, 2024) Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data released its investigation report on a data breach on the Consumer Council, the South China Morning Post r... Read More
UnitedHealth Group CEO confirms $22M ransomware payment
(May 2, 2024) Health insurance company UnitedHealth Group confirmed to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance that it paid hackers USD22 million in Read More
Class-action lawsuit over ABA data breach dismissed
(May 1, 2024) Reuters reports the American Bar Association had a class-action lawsuit dismissed over allegations related to a 2023 data breach affecting the personal infor... Read More
Finland court sentences hacker to 6 years in prison
(Apr 30, 2024) Finland's District Court of Western Uusimaa sentenced hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki to six years in prison for a cyberattack that stole the data of 33,000 Vast... Read More
FTC updates Health Breach Notification Rule
(Apr 29, 2024) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission updated the Health Breach Notification Rule. The revised rule includes updated definitions to "underscore application" to h... Read More
Brazil's ANPD authorizes Security Incident Communication Regulation
(Apr 29, 2024) Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, announced the authorization of the Security Incident Communication Regulati... Read More
Health care company's software allegedly breaches 13M customers' data
(Apr 29, 2024) Health care company Kaiser Permanente's online tracking software allegedly shared the personal data of 13 million customers with third parties, The Record re... Read More
Data broker allegedly publishes German passport information
(Apr 29, 2024) A data broker published the sensitive passport information of more than 60 German residents online, Netzpolitik reports. Germany's State Commissioner for Dat... Read More
The aftermath of UnitedHealth Group's large-scale data breach
(Apr 26, 2024) The Wall Street Journal detailed the complex process health care insurance provider UnitedHealth Group will have to undergo to restore its systems after an e... Read More
Ransomware most prevalent in firm's annual security incident report
(Apr 26, 2024) BakerHostetler's 2024 Data Security Incident Response Report detailed the 1,150 data security incidents it oversaw in 2023. The law firm found ransomware was... Read More