Hacking incidents still dominate the major health data breaches being reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the first months of 2022 by far, with only one other type of breach appearing on the federal tally so far this year. ...
Hacking incidents still dominate the major health data breaches being reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the first months of 2022 by far, with only one other type of breach appearing on the federal tally so far this year. ...
The Information Regulator of South Africa has issued an enforcement notice to credit bureau TransUnion, giving the group until 26 May 2024 to implement remedial measures to address various failings found in a major 2022 data breach. TransUnion indicated that the breach did not take place through a...
“There are 30 million small businesses in the U.S. that need to stay safe from phishing attacks, malware spying, ransomware, identity theft, major breaches and hackers who would compromise their security,” saysScott Schober, author of the popular books “Hacked Again” and “Cybersecurity Is...
7. Data breaches In October 2021, Twitch admitted it suffered amajor data breach. Leaked data included the streaming platform’s source code and a 128GB pack of data containing creator payouts dating back to 2019. In December, Ubisoft announced “Just Dance” was breached and important pl...
It is built on a blockchain called Stack, which is anchored to Bitcoin and enables the collection and sharing of data with guaranteed end–to–end encryption and privacy. “Due to digitisation taking leaps in the last one and a half years, there’s also a huge risk of dat...
You can find a full list of Data Privacy Week eventshereon the NCA’s website. Below, we break down the major takeaways both individuals and organizations should take from the week-long event. Individual Level: Keep It Private When it comes to keeping our PII and personal health information...
The threat of ransomware attacks, data breaches or major IT outages worries companies even more than business and supply chain disruption, natural disasters or the Covid-19 pandemic, all of which have heavily affected firms in the past year. 'Business interrupted' will likely remain the key ...
Australia envisages increased penalties for data breaches following major cyberattacks. Australia’s telco, financial, and government sectors have been on high alert since Optus, the country’s second-largest telco, disclosed a hack that saw the theft of personal data from up ...
Despite the increased efficiency offered by these technological developments, they also increase cybersecurity risks. Data breaches are a possibility in the healthcare industry due to the presence of many expert hackers. Leaking of sensitive information is one thing, but compromising privacy and stealing...