Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company reported a security incident affecting the personal information for some third-party contractors and the health information for some of its insureds’ patients. “Although we have no evidence to suggest that any personal information has been …
Idaho needs to be better prepared to defend against inevitable cyberattacks that could harm individuals, businesses and critical infrastructure, the Governor’s Cybersecurity Task Force said in a new report. The 34-page report contains 18 major recommendations that include providing active …
The chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court said the court system did not receive a ransom demand or any direct message from those involved in a cybersecurity attack last week that resulted in the system disconnecting its online services. …
Employees of a vendor paid to conduct COVID-19 contact tracing in Pennsylvania may have compromised the private information of at least 72,000 people, including their exposure status and their sexual orientation, the state Health Department said. Workers at Atlanta-based Insight …
Telephone scammers are trying to take advantage of an accidental Wyoming Department of Health data release affecting over a quarter of the state’s population, department officials said. Scammers request insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or other financial information and in some cases …
The New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) Cybersecurity Division issued a March 9 letter to regulated entities regarding the recent Microsoft Exchange breach in which thousands of organizations were compromised via vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange servers. On March …
In response to a security breach that exposed personal information from around 1.6 million unemployment claims filed last year, the Washington Senate has unanimously passed a measure that creates a state Office of Cybersecurity. The measure, passed by the chamber …
This post is part of a series sponsored by Hanover Insurance Group Inc. Most businesses recognize a cyberattack can have a potentially devastating effect on their operations. These same businesses have purchased insurance for traditional cyber risks, such as breaches …
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has endorsed a state bill that would expand the state’s new privacy act to allow consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data, despite months of tech lobbying against such a move. California’s …
Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has signed an executive order aimed at protecting the state’s computer networks from hackers. The order signed this week creates a director of Information Security position, with that person reporting directly to the governor. The …
