October 25, 2019
Montana hospital officials have confirmed a data breach may have compromised the personal information of about 130,000 medical clinic patients. The Daily Inter Lake reported that Kalispell Regional Healthcare employees were unaware of the May cyberattack until an outside forensic …
October 11, 2019
California proposed regulations Thursday that would give consumers more control over how businesses collect and manage their personal information, including requiring a “Do Not Sell My Info” link on companies’ websites or apps. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra detailed the …
August 14, 2019
The largest health care provider in northern Nevada says some of its patients’ private information was stored on a thumb drive that’s been missing since June 30. Renown Health said in a letter sent to patients last week the incident …
April 1, 2019
The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog reported. The Homeland Security Department’s …
January 10, 2019
California would become the first state to require businesses to offer electronic receipts unless customers ask for paper copies under legislation proposed this week. Many businesses and consumers already are moving toward e-receipts, said Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting of San …
July 27, 2018
California recently enacted a sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is likely to have broad implications for organizations providing services to, or collecting data from, California consumers. The CCPA, enacted on June 28, shares …
May 17, 2018
Officials in Goodyear, Ariz. say the city’s online payment system is functioning again after a cybersecurity attack affected the software. The city became aware of the situation on its online payment system May 7 and immediately shut it down. Customers …
January 23, 2018
Nearly six weeks after being hit by a massive ransomware cyberattack, the Jerome School District is still working to recover. On Dec. 11, school district officials found out much of its data was encrypted. Each affected file included a message …
March 1, 2017
This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Using Quality Data to Enhance User Experience Insurers who sell homeowners insurance direct-to-consumer through a website must find that delicate balance between collecting enough information to quote and bind a …
January 5, 2017
Based on what we see in the trade press, it would appear most large businesses in the U.S. are addressing their exposure to data breaches in some way. But what about the small, Main Street businesses such as those we …