Reuters is reporting that 10 states, led by Connecticut, have sent a letter to Anthem complaining that the company is moving too slowly in notifying consumers of the data breach that affected up to 80 million customers and employees (see article). The states are assuming that Anthem know precisely who’s data was taken and they […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It’s not been a great year for the NSA. First Snowden and all press they have gotten as a result of the leaked documents that seem to come out every month. Now a Russian security researcher, Gene Kaspersky, that I wrote about recently (see post) revealed that they have detected malware in the firmware of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Pymts.com is reporting that the FBI says that most breaches are entirely avoidable. At the Online Trust Alliance’s Data Privacy And Protection Town Hall in New York City, FBI Special Agent George Schultzel said that over 90 percent of the companies who reported breaches to them had little to no security whatever. The FBI said […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UPDATE: In a post on Dark Reading, they have added a few more details. The breach, they say, started December 10th, about two months ago. They detected the breach on January 27th and notified customers 8 days later. Compared to other breaches, that is very quick. While they are calling this by that overused term, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I thought it had been quiet recently – apparently too quiet. Anthem, the healthcare insurance company that operates in 14 states and is the second largest insurance company in the country, reported that it had been hacked. Anthem operates under a lot of names including Anthem Blue Cross, a name well known in the Northeast. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Everyone knows that the Sony breach was different than, say, the Target or Home Depot breach because of the damage that Sony is still, 10 weeks later, trying to recover from. But now, the insurance experts are adding yet another wrinkle – thanks Sony. According to the Hartford Courant, Sony may break new ground in the […]
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