Chicago-based Assisted Living Concepts, LLC and its subsidiaries own and/or operate 200 assisted living facilities in 20 states. ALC uses an external vendor to process its payroll for its employees. On February 14, the vendor notified ALC that they had detected unauthorized access to ALC’s payroll database. Investigation revealed that ALC’s login credentials had been…
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UK: Admiral remaining vigilant after Aviva data breach
Katie Marriner reports an update to the Aviva insider data leak case: Admiral has said it is actively working with claims teams to mitigate the risk of a potential data breach after Aviva sacked two employees for giving customer data to claims farming companies. The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department confirmed last month that two men were…
Thermo Fisher Scientific notifies employees after laptop with their SSN is stolen
Thermo Fisher Scientific is notifying 93 employees that their unencrypted names and Social Security numbers were on a laptop stolen from an employee in Boston on December 23. The firm learned of the breach on January 4. Those affected are being offered a year of free credit monitoring with EquiFax’s Credit Watch Gold service. You…
EMC notifying some employees after vendor error disclosed their names and SSNs to unauthorized parties
EMC is notifying employees after an unnamed vendor’s employee mistakenly sent out an Excel file with their personal information to parties not authorized to have their personal information. The error, which occurred on January 7, occurred because a quick glance at the file did not reveal the hidden fields containing their names, SSN, and old…
Thieves Jam Up Smucker’s, Card Processor (update 1)
Brian Krebs reports: Jam and jelly maker Smucker’s last week shuttered its online store, notifying visitors that the site was being retooled because of a security breach that jeopardized customers’ credit card data. Closer examination of the attack suggests that the company was but one of several dozen firms — including at least one credit card processor — hacked…
Cybersecurity in the Golden State: How California Businesses Can Protect Against and Respond to Malware, Data Breaches and Other Cyberincidents
The California Attorney General’s Office has issued a report, Cybersecurity in the Golden State: How California Businesses Can Protect Against and Respond to Malware, Data Breaches and Other Cyberincidents. Here’s the Executive Summary: Executive Summary Relatively small investments in cybersecurity preparedness can yield significant risk reductions. Every business in California should follow the steps summarized below,…