Liisa M. Thomas and Shanna M. Pearce of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP write: In another change to US state breach notice laws in 2019, South Carolina will have new breach notice requirements for insurance companies. The requirements follow the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Insurance Data Security Model Law. South Carolina was the first to…
Category: Of Note
Privacy and Cybersecurity: A Global Year-End Review
There have been a number of reviews of privacy and security news in 2018. Here’s one by Jadzia Pierce of Covington & Burling, the law firm that has represented my blogs for lo, these many years. I thank them for their ongoing support of my work, and wish them all a happy and healthy New Year in 2019….
Data Breach Might Impact 500,000 San Diego Unified School District Students, Former Students, and Some Staff
Steven Luke and R. Stickney report: San Diego Unified School District officials are informing parents and former students of a large data breach. Personal data including Social Security numbers from as many as 500,000 students was compromised or possibly stolen, officials say. The breach dating back to January 2018 was uncovered in October by district IT employees who…
MA: Payment Processor to Pay $155,000 Over Data Breach Affecting Thousands of Massachusetts Residents
Massachusetts Attorney General had a busy day yesterday announcing enforcement actions over data breaches that had been disclosed in 2015. In addition to her announcement about the McLean Hospital settlement, she also announced a second settlement stemming from another 2015 breach that had also been reported by DataBreaches.net at the time. A California company that…
MA: McLean Hospital to Implement New Security and Training Programs After Data Breach Exposed Sensitive Health Information
There’s a follow-up to a 2015 breach that was previously reported on this blog. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey made the announcement yesterday: BOSTON — McLean Hospital Corporation will implement new security and training programs and pay a total of $75,000 to resolve claims that it exposed the personal and health information of more than 1,500 people, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. According…
Government Hackers Assault Hundreds Of ‘Secure’ Google Accounts With Evil Phishes
Thomas Brewster reports: Over at least the last two years, a group of government hackers has been targeting supposedly secured email services from the likes of Google, Yahoo, Protonmail and Tutanota. Most targets are in the Middle East and Africa and, though it remains unclear just where the hackers themselves hail from, the attacks appear…