Ife Ogunfuwa reports: Nigerians and businesses’ risk losing N2m [USD $5,556.00] or more to the government for violating the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019. The National Information Technology Development Agency made this known on Wednesday in a public notice signed by the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, NITDA, Dr Isa Patanmi. […] [Pantanmi] said the penalty for…
FirstBank Canceling Debit Cards Due To ‘Possible External Security’ Incident; Accounts May Have Been Compromised, The Bank Warns
FirstBank, whose presence in the U.S. Virgin Islands is second only to Banco Popular’s, is canceling debit cards as soon as Monday because of what the bank described as a “possible external security” incident that affected the bank. The debit cards are being canceled, FirstBank said in emails sent to account holders, because accounts may…
Top-Tier Russian Hacking Collective Claims Breaches of Three Major Anti-Virus Companies
Executive Summary “Fxmsp” is a high-profile Russian- and English-speaking hacking collective. They specialize in breaching highly secure protected networks to access private corporate and government information. They have a long-standing reputation for selling sensitive information from high-profile global government and corporate entities. In March 2019, Fxmsp stated they could provide exclusive information stolen from three…
25,148 patients served by Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence notified of ransomware incident
Here’s yet another ransomware incident in which investigators couldn’t really determine whether ePHI were actually accessed, so the entity notified HHS and is notifying patients. In this case, we are dealing with what could be treatment information for more stigmatizing conditions such as alcoholism or addiction. According to their report to HHS, 25,148 patients are…
Why Rewards for Loyal Spenders Are ‘a Honey Pot for Hackers’
Tiffany Hsu reports: The punch cards stuffed in your wallet know next to nothing about you, except maybe how many frozen yogurts you still need to buy to get a free one. But loyalty programs, as they shift from paper and plastic to apps and websites, are increasingly tracking a currency that can be more…
Independent Health mistakenly emailed information on 7,600 members
Tracey Drury reports: Protected health information on more than 7,600 Independent Health members was accidentally emailed to a member in March, a breach that violates federal privacy laws. The Amherst-based health plan told members that an employee inadvertently emailed documents containing their information on March 19 to an unauthorized recipient who happened to be an…