I think many of us thought that the more aware businesses and organizations became aware of hacks and malware risks, the more they would rush to get cyberinsurance to protect themselves from financial ruin from a data breach. Cyberattacks should be good for business – if your business is cyberinsurance, right? But that’s not necessarily true, as Pymnts.com reports: Just hours after…
Credit card data stolen from Mesa del Sol Golf Club
The Yuma Sun reports: Yuma County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the fraudulent use of credit card numbers stolen from the Mesa del Sol Golf Club clubhouse in January. Sheriff’s spokesman Alfonso Zavala said Thursday there are at least 41 known unauthorized transactions stemming from the breach, though he didn’t know the number of cards they…
GA: Shorter U. students claim to be victims of identity theft
There may be a follow-up to a breach involving theft of student records noted on this site in November 2014. Jeremy Stewart reports: The September 2014 theft of student files from Shorter University could be the source of problems for two Rome women who say they are the victims of fraudulent tax returns. Whitney Chanelle Ringer,…
OPM monitoring Anthem breach; 1.3m federal employees covered by Anthem
Aliya Sternstein had an interesting exclusive the other day on NextGov: The Office of Personnel Management is keeping a close eye on details emerging about a hack at the second biggest U.S. health insurer, Anthem Inc., which provides coverage to 1.3 million federal employees. Anthem runs the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, better known…
FAQs by Employers Regarding the Anthem Breach
Theodore J. Kobus III and Lynn Sessions answer some of the questions employers are likely to ask about their responsibilities in light of the Anthem breach. I’m pleased to note that they also addressed the error I saw in all-too-many media reports that claimed that this wasn’t a HIPAA breach. They write: The media is…
At least four lawsuits filed against Anthem within days of breach disclosure
Yes, it was less than 24 hours before the first potential class action was filed. Here are four potential class action lawsuits we know about already: Indy law firm files lawsuit on behalf of Anthem customers (Plaintiff: Karen Meadows) Anthem Sued Over Large Data Breach by California Consumer (Plaintiff: Susan Morris) Anthem’s big data breach…