Jim Puzzanghera reports: President Obama will focus on high technology next week, announcing efforts to strengthen cybersecurity, prevent identity theft and increase Internet access, the White House said Saturday. The initiatives will be included in his State of the Union address, which Obama is previewing before the Jan. 20 speech, rather than saving all his…
FBI investigates ISIS hacker group Cyber Caliphate following a series of hacks on news organizations in Maryland, Albuquerque
This is from a few days ago, but should have been noted on this blog. Alejandro Alba reported: The FBI is investigating a series of hacks on U.S. news oulets by Cyber Caliphate, a group that claims to be part of ISIS and is planning a series of cyber-attacks on homes and offices across the…
Christie signs law requiring health insurance companies to encrypt personal information
Susan K. Livio reports: Health insurance companies will be required to protect client information by encrypting the data, under legislation Gov. Chris Christie signed into law today. The bill follows a series of incidents involving stolen laptops containing policyholder information protected only by user passwords. Read more on NJ.com.
Christie signs law requiring health insurance companies to encrypt personal information
Susan K. Livio reports: Health insurance companies will be required to protect client information by encrypting the data, under legislation Gov. Chris Christie signed into law today. The bill follows a series of incidents involving stolen laptops containing policyholder information protected only by user passwords. Read more on NJ.com.
United Airlines suspends some customers’ MileagePlus accounts following third-party breach
United Airlines has suspended some customers’ MileagePlus accounts after an unauthorized individual was able to start accessing accounts using login credentials acquired from an unnamed third party breach. The unauthorized access began on December 9, according to a copy of the notification message to those affected. The user profiles for MileagePlus accounts include MileagePlus number,…
Inland Empire Health Plan notifies Children’s Eyewear Sight customers of data theft (Update1)
Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is notifying plan members of a breach at a local provider’s facility. On October 28, a desktop computer and other items were reportedly stolen from Children’s Eyewear Sight in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. A file on the computer included plan members’ name, date of birth, gender, address and contact phone number,…