Note: The following has not been confirmed by QIWI and there is no notice or statement on their website as of the time of this posting. Manikanta Immanni reports: NB65, a hacking group that’s targeting various Russian organizations recently, has just announced QIWI as its latest victim. QIWI is a Russian payments company that’s widely…
Fourth Circuit Holds Statements About Importance of Data Security Not Actionable
Amy Heath and Eric Bosset of Covington and Burling write: The Fourth Circuit’s opinion last week in In re Marriott International, Inc., — F.4th —-, No. 21-1802 (4th Cir. Apr. 21, 2022), could prove useful to companies facing data breach class actions. Following a data breach of the Starwood guest reservation system, Marriott investors brought securities…
Court Rejects Demand for “Corrective” Notice in Blackbaud Data Breach MDL
Brianna Soltys and Kristin L. Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs write that the the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, which had consolidated all federal lawsuits against Blackbaud in the District of South Carolina, has rejected plaintiffs’ motion to require Blackbaud to issue a corrective notice. As a brief reminder: Blackbaud provides third-party services for entities…
CERT-In’s directions on reporting data breach will hold companies accountable: Experts
Debangana Ghosh reports: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Thursday made it mandatory for firms to report all incidents of cybersecurity vulnerabilities within six hours of noticing. Internet researchers and cybersecurity experts call it a welcome move, protecting consumers and ensuring companies become more alert of cybersecurity. However, some raise concerns over whether…
LA County Department of Mental Health Compromised by Phishing Attack
On April 21, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health disclosed that it had suffered a data breach in a phishing incident. Unauthorized access occurred between October 19 to October 21, 2021. On April 20, LACDMH uploaded a template of its notification letter to the California Attorney General’s Office. That template indicated that the…
Over 20,000 people’s data potentially compromised in phishing scam targeting Valley View Hospital (Colorado)
Ike Fredregill reports: A phishing scam granted outside users access to four Valley View Hospital email accounts, potentially impacting the personal data of about 21,000 people, including hospital employees and patients, a Valley View spokesperson wrote in an email. A Valley View news release Friday states the hospital learned in January that thousands of peoples’…