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Kelly Benefits Notifying Nearly 264,000 of Data Theft Hack

1 day ago | databreachtoday.com | Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Data Security , Healthcare , Industry Specific Breach Victim Tally Soars Since Firm Filed an Initial Breach Report in Early April Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • April 23, 2025 Image: Kelly Benefits A Maryland-based outsourced benefits and payroll manager is notifying nine large clients and nearly 264,000 individuals that their sensitive personal information was potentially compromised in a December hack.
Network Segmentation: Why It's Hard for Many Health Organizations

4 days ago | databreachtoday.com | Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Network segmentation is among new potential mandates for regulated entities under a proposed update to the HIPAA security rule, but many organizations already continue to struggle to implement that, as well as many other best cyberpractices, said Candice Moschell of the consulting firm Crowe LLP.
Whistleblower Warns DOGE Secretly Building 'Master Database'

4 days ago | databreachtoday.com | Chris Riotta

Data Security , Government , Industry Specific Top Democrat Sounds Alarm Over Whistleblower Report of DOGE's Master Database Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • April 21, 2025 Elon Musk arrives at the White House South Lawn on Marine One on March 9, 2025.
Infosys to Buy The Missing Link in $63M Cyber Services Deal

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Michael Novinson

Cloud Security , Governance & Risk Management , Security Operations Australia-Based Firm Adds Cloud, Red/Blue Team Skills to Infosys' Cyber Arsenal Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • April 17, 2025 Infosys bought an Australian stalwart for $63 million to get more capabilities around red/blue team operations, risk management and managed cybersecurity services.
Guam Hospital Pays Feds $25K to Settle HIPAA Investigation

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Data Privacy , Data Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Case Resolves HHS OCR Scrutiny of Two Security Incidents Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • April 17, 2025 Image: Guam Memorial Hospital Authority A Guam public hospital has agreed to pay federal regulators $25,000 and implement a corrective action plan to settle potential HIPAA violations - including a failure to conduct a comprehensive risk analysis - identified during an investigation into two security incidents.
Report Warns US Allies are Using Chinese-Owned Mobile Routes

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Chris Riotta

Critical Infrastructure Security , Data Security Researchers Say Chinese Mobile Route Firms Dominate Global Interconnect Industry Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • April 17, 2025 A telecommunications tower overlooking Seoul, South Korea. (Image: Shutterstock) Dozens of mobile providers across 35 countries - including key U.S. allies - are routing sensitive telecom traffic through networks owned and controlled by China, security researchers warned Thursday.
Back-Office Servicer Says Dual Hacks in 2024 Hit 1.6 Million

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Data Breach Notification , Data Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Landmark Admin Compromise Affects More Than a Dozen Insurance and Annuity Carriers Landmark Admin, a third-party vendor that provides back-office administrative services to life insurance and annuity companies, said 1.6 million people and more than a dozen clients could be affected by back-to-back 2024 data exfiltration incidents. The hacks compromised a wide range of personal, financial and health information.
Cybersecurity Alarms Sound Over Loss of CVE Program Funding

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Mathew Schwartz

Governance & Risk Management , IT Risk Management , Patch Management Board Members Announce Launch of 'CVE Foundation' to Secure Program's Future Warnings are being sounded over the risk to global cybersecurity posed by any disruption or management shutdown of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program. A fix could be forthcoming in the form of a stand-alone foundation, although details and funding for the new organization remain unclear.
European Companies Infected With New Chinese-Nexus Backdoor

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Akshaya Asokan

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Threat Actors Deploy Obfuscation Tactics to Targets Windows Machines Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 15, 2025 Suspected Chinese hackers deployed BrickStorm variants against European targets. (Image: Shutterstock) Likely Chinese nation-state hackers are targeting European companies using previously unseen malware backdoor variants with advanced network tunneling and evasion capabilities for data theft.
The Unbearable Drama of a PCI DSS Standard Rollout

1 week ago | databreachtoday.com | Mathew Schwartz

Card Not Present Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , PCI Standards Last-Minute PCI DSS 4.0 Changes Highlight Challenge of Battling Malicious Scripts Merchants versus security mavens is a story as old as the standard governing digital payments. Security devotees push for stricter standards. Merchants, especially smaller ones, say stricter standards are unaffordable.