Gov’t seeks police probe of KT for allegedly obstructing data breach investigation

Yonhap News reports: The Ministry of Science and ICT said Monday it has asked the police to investigate allegations that KT obstructed a government probe into the company’s unauthorized mobile payment breaches. In late August, unauthorized mobile… Continue reading Gov’t seeks police probe of KT for allegedly obstructing data breach investigation→

Capita hit with £14m fine for personal data breach in 2023 cyber attack

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Capita plc and Capita Pension Solutions Ltd a combined £14m following a cyber attack in April 2023 which saw hackers gain access to over 6m people’s data. Stroud News & Journal reports: Outsourcing gi… Continue reading Capita hit with £14m fine for personal data breach in 2023 cyber attack→

Discord blamed a vendor for its data breach — now the vendor says it was ‘not hacked’

Jay Peters reports: 5CA is a customer service support company that works with Discord. Recently, the chat platform said the vendor had been breached as part of a “security incident” where 70,000 government ID photos may have leaked. Now, 5CA says in a … Continue reading Discord blamed a vendor for its data breach — now the vendor says it was ‘not hacked’→

Attorney General James Secures $14.2 Million from Car Insurance Companies Over Data Breaches

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $14.2 million from eight car insurance companies for failing to protect the private information of more than 825,000 New Yorkers. The data breaches were part of a hacking campaign that ta… Continue reading Attorney General James Secures $14.2 Million from Car Insurance Companies Over Data Breaches→

$19M in Settlements Underscore Cybersecurity Risks for TPAs and Insurers

Steven L. Imber, Justin T. Liby, Jennifer L. Osborn, Zachary R. Dyer, and Pavel (Pasha) A. Sternberg of Polsinelli PC write: In two separate but related actions, third party administrators (TPAs) and their insurance business partners agreed to substant… Continue reading $19M in Settlements Underscore Cybersecurity Risks for TPAs and Insurers→