The following are key thoughts and actions Comsure walked a client through after a recent data breach Report data violations promptly in line with data protection laws and regulatory responsibilities  there should be accountability and data security should be a priority. Implement controls and safeguards to mitigate the risks  for example, by promoting a security […]

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s DSK Bank, a unit of Hungary’s OTP Group, has been fined 1 million levs ($569,930) for a data breach that afffected over 33,000 clients, the country’s Commission for Personal Data Protection said on Wednesday. The personal data watchdog said the full names, addresses, copies of ID cards as well as bank […]

Former motor industry worker ordered to pay £25,500 from proceeds of data theft. If you thought the UK data regulator was only interested in big business, think again. A former employee of Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS) – an accident repair firm – has been ordered to pay £25,500 from the proceeds of data theft. […]

A data breach detailing more than 800 current and former Charleston County employees’ identifying information was caused by a Human Resources employee accidentally sending a list of information to a former county employee. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the situation Aug. 6. The county on Monday began alerting employees whose information was […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Premera Blue Cross, the largest health insurer in the Pacific Northwest, has agreed to pay $10 million to 30 states following an investigation into a data breach that exposed confidential information on more than 10 million people across the country. The settlement, negotiated with the Washington attorney general’s office and filed in state […]

A data breach at a Los Angeles County Department of Health Services contractor resulted in the compromise of data from 14,591 patients. Nemadji, a company that provides patient eligibility and billing services for healthcare facilities, identified a data breach that took place on March 28, 2019 due to an employee falling victim to a phishing […]

The charity has confirmed some of its email contacts have been ‘illegally accessed’ and that the phishing attempt has been reported to the Office of the Information Commissioner. Last Thursday afternoon, the message, titled ‘Document’, was sent to a number of email addresses previously in contact with Community Savings. The phishing email was only been sent to a […]

Kool King, an online shop owned by Burger King, had thousands of customer records exposed through an unsecured database, which was discovered last week. https://www.databreaches.net/burger-kings-online-store-for-kids-exposes-customers-info/ What we have learnt from this news update The website allows customers who purchase from the children’s menu in Burger King, France to access content, including games, films and activities, […]