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Oklahoma Substantially Amends Its Data Breach Notification Statute
Covington and Burling writes: Oklahoma recently enacted Senate Bill 626, which substantially amends the state’s data breach notification law to broaden the scope of notification obligations and add a new regulator notification requirement along with a new “safe harbor”-style provision that provides liability protections if certain security measures are implemented. The changes to Oklahoma’s law follow changes to […]
IBM Report: Canadians’ Data Security Under Increased Threat, While Breach Costs Surge
IBM reports: Read more at IBM.
HCA Healthcare Multi-Million Dollar Data Breach Settlement Approved
HIPAA Journal reports: HCA Healthcare Inc. has agreed to settle class action litigation stemming from a July 2023 data breach that was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting 11,270,000 patients. The affected individuals had received healthcare services at HCA hospitals and doctors’ offices in 20 U.S. states. HCA Healthcare was targeted by hackers […]
Ransomware attacks hit clinical and pathology labs across the US
Paubox reports: Several medical and diagnostic laboratories have been hit by ransomware in recent months, causing service outages and data breaches. Recent incidents include attacks on WPM Pathology Laboratory in Kansas, Accu Reference Medical Lab in New York, and Pacific Biolabs in California. These follow earlier attacks in May on Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology in North Carolina and Molecular Testing Labs in Washington. […]
Zscaler warns that ransomware attacks on oil and gas surge 935%, as critical sectors targeted
Industrial Cyber reports: New data from Zscaler shows that manufacturing, technology, and healthcare remain the most frequently targeted sectors, representing high-stakes environments that are ripe for extortion and leverage, where disruption can yield maximum leverage for attackers. Meanwhile, ransomware attacks on the oil and gas industry surged 935.3% year-over-year, likely fueled by a growing reliance on automation across rigs, pipelines, […]
Minnesota governor calls in the troops after St Paul cyberattack
When a cyberattack reportedly overwhelmed the city’s cyberdefenses and resources, Governor Waltz called in the National Guard, whose cyber experts will assist the city with recovering from the attack. The Register reports: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has activated the state’s National Guard and declared a state of emergency in response to a cyberattack on the […]
EU-wide Breach Notification Template On The Horizon
Alston & Bird writes: Read more at JDSupra.
Missouri Adopts New Data Breach Notice Law for Insurers – The 10 Things Insurers and Licensed Entities Need to Know
Fisher Phillips writes: As cybersecurity threats escalate, state legislatures across the country are tightening requirements for how insurance entities respond to data breaches – and thanks to a new law just passed several weeks ago, Missouri is getting in on the action. On July 2, Missouri’s Governor approved House Bill 974, “The Insurance Data Security […]