Security News

Premera Blue Cross Pays States $10 Million Over Data Breach
2019-07-12 06:51

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...

Premera Signs $10 Million Breach Settlement With 30 States
2019-07-11 21:03

Agreement Follows Proposed $74 Million Settlement of Class Action LawsuitHealth insurer Premera Blue Cross has signed a $10 million HIPAA settlement with the attorneys general of 30 states in the...

Legal Implications of the AMCA Data Breach
2019-07-11 20:03

The relationship between American Medical Collection Agency and its laboratory clients affected by the company's data breach will be closely examined as breach-related lawsuits progress, says...

Marriott Faces $123 Million Fine in UK for Data Breach
2019-07-10 01:32

Marriott says it will fight a $123 million U.K. government fine related to its massive data breach. Marriott has the right to respond to the proposed fine before a final determination is made by...

Marriott Faces $123 Million GDPR Fine Over Starwood Data Breach
2019-07-09 20:03

After fining British Airways with a record fine of £183 million earlier this week, the UK's data privacy regulator is now planning to slap world's biggest hotel chain Marriott International with a...

Marriott Hit With $123M Fine For Massive 2018 Data Breach
2019-07-09 16:00

The data breach fine against Marriott by the Information Commissioner's Office comes a day after British Airways was also penalized.

Marriott Faces $125 Million GDPR Fine Over Mega-Breach
2019-07-09 15:33

Breach Persisted 4 Years - and Through Acquisition - Before Being DiscoveredBritain's privacy watchdog says it plans to fine hotel giant Marriott $125 million under GDPR for security failures tied...

Maryland Department of Labor Announces Data Breach
2019-07-08 20:34

The Maryland Department of Labor has announced that databases containing personally identifiable information (PII) were accessed in a cyber-incident discovered earlier this year.  read more

Breach Impact on the CISO
2019-07-08 14:18

Attorney Aravind Swaminathan on Executives Being Held Personally Accountable for BreachesIncreasingly, regulators are looking to hold individual executives accountable for data breaches. This is...

British Airways Faces $230 Million Fine for 2018 Breach
2019-07-08 14:03

UK ICO Shows its Teeth in Fining BA £183 Million for 2018 Breach  read more