95K Mass. M&T Bank Customers Hit by Data Breach
A global data breach on Tuesday tied to a piece of third-party software has potentially exposed the personal information of over 95,000 Massachusetts residents, M&T Bank told state officials.
Capital One Fined $80M in Data Breach
The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Capital One $80 million for careless network security practices that enabled a hack that accessed the personal information of 106 million of the bank’s credit card holders.
Massachusetts Data Privacy Bill Would Affect Banks
Banks and credit unions could face additional regulations as state legislators seek to govern what companies do with consumer information in the absence of federal standards.
Destruction-as-a-Service
In a digital world, you might be forgiven for thinking sensitive paper documents are a thing of the past, but Rick Carey has made a career out of helping keep those files safe.
Data Breaches Increasingly Common, Raising Risk for Consumers
Data breaches through hacking attacks are distressingly common these days, and personal details about victims can lead to identity theft, such as credit cards and loans in a victim’s name. But it’s hard to pin the blame on any specific hack, as the most sophisticated criminals combine data from multiple attacks to better impersonate their targets.
Capital One Target of Massive Data Breach
A security breach at Capital One Financial, one of the nation’s largest issuers of credit cards, compromised the personal information of about 106 million people, and in some cases the hacker obtained Social Security and bank account numbers.
Changes to the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law: What it Means for You
Companies still have time to investigate an incident, but once they have determined a data breach has occurred, they must alert any individuals whose data they know was involved without waiting to figure out who else had data involved.
What, Exactly, Is NPI?
NPI often comes up in the context of explaining why we can’t do something. If you are going to push back against what you interpret as unnecessary and bureaucratic data security limitations, you’ll need to start with a clear understanding of what exactly counts as non-public personal information.
Uber to Pay $148M in National Data Breach Settlement
Attorney General Maura Healey announced a $148 million national settlement with Uber Wednesday over the company’s failure to promptly report a 2016 data breach that compromised the names, email addresses and cell phone numbers of 57 million users and the driver’s licenses of 600,000 drivers.
Massachusetts Can Sue Equifax Over Data Breach, Judge Rules
Massachusetts can move forward with a lawsuit accusing credit reporting firm Equifax Inc. of failing to safeguard its databases or provide prompt notice of a breach that exposed the personal data of 147 million people, a state court judge has ruled
Chairs Unable to Agree on Popular Equifax Bill
A bill aimed at providing relief and protections to victims of data breaches hit a legislative roadblock this week, but its sponsors say there’s still a path forward.
CUs Worried About Another Equifax-Type Hack
According to a recent survey on cybersecurity conducted by the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, 63 percent of respondents indicated they are “very concerned” about another Equifax-type data breach.
State Rep Calls Equifax Verification Page ‘Baloney’
State officials apparently don’t think too much about requests by Equifax for consumers to enter the last six digits of the Social Security numbers to check and see if their personal information was exposed by the credit bureau’s data breach, which may have ensnared as many as 143 million people.
Equifax Breach Seen As Opening For New Consumer Protections
Attorney General Maura Healey on Monday threw her support behind a bill she said made so much sense, people might have assumed it was already law.
Protect Yourself Against Lasting Damage From Equifax Theft
The catastrophic theft of 143 million consumers’ personal data from national credit bureau Equifax could cause financial grief for years for homebuyers and mortgage applicants.
AG Maura Healey Plans To Sue Equifax
Attorney General Maura Healey said yesterday she intends to sue Equifax over its failure to protect sensitive and personal information of up to nearly three million Massachusetts residents, following a major data breach at the credit reporting firm.
Consumer Affairs Division Launches Public Data Breach Archive
The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation this week announced that its data breach notification archive will be available online for public viewing.
OCA Launches Data Breach Notification Portal
The state’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Business...Mastercard, Target Data Breach Settlement Falls Apart
A proposed $19 million settlement between MasterCard...Don’t leave the front door open!
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