data breach

New Data Breach Bill Moves Amid Latest Ransomware Attack

LANSING - Consumers would have to be notified within 45 days if their "sensitive personally identifying information" was stolen in a data breach, under two bills that moved out of the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, letters continue to go out from one recent example of a data breach, a ransomware incident that

By |2019-03-24T14:18:27-04:00March 24th, 2019|Small Business Association of Michigan|

Bills Require Consumer Notification 45 Days After Data Breached

LANSING – Banks, businesses, government agencies and nonprofits that suffer a data security breach would have 45 days to inform all of their impacted customers, under a pair of bills reported out of the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday. HB 6405 and HB 6406, sponsored by Committee Chair Diana Farrington (R-Utica) and Rep. Joseph Graves

By |2018-12-06T20:17:13-05:00December 6th, 2018|Cyber Defense, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Equifax’s Data Breach By The Numbers: The Full Breakdown

SAN FRANCISCO - Equifax is offering a closer look at its massive data breach, which revealed sensitive information on more than half the American population last year. The company released the details Monday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, following demands from US senators. The credit-monitoring company, which gathers personal information on people without being required

By |2018-05-10T21:20:02-04:00May 10th, 2018|Cyber Defense|

Lohrmann Backgrounds Equifax Hack – Why It Happened, What’s Next?

ROYAL OAK - Cyber security pro Dan Lohrmann explores the Equifax data breech, and explores stories that some Equifax executives sold stock before disclosing the hack. When the news of the hack - impacting more than 140 million people - was disclosed also is questionable. The news was posted during Hurricane Harvey when it devastated

By |2017-10-01T14:52:38-04:00October 1st, 2017|Cyber Defense, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

After Equifax Breach: Hurricanes Overshadow Massive Cybersecurity Story

GRAND LEDGE - As all eyes turned toward the Caribbean and Florida this week in essential preparation for Hurricane Irma, Equifax announced a different kind of unprecedented ‘incident’ that could significantly impact half of the U.S. population. Here’s what you need to know and how to respond to protect your identity and your family. Just

By |2017-09-18T09:18:59-04:00September 18th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Michigan Requirements For Data Breaches Under Michigan Identity Theft Protection Act

LANSING - With Yahoo having up to 1 billion users’ emails compromised, employee data breached from the Federal Government multiple times, and other personal information data breaches, Michigan employers need to take greater action than ever before to protect their data. If your Michigan organization experiences a breach, the Michigan Identity Theft Protection Act of

By |2016-12-16T14:13:28-05:00December 16th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Latest Yahoo Data Breach Involves One Billion Accounts – Biggest Hack In History

PALO ALTO, CA. - Yahoo Inc. said on Wednesday that it has identified a new breach that occurred in August 2013 and involved data associated with more than one billion user accounts, double the number affected in a different breach disclosed in September. Yahoo said it believed the latest incident was likely distinct from the

By |2016-12-16T07:49:16-05:00December 16th, 2016|Cyber Defense|

Another Week, Another Data Breach – 320,000 Time Warner Accounts Compromised

SAN FRANCISCO - Time Warner confirmed Wednesday that email addresses and passwords of up to 320,000 customers may have been stolen. The company said it doesn't know yet how data was compromised, but speculated it was either attacks against other companies that store TWC subscriber information or malware downloaded in phishing attacks on customers. Cyberattacks

By |2016-01-08T13:26:37-05:00January 8th, 2016|Cyber Defense|