Data Privacy, Data Security, Healthcare State Authorities Highlight Security Lapses Leading to Illuminate Education’s Late 2021 Data Breach Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • November 10, 2025 Illuminate Education faces a $5.1 million settlement after a cyberattack in late 2021 that compromised data of over 3 million students. (Image: Illuminate) A…
Data Privacy, Data Security New Research: Pedestrians Can Reveal Identity via Directional Radio Signals Greg Sirico • November 10, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Recent findings by a team of German researchers reveal that the unique way individuals walk—especially when traversing environments equipped with Wi-Fi fields produced by directional antennas—can be used…
Data Governance, Data Privacy, Data Security DHS Expands SAVE Database for Voter Verification, Sparking Privacy Concerns Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • November 5, 2025 Image: VL-PhotoPro/Shutterstock The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to extend the use of its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database for voter verification,…
Data Breach Notification, Data Privacy, Data Security 2025 Sees Major Data Breach Affecting 10.5 Million Individuals, Multiple Insurers, State Authorities Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • November 4, 2025 Conduent, a publicly traded entity spun off from Xerox in 2017, is facing a surge of class-action lawsuits following a data breach…
Data Breach Notification, Data Privacy, Data Security Oglethorpe Notifying 92,000 Patients of June Data Breach Involving Mental Health and Addiction Information Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • November 3, 2025 Oglethorpe is notifying over 92,000 patients of a data breach affecting their mental health and addiction treatment records. (Image: Oglethorpe Inc.)…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Endpoint Security Denmark Withdraws Proposal for Client-Side Scanning Amid Controversy Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • October 31, 2025 Image: Petr Svoboda/Shutterstock In a significant development, Denmark has withdrawn a contentious proposal that aimed to mandate online service providers to scan user communications and files for child sexual…
Major Cybersecurity Breach Leads to Substantial Penalty for Australian Clinical Labs Australian Clinical Labs Limited (ACL), a prominent private pathology service provider in Australia, has been ordered to pay a total of A$5.8 million (approximately US$3.8 million) in penalties, alongside A$400,000 for legal costs, following court approval of a settlement…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Healthcare March Breach Affected Nearly 5.6 Million; NextGen Proposed Settlement Also Reached Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • October 24, 2025 Yale New Haven Health System, Connecticut’s largest healthcare network, has agreed to pay $18 million to settle class action litigation stemming from a March breach impacting…
Video Insights from Jumio’s Joe Kaufmann on the Evolving Role of Chief Privacy Officers Brian Pereira (creed_digital) • October 14, 2025 Joe Kaufmann, Chief Privacy and Data Protection Officer, Jumio Data privacy has transitioned significantly from its origins in safeguarding state secrets and intellectual property to a more dynamic role…
