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Insurance and Ransomware

Schneier on Security

Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the insurance industry is hurting more than it’s helping. Although it is a societal problem, cyber insurers have received considerable criticism for facilitating ransom payments to cybercriminals.

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Texas Sues GM for Collecting Driving Data without Consent

Schneier on Security

The suit said those two companies then sold these scores to insurance companies. Insurance companies can use data to see how many times people exceeded a speed limit or obeyed other traffic laws. Some insurance firms ask customers if they want to voluntarily opt-in to such programs, promising lower rates for safer drivers.

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Texas scrutinizes four more car manufacturers on privacy issues

Malwarebytes

In April of 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent civil investigative demands to Kia, General Motors, Subaru and Mitsubishi seeking details of their data collection and sharing practices. And in August, Paxton sued General Motors for selling customer driving data to third parties.

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Masterclass in CIAM for Insurance: Balancing Security, Experience, and Consent

IT Security Guru

The insurance industry is experiencing a significant transformation fuelled by the ubiquity of digital technologies. As these solutions gain traction in this sector, they add complexity to a regulatory landscape that insurance firms need to navigate, especially when it comes to Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM).

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Are Fake COVID Testing Sites Harvesting Data?

Schneier on Security

Doctors Clinical Lab, the lab Center for COVID Control uses to process tests, makes money by billing patients’ insurance companies or seeking reimbursement from the federal government for testing.

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Your location or browsing habits could lead to price increases when buying online

Malwarebytes

The first priorities to investigate are: The types of products and services engaged in surveillance pricing Data sources and who collected them Who the potential customers are How surveillance pricing impacted the prices offered to these customers. Understand how the company will be using your data Block web tracking wherever you can.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Management Problems Have Created a Privacy Nightmare For Americans – Even Without Vaccine Passports

Joseph Steinberg

Hospitals, medical clinics, labs, pharmacies, insurance companies, and others involved in the vaccination process often require people who want to be vaccinated to share large amounts of both medical and demographic data in order to register for vaccine appointments.