Tag Archives: data breach

Meet Fujie Wang – indicted for “extremely sophisticated” Anthem breach

July 9, 2019 Fujie Wang, a 32-year-old from Shenzhen, China, faces a U.S. government indictment for the giant 2015 Anthem breach.He and a co-defendant who uses aliases are accused of hacking into Anthem plus three other large but unnamed businesses in basic materials, technology, and communications.The indictment says he and colleagues used spearphishing emails sent to an Anthem … Continue reading "Meet Fujie Wang – indicted for “extremely sophisticated” Anthem breach" Read More

We recommend layered IT security. Here’s why.

July 3, 2019 Modern technology blends the convenience of speedy information access – and huge risks of being hacked. To protect your networks and critical systems, you need multiple layers of different IT security measures. Just as castle owners used multiple defensive measures to stop armed invaders centuries ago, modern technology today also requires multiple defensive tactics to … Continue reading "We recommend layered IT security. Here’s why." Read More

Former Equifax CIO sentenced to prison for insider trading

June 30, 2019 A former Equifax chief information officer who sold his Equifax stock a week and a half before the company announced a massive data breach was sentenced to serve four months in federal prison for insider trading. Jun Ying, of Equifax’s U.S. Information Solutions, pled guilty in March. He was ordered to also spend a year … Continue reading "Former Equifax CIO sentenced to prison for insider trading" Read More

Collections vendor the pathway for huge lab companies’ breach

June 6, 2019 A third-party billing collections vendor is behind the latest large data breach. American Medical Collection Agency, a vendor providing collections work for Quest Diagnostics and Lab Corp., had “unauthorized activity” on its web payment page between August 2018 and March 2019. Discovery of the breach began with a cybersecurity firm finding compromised payment cards tied … Continue reading "Collections vendor the pathway for huge lab companies’ breach" Read More

Tax preparers urged to tighten IT security

June 4, 2019 In the wake of CCH breach (plus Cetrom), Accounting Today last week urged its readers to address their data security before it was too late. Accounting Today also noted, in another article, that the Government Accountability Office, an arm of Congress, recommended the IRS to improve its oversight of cybersecurity practices by tax preparers and … Continue reading "Tax preparers urged to tighten IT security" Read More

ImageQuest’s Jay Mallory speaks at KYCPA’s Spring Business Conference

April 18, 2019 ImageQuest's Jay Mallory shared the kinds of data criminals steal - and ways to prevent this theft - at the KYCPA Spring Business Conference. Read More