Data breach at Canadian insurance firm exposes personal information

guest · Jul 2, 2020

Data breach at Canadian insurance firm exposes personal information
Incident at Heartland Farm Mutual could have exposed sensitive data
July 2, 2020
https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/...n-insurance-firm-exposes-personal-information

A security breach at a Canadian insurance firm may have exposed the personal data of clients, the company warns.

Heartland Farm Mutual, which provides insurance for agricultural businesses across Canada, says a “small number” of personal records may have been accessed by an unknown party during the incident.
The company says an unauthorized actor accessed an employee’s email inbox, which contained personal details of customers. It hasn’t confirmed when the breach took place.

A statement seen by The Daily Swig reads: “Our investigation revealed that the incident may have exposed a small number of individuals’ personal information.
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“We quickly engaged an external team of cyber security experts to contain and investigate the incident, and we engaged all relevant authorities.
In 2018, it became mandatory for businesses in Canada to report instances of a data breach under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Previous to the PIPEDA coming into force, reporting incidents to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada was voluntary.
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