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FTC Warns Companies of Enforcement for Failing to Patch Log4j Vulnerability -
In what I would describe as an unusual but interesting move by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on January 4, 2022, it...more
1/7/2022
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Data Privacy ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Search Engines ,
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New Jersey Settles with Cancer Center Over Business Email Compromise -
One of the challenging things about HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) enforcement is the fact that both the...more
12/27/2021
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Facebook ,
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Hate Speech ,
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Popular
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CISA + FBI Remind Organizations to “Stay Vigilant” During Holiday Season -
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint Alert this week, entitled “Reminder for...more
11/24/2021
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FBI ,
GrubHub ,
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Ransomware ,
TCPA
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CISA Issues Incident Response + Vulnerability Response Playbooks for Executive Branch -
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued the Cybersecurity Incident & Vulnerability Response...more
11/19/2021
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Costco ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
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November's "Patch Tuesday" Includes 55 Patches -
Staying current with Microsoft’s monthly patches is challenging, yet critical for one’s cybersecurity program. This week, Microsoft’s November Patch...more
11/12/2021
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
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Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Microsoft ,
Network Security ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Shopify ,
Vaccinations ,
Vulnerability Assessments
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FBI Warning: M&A Activity Targeted by Ransomware Groups -
The FBI issued a Private Industry Notification on November 2, 2021, warning companies that “ransomware actors are very likely using significant...more
11/5/2021
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Cyber Threats ,
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
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Data Security ,
Driverless Cars ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FBI ,
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QR Codes ,
Ransomware ,
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Apple + Microsoft Release Patches for Identified Vulnerabilities -
This week, both Apple and Microsoft issued patches to fix serious zeroday vulnerabilities that should be applied as soon as possible. That...more
10/20/2021
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
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Data Breach ,
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Drones ,
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Microsoft ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Russia ,
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Cyber Criminals Focusing on Clinics + Business Associates -
As hospital systems become more hardened to cyber-attacks, cyber criminals are focusing their efforts on smaller providers, such as outpatient...more
10/8/2021
/ Agribusiness ,
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
Facebook ,
Farms ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
Instagram ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Social Media ,
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FBI, CISA + NSA Issue Conti Ransomware Advisory -
On September 22, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security...more
10/1/2021
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
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Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation
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Medical Center Rebuilding EMR Following Ransomware Attack -
Queen Creek Medical Center (QCMC), also known as Desert Wells Family Medicine, located in Arizona, has notified up to 35,000 patients of a data...more
9/17/2021
/ Apple ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Information Governance ,
iPhone ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Right of Access
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FBI Warns of Hive Ransomware Following Attack Against Hospital System -
On August 25, 2021, the FBI issued a Flash Alert to warn companies, especially in the health care industry, about the proliferation...more
9/3/2021
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Data Protection ,
FBI ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
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Maritime Transport ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Surveillance ,
WhatsApp
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Emerging Ransomware Groups Getting into the Action -
According to a report issued on August 24, 2021, by Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks Ransomware Groups to Watch: Emerging Threats, four emerging ransomware...more
8/27/2021
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Data Security ,
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Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
TCPA
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T-Mobile Clarifies Facts of Security Incident in Press Release -
There has been a flurry of reporting in the past few days on the T-Mobile customer data compromise, with allegations that the compromise...more
8/24/2021
/ Baby Products ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Hackers ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Smart Devices ,
T-Mobile ,
Vulnerability Assessments
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Cryptoheister(s) Return Stolen Booty -
Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network, which allows users to swap different types of digital tokens, was the victim of a cryptoheist that resulted in the thief...more
8/13/2021
/ Agribusiness ,
COPPA ,
Cryptocurrency ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Dark Web ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
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Extortion Doesn’t Work for EA Sports Hackers -
According to The Record, Electronic Arts Sports (EA) was the victim of a cyber hacking in June, when hackers posted on an underground hacking forum that they...more
8/6/2021
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Cybertheft ,
Dark Web ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
Electronic Arts ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Extortion ,
Hackers ,
Microsoft ,
OCR ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Source Code
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CISA Issues Alert on Top Exploited Vulnerabilities -
On July 28, 2021, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a cybersecurity alert entitled “Top Routinely Exploited...more
7/30/2021
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Data Protection ,
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Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Malware ,
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Second Security Directive Issued by TSA to Pipeline Operators -
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued its second Security Directive to the pipeline industry on July 20, 2021,...more
7/23/2021
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Cyber Attacks ,
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Infrastructure ,
Location Data ,
NASA ,
Olympics ,
Pipelines ,
Ransomware ,
TSA
This week, the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general said in an oversight report that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have failed to use adequate cybersecurity measures and safeguards to...more
7/23/2021
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Data Protection ,
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
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White House Focused on Combating Ransomware -
Ransomware attacks are frequent and escalating as we speak. Double extortion scams are hitting companies at a dizzying pace, and catching companies, large...more
7/16/2021
/ Article III ,
Biden Administration ,
Canon ,
COPPA ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Ransomware ,
Smart Devices ,
Standing ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
With the signature of Governor Jared Polis last week on the Colorado Privacy Act, Colorado became the third state (following California and Virginia) to adopt a comprehensive consumer privacy law....more
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Microsoft Issues Emergency Software Update for PrintNightmare Zero Day Vulnerability -
Following the release of a U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (US-CERT) Coordination Center...more
7/9/2021
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British Airways ,
Cryptocurrency ,
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Data Breach ,
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Apps ,
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Software ,
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Law Enforcement Takes Down DoubleVPN -
I love seeing another win for law enforcement in the cyber context. Servers and web domains owned by DoubleVPN, a virtual private network, were seized recently...more
7/2/2021
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Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Microsoft ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Scams ,
Volkswagen
The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a few cybersecurity “bad practices” this week to assist in decreasing the volume of knowable and preventable cyber mistakes. These bad practices are...more
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Fertility Clinic in Georgia Notifies Patients of Data Breach -
Reproductive Biology Associates, LLC (RBA) and its affiliate, MyEggBank, notified approximately 38,000 patients that a data breach...more
Last week, Impact MHC, a Colorado-based mobile home park management company, agreed to pay $25,000 to the Colorado Attorney General’s office and implement new security measures after a data breach of more than 15,000...more