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SEC’s Hacked X Account Leads to Tumultuous Bitcoin Market -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed that its X account “was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted.” The SEC...more
1/12/2024
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Similar to the well-known California Consumer Privacy Act, on July 1, 2024, the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) goes into effect and will provide Colorado residents with express rights over their data collected by businesses. The...more
1/12/2024
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Hackers Steal $4.4M Crypto Using Data Linked to LastPass Breach -
According to Bleeping Computer, crypto fraud researchers at ZachXBT, and MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan have reported that on October 25,...more
11/7/2023
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CISA Launches Cybersecurity Public Awareness Campaign -
To kick off the twentieth annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced that CISA...more
Earlier this month, the Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial free-zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), issued the first adequacy decision regarding the California...more
In October 2022, Advocate Aurora Health notified 3 million individuals of a data breach resulting from its use of tracking pixels on its website for tracking website visitor activity. Now, this month, Advocate Aurora Health...more
8/25/2023
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SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies -
In a 3-2 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new cybersecurity rules yesterday (July 26, 2023) applicable to public...more
7/28/2023
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Patch Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities Being Exploited in the Wild ASAP -
Adobe has issued alerts on three vulnerabilities affecting its ColdFusion product. The first alert, issued on July 11, 2023,...more
7/24/2023
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CYBERSECURITY FBI, CISA + MS-ISAC Warn of LockBit 3.0 Ransomware The FBI, CISA and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MSISAC) recently released a joint cybersecurity advisory, warning organizations about...more
3/24/2023
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A recent study found that some data brokers are selling highly sensitive data relating to consumers’ mental health conditions on the open market with minimal vetting of their customers and few controls on how these purchasers...more
2/24/2023
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World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook for 2023 Is Bleak -
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but remember that I am only the messenger. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global...more
2/9/2023
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Epic Games $520 Million Settlement with FTC for Unfair Practices and COPPA Violations -
Recently, Epic Games, Inc. (Epic), maker of the popular Fortnite video game, settled allegations posed by the Federal Trade...more
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Businesses Struggle to Comply with CPRA without Final Regulations -
As companies hustle to follow the new California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations, they’ve hit a substantial hiccup: there aren’t...more
As companies hustle to follow the new California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations, they’ve hit a substantial hiccup: there aren’t any yet. The California Privacy Rights Agency (CPPA), the newly- created body with...more
11/10/2022
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Recently, San Diego Family Care (SDFC) settled a class action related to a 2020 data breach for $1 million. The class includes all SDFC patients (or their parents/guardians) who received a breach notification in May 2021....more
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Okta Notifies Customers of LAPSUS$ Attack -
Okta, which markets itself as a “leading provider of identity” in the health care, public sector, energy, financial services, technology, travel and hospitality,...more
3/25/2022
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Insurance Technologies Corp. faces a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas for a 2021 data breach. Plaintiffs alleged that Insurance Technologies failed to adequately protect and secure...more
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Chinese APT41 Attacking State Networks -
Although we are receiving frequent alerts from CISA and the FBI about the potential for increased cyber threats coming out of Russia, China continues its cyber...more
3/11/2022
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CISA/FBI Advisory Warns of Destructive Malware Used Against Ukraine -
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint advisory this week alerting organizations of...more
3/4/2022
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Coveware 2021 Q4 Ransomware Report Issued -
Coveware issued its 2021 Q4 Ransomware Report on February 1, 2022. The report stated that although average and median ransom payments increased...more
2/11/2022
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ECRI Names Cybersecurity Attacks as Top Health Technology Hazard for 2022 -
ECRI has been publishing its annual report of health technology hazards for the past 15 years. According to ECRI’s Device...more
1/21/2022
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New Mexico County Recovering from Ransomware Attack -
Another day, another governmental entity hit with a ransomware attack. If you are a resident of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and you need a marriage...more
1/14/2022
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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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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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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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