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U.S. agency that handles Trump’s secure communication suffered data breach – Reuters
The U.S. defense agency that handles secure communications for President Donald Trump said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised, according to letters seen by Reuters on Thursday that were sent to people possibly affected. via U.S. agency that handles Trump’s secure communication suffered data breach – Reuters.
4 Ways Firms Can Keep Compliant With the CCPA | Legaltech News
The more regulatory requirements are enacted, the busier lawyers are counseling clients toward compliance. However, law firms aren’t immune from the massive data privacy laws themselves, especially the relatively new California Consumer Protection Act. The CCPA applies to businesses operating California that either have annual revenue surpassing $25,000,000; sell, processes or hold the personal information of […]
Equifax Data Breach-Related Securities Suit Settled for $149 Million | The D&O Diary
Over the last several years, plaintiffs’ lawyers have filed a number of D&O lawsuits against companies that had been hit with a cybersecurity incident. These suits have largely been unsuccessful, with the exception of the lawsuits filed against Yahoo in the wake of that company’s data breach. While the plaintiffs’ track record in data breach-related […]
The First Wave of CCPA Allegations Makes Its Way Into a New Data Breach Class Action Against Salesforce and Hanna Andersson | Mintz
The companies Salesforce.com, Inc. and Hanna Andersson, LLC are on the receiving end of a novel lawsuit, which appears to be the very first data breach class action ever filed with alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The case is styled as Barnes v. Hanna Andersson, LLC , N.D. Cal., Case No. […]
On data protection, the UK says it will go it alone. It probably won’t. | ZDNet
After the UK left the EU, at the end of January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK will now look to “develop separate and independent policies” in a number of areas, including data protection. However, in reality the UK is unlikely to stray too far from European rules or risk significant disruption. Currently, the […]
Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Indictment of Four Members of China’s Military for Hacking into Equifax | OPA | Department of Justice
As described in the indictment, the hackers broke into Equifax’s network through a vulnerability in the company’s dispute resolution website. Once in the network, the hackers spent weeks conducting reconnaissance, uploading malicious software, and stealing login credentials, all to set the stage to steal vast amounts of data from Equifax’s systems. While doing this, the […]
Colorado got $3.6 million from the Equifax breach. It’ll help start a rural college program to prevent this from happening again. – The Colorado Sun
Colorado Northwestern Community College President Ron Granger blurted out the first thing that came to mind when he was asked in August what he would do for the school if he had the money: build a cybersecurity program. That was a pretty bold idea for a school serving a region best known for outdoor recreation […]
Healthcare data: The new prize for hackers – Security Boulevard
Healthcare data breaches are increasing exponentially year after year, and it doesn’t seem like they’re going to slow down any time soon. In order for IT healthcare professionals to take steps to safeguard their systems, it’s critical for them to understand why healthcare data holds so much value for hackers. Healthcare data is valuable on […]
Cyber Insurance Purchases Will Surge With California Privacy Law
U.S. companies are turning to cybersecurity insurance to protect themselves from lawsuits and fines with enforcement of California’s landmark privacy law set to begin July 1, attorneys say. San Francisco-based Coalition, which calls itself the fastest-growing cyber insurance provider, got more than 2,000 requests for policies in December and January to protect against California law […]
Aon Buys Cybersecurity Company Cytelligence | FinSMEs
Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a global professional services firm providing risk, retirement and health solutions, acquired Cytelligence Inc, a Canada-based cyber security firm with deep expertise in Cyber Breach Response, Cyber Breach Investigations, and Digital Forensics. via Aon Buys Cybersecurity Company Cytelligence | FinSMEs.
Seeking Nominations for Cybersecurity Docket’s ‘Incident Response 30′ for 2020
Cybersecurity Docket welcomes your nominations for our ‘IR 30′ for 2019 — the 30 best and brightest Incident Response legal and compliance professionals in the industry.
Orrick hires duo from PwC in London cybersecurity swoop – The Global Legal Post
Orrick has boosted its London cybersecurity capability with the hire of Keily Blair and James Lloyd from Big Four accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as partners. Blair, who headed up PwC’s contentious data protection practice, has experience gained at fellow US law firm Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) as well as magic circle law firm Allen & Overy, where […]
Ashley Madison data breach fuels new cyber extortion schemes | Insurance Business
In July 2015, a group of hackers identifying themselves as The Impact Team gained access to the databases of Ashley Madison, stealing the sensitive information, nude photographs, and credit card details of 37 million users. Nearly five years later, email security company Vade Secure found that several Ashley Madison users had received an email from […]
Ransomware Payments Doubled While Downtime Grew in Q4 – Infosecurity Magazine
The average ransomware payment more than doubled quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of 2019, while average downtime grew by several days, according to the latest figures from Coveware. The security vendor analyzed anonymized data from cases handled by its incident response team and partners to compile its Q4 Ransomware Marketplace report. It revealed that […]
Duff & Phelps Reunites With Former Owners Through $4.2 Billion Deal – WSJ
Duff & Phelps has been for years using acquisitions to expand into new regions and services. For example, Duff & Phelps’s acquisition of Kroll Inc. in 2018 greatly strengthened the firm’s business intelligence and investigations group as well as its cybersecurity services. “We weren’t purely in those businesses before,” Mr. Gottdiener said. “Now we firmly […]