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Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for August 30, 2015.
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Hackers have funneled $1.2 billion out of companies’ accounts since October 2013, the FBI reported. Using an increasingly common scam called “business email compromise,” hackers will pose as CEOs of companies and ask employees to hand over confidential financial information. via Hackers stole $1.2 billion from 7,000 businesses in 2 years – CNNMoney.
With a federal appeals court this week reaffirming the Federal Trade Commission’s regulatory authority of data security practices, the question now becomes: Just how powerful will the agency become in overseeing matters of privacy and cybersecurity? via Why industry groups are wary of stronger FTC cybersecurity oversight – CSMonitor.com
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for August 27, 2015.
Web.com–a company that provides website and Facebook design, marketing, e-commerce, Web hosting and domain registration for small businesses–discovered a data breach on Thursday, August 13. They believe the attack had actually occurred five days earlier. The data of 93,000 of its 3.3 million customers appears to have been compromised. via Data Breach at Web.com Affects […]
Indeed, CIOs and CISOs are natural targets of post-breach lawsuits. As part of their job, CIOs and CISOs create and circulate internal memos on a regular basis, informing the C-level executive team and board of directors of cybersecurity issues and concerns, along with requests for additional funds. More often than not, it is the CIO […]
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for August 26, 2015.
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Rutgers University will spend between $2 million and $3 million dollars on cybersecurity this year, after being hacked at least four times during the last school year. NJ.com reports that the school is working with three cybersecurity firms to help it shore up its security. via Rutgers to spend up to $3M on cybersecurity | […]
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for August 24, 2015.
Two taxpayers filed a suit seeking class action status against the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday in response to a massive data breach impacting hundreds of thousands of people. Hackers reportedly stole personal data including Social Security numbers and accessed completed tax returns. via IRS sued over hacking that affected 330,000 people – Fortune
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for August 23, 2015.
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