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Join the Cybersecurity and Incident Response Group on LinkedInLEGISLATIVE ALERT: MARYLAND AMENDS DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION LAW TO IMPROVE INCIDENT RESPONSE
On April 30, 2019, Maryland enacted an amendment to Maryland’s Personal Information Protection Act (Md. Code Ann. § 14-3504), which becomes effective on October 1, 2019. The amendment was introduced in response to a rise in consumer complaints about identity theft. Reportedly, over one third of all identity theft complaints in Maryland are based on […]
DHS’s ‘cyber incident response teams’ back on Congress’ radar
Congress is again moving to solidify the “cyber incident response teams” at the Department of Homeland Security that work with the private sector in recovering from cyberattacks and other events that affect the nation’s digital infrastructure. The teams were created by the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) as part of its mission to […]
2 US Law Firms Among Cybercrime Victims, DOJ Says | The American Lawyer
The DOJ’s statement did not specify the names of the entities, only that one was a law firm in Washington, D.C., and another was a law office in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The hackers were using the GozNym malware, which is designed to capture online banking login credentials. The hackers then gain access to bank accounts and steal […]