Linn F. Freedman of Robinson & Cole writes: On July 20, 2020, the Connecticut Insurance Department issued a bulletin to licensees reminding them that the Connecticut Insurance Data Security Law (“Act”) becomes effective on October 1, 2020 and providing guidance on compliance. The Act requires “all persons who are licensed, authorized to operate or registered, or…
Month: July 2020
Ca: Health records found at Fort Simpson dump may have been stolen: report
Katherine Barton reports a long-awaited update to a 2018 incident where the investigation was delayed due to backlog: The Northwest Territories’ privacy commissioner’s investigation into medical records allegedly recovered at the Fort Simpson landfill in 2018 point to someone stealing the files from a health and social services building in the community. CBC North first…
Las Cruces school meeting zoom-bombed
In my news feed this morning, I saw a zoombombing incident that occurred this week: Las Cruces Middle School Zoom Meeting Hacked; Investigation Underway As schools prepare to reopen with virtual learning, it’s really really important that they adhere to the security protocols for using Zoom and other technologies, lest students and staff not only…
US provides new expanded set of espionage charges against former Twitter employees
Campbell Kwan reports: Fresh off dismissing spying charges against two former Twitter employees and another individual on Tuesday, the US government has unfurled a new superseding indictment that accuses the three individuals of even more offences. The two former Twitter employees, Ahmad Abouammo and Ali Alzabarah, and the third person named Ahmed Almutairi were originally charged with…
Data Breach at Crypto Wallet Firm Ledger Exposes User’s Personal Info
Mohammad Musharraf reports: Major cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger has alerted customers to a data breach it faced in June and July. In an email on July 29, the company said it was made aware of the breach on July 14 when a researcher participating in its bounty program reached out with details of a…
Kaspersky finds Lazarus is now operating its own ransomware
Incident analysis by Kaspersky of two cases in Europe and Asia has uncovered that VHD ransomware – first discussed in public in spring 2020 – is owned and operated by Lazarus, a prominent APT group. The move by Lazarus to create and distribute ransomware signifies a change of strategy and indicates a willingness to engage in big game hunting…