NYS Attorney General has been the most active state attorney general in terms of going after entities that don’t secure data properly. The following is from her latest press release: NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $450,000 from three companies that distribute eufy home security video cameras for failing to secure consumers’…
Year: 2025
KuCoin Agrees to $297 Million Settlement Over Regulatory Breach
Jimi Aki reports: KuCoin, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit with a $297 million settlement after admitting to a regulatory breach in the United States. The settlement includes a criminal fine of $112.9 million and a forfeiture of $184.5 million, and KuCoin will be required to exit the U.S. market for at least two…
DeepSeek hit with ‘large-scale’ cyber-attack after AI chatbot tops app stores
Dara Kerr reports: DeepSeek said its newly popular app was hit with a cyber-attack on Monday, which forced the Chinese company to temporarily limit registrations. The attack came after the DeepSeek AI assistant app soared to the top of Apple’s App Store, becoming the highest rated free app in the US, and climbed high in Google’s Play…
Frederick Health recently identified a ransomware attack
From Frederick Health’s website: January 28, 2025 – Frederick Health Medical Group offices are open. Please be aware that you may experience delays as we continue to operate under current circumstances. In the event that your appointment cannot proceed, the office team will work with you to reschedule as soon as possible. January 27, 2025 – Frederick…
Hong Kong govt office sorry for losing tapes with personal data
RTHK reports: The government office responsible for providing insolvency services has issued an apology after magnetic tapes containing information of about 76,000 people went missing. However, it stressed chances of a data leak is “extremely low”. The Official Receiver’s Office revealed on Monday that seven magnetic backup tapes were lost while being delivered from Immigration…
EU sanctions 3 GRU members for cyberattacks against Estonia
ERR News reports: The European Union on Monday (January 27) imposed sanctions on three members of Russia’s military intelligence (GRU), who conducted a cyberattack against Estonia in May 2020. Estonia named the three GRU members – Yuri Denisov, Nikolay Korchagin and Vitali Shevchenko – last autumn after an investigation. It then declared them international fugitives….