Eileen Belastock reports: K–12 districts are investing a larger portion of their budgets in new security technologies to create safer environments for their school communities. A 2020 study conducted by Omdia on behalf of the Security Industry Association showed the market for physical security equipment in K–12 and higher education was $716 million in 2020. The K–12…
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250,248 Unifi Mobile customers affected by data breach, says TM
NST Business reports: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) says 250,248 Unifi Mobile customers have been affected by a data breach on Dec 28. They comprised both Unifi Mobile’s individual customers as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The telco said the type of breached data involved customer names, phone numbers and emails. No other information…
Ministry of Communications and Digital investigating alleged data leak involving Maybank, Astro, EC
Malay Mail reports: The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) takes seriously the alleged data leak, via a website on December 25, that allegedly involves Maybank, Astro and the Election Commission (EC). Its minister Fahmi Fadzil said KKD, through the Personal Data Protection Department (PDPD) in collaboration with CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM), is seeking feedback from…
OH: Security breach at software provider affects software in registrar’s office and other vendor clients (UPDATED)
UPJobNews reports: Lawyers, title company workers and citizens trying to register documents before the end of 2022 found they can’t for now thanks to a security breach affecting the Columbiana County Recorder’s office. No other Columbiana County offices or servers are affected. County Recorder Jim Armeni Sr. announced the issue Thursday, posted a note on…
Law firm Proskauer sues ex-COO, claiming data theft (UPDATED)
Reuters reports: U.S. law firm Proskauer Rose on Tuesday sued its former chief operating officer, alleging he stole a trove of confidential information about the firm’s finances, lawyer compensation and clients before leaving his job there this month. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, claims Jonathan O’Brien deceived Proskauer staff members into allowing him…
Are Data Breach Class Action Lawsuits Protecting Patients?
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: The prospect of class action lawsuits being filed in the aftermath of a major data breach often has more impact on breached healthcare organizations than the potential for fines and enforcement actions by government regulators, says attorney Jeff Westerman of Westerman Law Corp. With all the legal expenses and time involved…