Luca Bertuzzi reports: The proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act that will be presented next week will mandate baseline cybersecurity standards for all connected devices and stricter conformity assessment procedures for critical products, according to a draft seen by EURACTIV. The proposal is trying to address the widespread vulnerabilities in the booming Internet of Things (IoT)…
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Late notification raises questions about a US Radiology Specialists breach last year
As keen eyes have noticed, two radiology services — Gateway Diagnostic Imaging in Texas and Radiology Ltd in Arizona — recently submitted breach notices to the Montana Attorney General’s Office. Both notices reported an incident in December 2021. But were these separate incidents, or were they both the result of a third-party breach? Both Gateway…
Indonesian Expert on Major Data Leaks: Baby Boomers Should Not Manage Crucial Data
A translation of reporting by Moh Khory Alfarizi: Indonesia was stunned by two recent major data leaks. The first incident saw 1.3 billion SIM card registration details leaked online by hackers and the second case was when 105 million citizenship information was leaked on an online forum. The SIM card registration data-keeping is managed by…
Indonesia’s Intelligence Agency Asserts Its Data Breach Issues Hoax
A translation of reporting by RR. Ariyani Yakti Widyastuti: Amid issues of the Indonesian population data breach, issues about a suspected leak of sensitive data belonging to the State Intelligence Agency or BIN also emerged. The data reportedly includes member identities, reports, and business strategies. In response to this, BIN spokesperson Wawan Hari Purwanto asserted…
Settlements in Data Breach Litigation
Approval Notice Quebec Superior Court File No. 500-06-001015-193 CALGARY, AB, Sept. 8, 2022 /CNW/ – Detailed information and updates are available on the Settlement Website at the following address: www.stockxsettlement.ca. A Canada-wide Settlement has been reached in a class action relating to the StockX Data Breach that occurred on May 14, 2019, when an unknown third-party was able to gain unauthorized access…
3rd Circuit vacates dismissal of data breach suit
Biuckley LLP writes: On September 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated the dismissal of a class action alleging that a defendant pharmaceutical research company’s negligence led to a data breach. According to the opinion, the plaintiff, who is a former employee of the defendant’s subsidiary, provided her sensitive personal and financial…