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Customers Can Pursue Negligence Claims Directly Against Vendor (Blackbaud)

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dissent

David Kessler and Susan Ross write: On October 19, 2021, a federal trial court in South Carolina ruled that a group of consumers could proceed with common law negligence and gross negligence claims directly against their organizations’ vendor that had been the victim of a security breach—instead of suing the organizations of which they were…

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FBI warns of Ranzy Locker ransomware threat, as over 30 companies hit

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dissent

Graham Cluley writes: The FBI has warned that over 30 US-based companies had been hit by the Ranzy Locker ransomware by July this year, in a flash alert to other organisations who may be at risk. According to the alert, issued with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), most of the victims were compromised after brute…

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UK: Tesco worker compensated after supermarket lost 15 years of her medical records

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dissent

Tristan Cork reports: A woman from Bristol has been awarded £3,000 in compensation after discovering Tesco had lost 15 years of her employment records, including sensitive medical information. Jacqueline Ogborne worked for the supermarket chain for 30 years but said the data breach left her ‘feeling violated’. The 55-year-old only discovered Tesco had lost her employment…

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Atlanta man arraigned on federal charges in connection with an international cyber-fraud scheme

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dissent

Christian Akhatsegbe has been arraigned on federal charges of wire and computer fraud conspiracy, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft related to a multi-million-dollar cyber-fraud scheme allegedly perpetrated through email phishing, credential harvesting, and invoice fraud.  Emmanuel Aiye Akhatsegbe, who is believed to be residing in Nigeria, was also charged in the scheme. “The…

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Retro collectors are uncovering hoards of old data

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dissent

Matthew Hughes reports: In May, Sean Malseed hauled the latest addition to his computer collection into his Philadelphia home. The bespectacled software developer and YouTuber had acquired a sought-after specimen: the PowerComputing PowerWave 604/150, a Macintosh clone sold over just five months between 1995 and 1996. “I turned it on and the first thing I…

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Minnesota Man Charged With Computer Intrusion And Illegally Streaming Content From Four Major Professional Sports Leagues

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dissent

Defendant Also Attempted to Extort Approximately $150,000 From Major League Baseball Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that JOSHUA STREIT, a/k/a “Josh Brody,” was charged with conducting intrusions…

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