David Zwier reports: The US Supreme Court granted certiorari [order list, PDF] in three cases Monday, including a dispute over a settlement in a Google privacy case and a Missouri death penalty case. In Frank v. Gaos [docket; cert. petition, PDF], the question before the court is, “in what circumstances a cy pres award of…
Category: Business Sector
Data Breach Leaves Bezop ICO Participants Exposed
Ian Edwards reports: An unsecured database containing the sensitive private data of over 25,000 investors in the Bezop Network ICO was recently discovered, cybersecurity firm Kromtech said in a recent report. A MongoDB database containing “full names, addresses, email addresses, encrypted passwords, wallet information, along with links to scanned passports, driver’s licenses, and other IDs”…
AL: Montgomery woman finds tax documents while out running
Morgan Young reports: A shocking discovery was made by one Montgomery woman while she was jogging on the side of the road. Usually when Angela Vines runs, she says she’s in her zone, but one day last week, she was stopped. […] Dunn said he and his mother are thankful that Vines was the person…
State Consumer Protection Office Investigating Zippy’s Security Breach
Let’s start with Zippy’s notice, posted April 27 on their site: Notice to Customers of Payment Card Security Incident On March 9, 2018, Zippy’s Restaurants learned of a security incident involving its credit and debit card processing system. Zippy’s immediately began an investigation, and engaged independent computer forensic experts to assist. On April 4, 2018,…
Equifax has spent $242.7 million on its data breach so far
Larry Dignan reports: Equifax’s first quarter earnings report highlighted expenses due to its September 2017 data breach and how the spending is shifting more toward IT and security. In its first quarter earnings report, Equifax outlined that it spent $45.7 million for the three months ended March 31 on IT and data security. The company…
Google accounts get new verification feature to prevent phishing attacks
Chris Smith reports: In an update on its G Suite blog, Google announced the other day a new security feature for Google account holders who also happen to rely on Chrome for their web browsing activities. Google wants to improve the security of your Google account by verifying that you’re indeed looking to sign into…