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HBO hackers obtained all of HBO’s social media logins and GIPHY credentials

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Dissent

A new email arrived from “Mr. Smith” yesterday. It announced that the HBO “Giphy” platform had been hacked by the same group that hacked Game of Thrones. But it was more than just the GIPHY program access that was hacked. Attached to the email from Mr. Smith was a file with HBO’s passwords for all…

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KR: South Korea LG service centers attacked by ransomware

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Dissent

The Korea Herald reports: A ransomware attack resembling WannaCry’s malicious code has attacked South Korean tech giant LG Electronics’ service centers. LG Electronics’ service centers were attacked by ransomware this week, with the malicious code used possibly identical to the WannaCry ransomware attack, one of the largest cyberattacks that struck in May, according to security…

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Another rough week for HBO as hackers and mistakes result in more leaks

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Dissent

Ugh. Because I’ve been mostly offline, I missed a narrow window during which the HBO hackers’ newest data leak – which they call “wave 4” – was available online yesterday to selected journalists. By the time I got the hackers’ notification, the data dump had been removed. The email notification with the link to the…

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OSHA Suspends ITA Due to Security Breach

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Dissent

Tressi L. Cordaro of Jackson Lewis writes: On Monday we blogged about the availability of the new OSHA Injury Tracking Application (“ITA”) that serves as the web portal for the submission of injury and illness information (300 Logs, 301 Forms and 300A Forms) under OSHA’s “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” rule (aka Electronic Recordkeeping…

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Sg: Ex-financial adviser fined for data breach

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Dissent

K.C. Vijayan reports: A former financial consultant was fined $1,000 for breaching data protection laws by disposing of clients’ insurance policy-related documents in a rubbish bin in a residential estate. The Commissioner for Data Protection had launched a probe after receiving a complaint on Oct 10 last year that Prudential folders were recovered from a…

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Eighth Circuit asks for additional briefing in Target data breach class action settlement

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Dissent

Jessica Karmasek reports: A $10 million class action settlement stemming from a 2013 Target data breach — described as “unfair” by some — is again being looked at by a federal appeals court. On Tuesday, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness filed additional briefing in the case, as requested by the U.S….

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