I haven’t had time to really read this carefully yet, but Tor Ekeland has filed a motion to dismiss U.S. v. Shafer, a case that may leave you scratching your head and wondering why the government is devoting so many precious resources to persecuting and harassing one of the good guys. And for all this…
Category: U.S.
27,000 UnEncrypted Credit Cards left in shared Database by Thefly.com
CWN reports: Today a hacker who uses the twitter handle @0x55Taylor posted some screen shots of a breach that was happening at that time, since then i have spoken to them about this breach which appears to affect all users who register at thefly.com a leading digital publisher of real-time financial news between 2006 and…
FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Aimed at Expanding Data Breach Reporting Obligations
Hunton & Williams explains: On December 21, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) aimed at expanding mandatory reporting obligations in relation to cybersecurity incidents. In particular, FERC’s NOPR would direct the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) to develop modifications to certain Critical Infrastructure Protection (“CIP”) Reliability…
“Your (fake) doctor will see you now.”
When it comes to the medical sector, the concern with ID theft is usually the theft of services or the corruption of someone’s medical records in ways that might harm them at some point. But what if the ID theft resulted in someone posing as a doctor and then treating you? Lynh Bui reports that…
PA: Former police officers leak confidential information on ‘vulnerable’ cases, grand jury says
I’m thinking that this should be categorized in the Education sector if the police are hired by the college(s), but if anyone knows otherwise, please let me know. Sarah Rafacz and Shawn Annarelli report: Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller used her last workday in office Friday to release a grand jury report alleging…
Statement of Jason’s Deli Regarding Customer Financial Data
Jason’s Deli (www.jasonsdeli.com) is a family owned business known for high-quality food and catering services for over 40 years. It is headquartered in Texas and operates or franchises 266 restaurants in 28 states, with a reputation for award-winning quality and a strong relationship with our customers. On Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, our company was notified by…