Industrial Cyber reports: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is conducting its first comprehensive review of submarine cable rules since 2001 to enhance the protection of the nation’s submarine cable infrastructure amid evolving national security concerns. The review also proposes that all applicants for cable landing licenses and licensees submitting periodic reports must certify that they have…
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Breach notifications needed to be made faster in 2024. Instead, they were made more slowly.
Although some members of the public may not realize it, not all U.S. medical practices or practitioners are covered by HIPAA. But for entities that are regulated by HIPAA, HIPAA has some requirements for notifying patients about reportable breaches. The first thing to understand is that for regulated entities, a breach is considered “discovered” on…
South Korea: Modetour Network fined 740 million won for hacking incident; Meta loses appeal of 6.7 billion won fine
There are two cases in South Korean news this week of note here today involving enforcement actions by South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission. One involves a travel agency, Modutour. The other involves a court decision about Meta’s data sharing. Modutour Network Fined by PIPC Yun Ye-won reports that Modutour Network, which neglected safety measures…
#StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware
Release Date: March 12, 2025 Alert Code: AA25-071A Summary Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders detailing various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These #StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help organizations protect…
Akira ransomware gang used an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR
The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. Pierluigi Paganini reports: Cybersecurity researchers at S-RM team discovered a novel attack technique used by the Akira ransomware gang. The ransomware group used an unsecured webcam to encrypt systems within a target’s network, bypassing Endpoint Detection…
A Brief Reminder About the Florida Information Protection Act
Joseph Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: According to one survey, Florida is fourth on the list of states with the most reported data breaches. No doubt, data breaches continue to be a significant risk for all business, large and small, across the U.S., including the Sunshine State. Perhaps more troubling is that class action litigation is more…