Scott Ikeda reports: After a brief lull, ransomware attacks have roared back as a major and persistent security problem in the past year. These attacks have become so frequent and so widespread that cyber insurance rates are spiking, with Reuters reporting some premiums increasing as much as 25% in price. Read more on CPOMagazine.
Category: Commentaries and Analyses
Patient Lawsuits for HIPAA-Related Breaches
Tammy Worth reports on HIPAA-related privacy breaches and one lawyer’s experience representing plaintiffs. There are some interesting points and examples in the articles as to what awards or settlements have been. As examples: A woman in St. Louis, Missouri, whose mental health records were released to her ex-husband during custody suit settled a case for…
FBI warns about ongoing attacks against software supply chain companies
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The FBI has sent a security alert to the US private sector about an ongoing hacking campaign that’s targeting supply chain software providers, ZDNet has learned. The FBI says hackers are attempting to infect companies with the Kwampirs malware, a remote access trojan (RAT). “Software supply chain companies are believed to be…
Ranked: The World’s 20 Greatest Hackers
Davey Winder writes: I asked cybersecurity experts to name the hackers who have had the biggest impact, good or bad, across the years. This is what they said. Read the list on Forbes.
Personal info of 6m. Israelis leaked after Likud uploads voter info
Tzvi Joffre reports: The personal information of 6,453,254 Israelis was leaked after the Likud Party uploaded the entire Israeli national voter registry to an application, according to Haaretz. The leaked information includes names, identification numbers, phone numbers and addresses. Political parties in Israel receive the information of Israeli voters before the elections and have to protect their privacy…
India’s Data Protection Bill Threatens Global Cybersecurity
Lukasz Olejnik, an independent cybersecurity and privacy researcher, writes that some provisions in the Indian Data Protection Act of 2019, “like having to store sensitive data in systems that are located within the subcontinent, may put constraints on certain business practices and are considered more controversial by some.” One feature of the bill that’s received less…