Anjali C. Das, Brian Dollar, Stefanie L. Ferrari, and David H. Potter of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP write: …. Following the rise of the use of biometric information, the Illinois Legislature passed the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in 2008 to provide standards of conduct to help regulate how biometric information is collected,…
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Child identity theft on the rise
Jordan Berger reports: At least 1 million children were impacted by identity theft in the past year. A 2018 study conducted by Javelin found the identity fraud resulted in more than $2.6 billion in total losses, and over $540 million in out-of-pocket costs to families. Jeff Pitts, a public information officer with the Columbia Police…
Forget Phishing and Ransomware. Formjacking Is the New Favorite Hack of Cyber Crooks
Alyssa Newcomb reports: Every month, thousands of retail websites are targeted by cyber criminals, who insert a small piece of malicious code that allows them to snatch customers’ credit card information. The hacking technique is called formjacking, and it’s the virtual equivalent of putting a device on an ATM to skim debit card numbers. Affecting…
The Average Ransomware Payment Is Rising – Coveware researchers
Danny Bradbury reports: The average ransomware payment is growing as criminals become more sophisticated in their attacks, according to a report released by ransomware incident response company Coveware. According to Coveware’s Q4 2018 Global Ransomware Marketplace Report, the average ransom increased by 13% to $6733 in Q4 2018 compared to Q3’s $5973. It’s difficult to…
Turkish Data Protection Authority Announces The Procedure To Be Taken By Companies In Cases Of Data Breaches
Ertuğrul Can Canbolat LL.M., Baran Can Yildirim, LL.M. and S. İrem Akin of Actecon write: Article 12 of the Turkish Data Protection Law No. 6698 (“TurkishData Protection Law“) entitled “Obligations Regarding Data Security” deals with the obligations of the data controller. Article 12/1 of the Turkish Data Protection Law states the data controller shall take…
Privacy commissioner investigating security of patient health records at Alberta Health Services Social Sharing
Jennie Russell reports: Alberta’s privacy commissioner is investigating whether Alberta Health Services properly safeguards the public’s personal health information after CBC News revealed the electronic system housing it was vulnerable to outside security threats. A 2018 assessment by an external security firm found several “significant risks” with the health authority’s administration of the Alberta Netcare…