Phil Muncaster reports that a major law firm has itself as a client in case that reminds us that attribution of a hack or malware attack can have all kinds of implications and consequences: DLA Piper has become the latest big name to be denied a multimillion-dollar cyber insurance claim following major losses caused by…
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Cybersecurity researchers find security flaws in Likud, Labor party Android apps
Shoshanna Solomon reports: Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. said Wednesday that they had found “serious security breaches” granting access to “highly sensitive personal information” in the Android phone apps of the Likud and Labor parties. “There has been much talk of impact attacks on social networks and we learn more…
Proposed settlement agreement between Texas and OCR concerning a 2015 breach
The following analysis in the Texas Senate suggests that OCR and Texas have been negotiating a resolution agreement since Texas first reported this breach in June, 2015. Not only does that seem like a long time for this to be going on, but if you were to look at HHS’s public breach tool to see…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over UConn Health Phishing Attack
HIPAA Journal reports a development in the aftermath of a UConn Health phishing attack that was first disclosed last month: A class action lawsuit has been proposed which seeks to recover damages for patients whose protected health information (PHI) was exposed in the UConn Health phishing attack that was discovered on December 24, 2018. The…
Malware warning: Ransomware up, phishing down – and here’s how crooks are changing their tricks
Steve Ranger reports: The volumes of malware in general and ransomware in particular have increased again for the third year running, and as well as pumping out more attacks, cyber crooks are also altering their techniques. Global malware volume is up for the third straight year, with security company SonicWall recording 10.52 billion malware attacks in…
Class Certification Denied for Data Breach Claim Brought by Bank Against Retailer
Balch & Bingham LLP write: Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama denied Southern Independent Bank’s (“Southern Independent’s”) motion for class certification following a data breach which allegedly affected over 2,000 financial institutions across the country. Southern Independent, a community bank located in south Alabama, brought a class action complaint…