June 20 – The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the agency will hold a series of public hearings on whether broad-based changes in the economy, evolving business practices, new technologies, or international developments might require adjustments to competition and consumer protection enforcement law, enforcement priorities, and policy. The multi-day, multi-part hearings, which will take…
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Tokyo court: Data in Benesse leak not private enough for redress
A court opinion out of Tokyo may make it harder for plaintiffs in breach lawsuits in Japan to demonstrate harm or injury worthy of compensation. The breach and lawsuit against Benesse Corporation have been reported previously on this site in 2014 and 2015. Takuya Kitazawa reports: The Tokyo District Court rejected plaintiffs’ demands over a huge…
95 e-commerce fraudsters arrested in international operation – Europol
From Europol: 95 professional fraudsters and members of internet-based criminal networks suspected of online fraud activities were arrested during the 2018 e-Commerce Action (eComm 2018), a joint law enforcement operation supported by 28 countries1 from 4 to 15 June 2018. The main goal was to target online fraud through a coordinated law enforcement action within…
Five massive data breaches affecting South Africans
How many of these didn’t you know about already? Tehillah Niselow reports on five big breaches affecting South Africans: Liberty (ZA) email hack ViewFines Driver License Details Facebook Scandal Master Deed’s data breach “biggest” digital security threat in SA Ster-Kinekor’s database compromised Don’t recognize some of them? Read the article on FIN24 to start to get…
Judge rules in favor of OCR and requires a Texas cancer center to pay $4.3 million in penalties for HIPAA violations
A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has ruled that The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules and granted summary judgment to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on all issues, requiring…
CO: Hacking case against basalt roofer dismissed
Jason Auslander reports: The District Attorney’s Office on Friday dismissed its case against the owner of a basalt roofing company accused of hacking into a competitor’s computer files and using the information to undercut and sabotage the competitor’s bids. Gregg Mackey, owner of Red Eagle Roofing, was first charged with a computer crime felony equal…