Enough with the federal posturing, frumpfering, and doing nothing. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman basically says, fsck this sh*t…. we need to pass the New York Data Security Act. Read his OpEd in the Daily News.
Category: Commentaries and Analyses
Senator Warren introduces Equifax bill; launches industry probe
Chris Sanders reports: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday she has begun an investigation into Equifax’s (EFX.N) massive data breach and, along with 11 other Democratic senators, will introduce a bill to give consumers the ability to freeze their credit for free. Warren, who has built a reputation as a champion of consumers and…
Equifax data breach aftermath: lawsuits and criticism mount, stock prices plummet (Updates)
I can’t say I’m surprised given the size of the breach, but it’s still worth reporting that: More than 30 lawsuits have been filed in the United States against Equifax after the credit reporting company said thieves may have stolen personal information for 143 million Americans in one of the largest hackings ever. At least…
Bryan Cave LLP Releases Its 2017 Data Breach Litigation Report
From the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP: A comprehensive analysis of class action lawsuits involving data security breaches filed in United States District Courts. 2016 was another year in which data breaches continued to dominate the headlines, a constant reminder to people that their personal information was vulnerable and the target of criminal attacks….
Translate.com Exposes Highly Sensitive Information in Massive Privacy Breach: NRK (Updated)
Update: On September 11, DataBreaches.net received a response from Translate.com, which appears at the bottom of this post. Florian Faes writes: How would you feel if your letter of resignation were posted online? Or sensitive parts of your employment contract? Or details of that M&A deal you have been working on with an investment bank?…
Hackers Can Use Ultrasounds to Take Control of Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Others
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Six scientists from Zhejiang University in China have discovered that they could use ultrasound frequencies — inaudible to human ears — to send commands to speech recognition software and take over devices such as smartphones, smart home assistants, or even cars. Researchers named their experiment DolphinAttack because the attack scenario was inspired…