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U.S. notified 3,000 companies in 2013 about cyberattacks

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Dissent

Ellen Nakashima reports: Federal agents notified more than 3,000 U.S. companies last year that their computer systems had been hacked, White House officials have told industry executives, marking the first time the government has revealed how often it tipped off the private sector to cyberintrusions. The alerts went to firms large and small, from local…

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Maricopa County Community College District sued to compel public records production (update 1)

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Dissent

You may not be reading much in the news recently about the breach involving Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), but there’s a lot going on.  Unfortunately, MCCCD has reportedly not been particularly forthcoming with records that might shed light on what really happened back in 2011 when MCCCD was informed by the FBI that…

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Prosecutors Admit They Don’t Understand What Weev Did, But They’re Sure It’s Like Blowing Up A Nuclear Plant

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Dissent

Perhaps one of the stupidest things a prosecutor trying to defend criminal prosecution under CFAA can say is to admit that they have no understanding of what the alleged “hacker” did that made his conduct a hack or violation of CFAA. But that’s pretty much what happened in a Philadelphia courtroom yesterday during Weev’s appeal…

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If you receive a breach notification letter offering you free credit monitoring….

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Dissent

Then Brian Kreb’s column today is a MUST READ for you. Find out what these services do – and don’t do – and what your alternatives are.

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N.Y. Court: Zurich Not Obligated to Defend Sony Units in Data Breach Litigation

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Dissent

Young Ha reports: A New York trial court recently ruled in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy coverage case that Zurich American Insurance Co. has no duty to defend Sony Corp. of America and Sony Computer Entertainment America in litigation stemming from the April 2011 hacking of Sony Corp.’s PlayStation online services. Ruling on the…

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Be Careful Beating Up Target (Part 1)

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Dissent

Craig Carpenter of AccessData writes: A flurry of stories surfaced this week, including those in Bloomberg BusinessWeek and InformationWeek, highlighting signals of compromise that Target apparently “missed” or even “ignored”, resulting in the theft of 40 million credit card accounts.  Clearly the Target breach was serious and wide-ranging, as it affected a large number of customers and even hit…

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