Colin Monaghan, Anthony Strogen, Deirdre Munnelly, and Rosemary Lynch of Mason Hayes & Curran LLP write: European Union, Ireland February 17 2023 The recent significant Circuit Court decision in the case of Gary Cunniam v Parcel Connect Ltd t/a Fastway Couriers Ireland & Others now provides useful guidance on the view of the Irish Courts in matters related…
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Edgepark Medical Supplies notifies patients of Rise Interactive Media & Analytics data breach
RGH Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Edgepark Medical Supplies (“Edgepark”) is an Ohio medical supplies provider that ships products directly to patients and bills their insurance for them. Rise Interactive Media & Analytics, LLC (“Rise”) is an Illinois firm that provides digital marketing services for Edgepark as a business associate. They also provide analytics and other services…
The Feds Are Launching a Hack Back Squad
Mack DeGuerin reports: The U.S. says it’s punching back in the digital cold war over emerging technologies with a new “Disruptive Technology Strike Force.” “Our goal is simple but essential—to strike back against adversaries trying to siphon off our best technology,” a deputy attorney general said. The strike force, a joint initiative created by the Department of Justice…
FBI says it has ‘contained’ cyber incident on bureau’s computer network
Evan Perez and Sean Lyngaas report: The FBI has been investigating and working to contain a malicious cyber incident on part of its computer network in recent days, according to people briefed on the matter. FBI officials believe the incident involved an FBI computer system used in investigations of images of child sexual exploitation, two…
GoDaddy: Hackers stole source code, installed malware in multi-year breach
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Web hosting giant GoDaddy says it suffered a breach where unknown attackers have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers after breaching its cPanel shared hosting environment in a multi-year attack. While GoDaddy discovered the security breach in early December 2022 following customer reports that their sites were being used…
Spain orders extradition of British alleged hacker to U.S.
AP reports: Spain’s National Court has agreed to the extradition to the U.S. of a British citizen who allegedly took part in computer attacks, including the July 2020 hacking of Twitter accounts of public figures such as Joseph Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Gates. A court statement Friday said requirements had been met for handing…