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Anonymous researcher drops vBulletin 5.x zero-day impacting tens of thousands of sites

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: An anonymous security researcher has published details about a zero-day in vBulletin, today’s most popular internet forum software. Because of this individual’s actions, security experts are now concerned that the publication of details about this unpatched vulnerability could trigger a wave of forum hacks across the internet, with hackers taking over forum…

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California Passes Several Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Dissent

Dorian Simmons of Alston & Bird writes: The California legislature passed several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 to 1798.190) (the “CCPA”) on September 13, 2019. (See our previous blog posts here: Which CCPA Amendments Made the Cut? and Potential Changes to the CCPA; California Senate Considers…

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SEC’s Proposed Revisions to Regulation S-K Will Minimally Impact Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Dissent

Sara A. Arrow and Peter A. Nelson of Patterson Belknap write: It has been thirty years since the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) significantly revised Regulation S-K, which sets forth reporting requirements for public companies. The SEC is now taking a fresh look at the rules, proposing for public comment amendments to modernize the…

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Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty For Involvement In Massive Network Intrusions At U.S. Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, A Major News Publication, And Other Companies

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to the case of the hacker involved in the 2014 JP Morgan hack. From the Department of Justice, today: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANDREI TYURIN, a/k/a “Andrei Tiurin,” pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to computer intrusion, wire fraud,…

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Payouts From Insurance Policies May Fuel Ransomware Attacks

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Dissent

AP reports: The call came on a Saturday in July delivering grim news: Many of the computer systems serving the government of LaPorte County, Indiana, had been taken hostage with ransomware. The hackers demanded $250,000. No way, thought County Commission President Vidya Kora. But less than a week later, officials in the county southeast of…

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WY: Gillette hospital targeted in ransomware attack

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Dissent

Seth Klamann reports: Campbell County Health in Gillette was targeted in a ransomware attack Friday, according to an alert the state Department of Health sent to health care providers. The attack occurred early Friday morning, at approximately 3 a.m. The hospital “experienced serious computer issues” due to the attack. This caused a “service disruption” at…

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