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Hacker steals data of millions of Bulgarians, emails it to local media

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: A mysterious hacker (or hacker group) has stolen the personal details of millions of Bulgarians and has emailed download links to the stolen data to local news publications. The data’s origin is believed to be the country’s National Revenue Agency (NRA), a department of the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance. In a message…

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Hospital fined €460,000 for privacy breaches after Barbie case

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Dissent

DutchNews.nl reports: The Haga hospital in The Hague has been fined €460,000 for poor patient file security, after it emerged a tv reality soap star’s medical records had been accessed by dozens of unauthorised members of staff. The Dutch privacy watchdog Authoriteit Persoonsgegevens said its research showed patient records at the hospital are still not…

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1.4 million student Social Security numbers found unencrypted in Maryland

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Dissent

Does anyone remember the massive data security incident involving the University of Maryland in 2014? Here’s a link to some of this site’s preliminary coverage of that breach. Hundreds of thousands impacted, lots of media coverage and analyses, and you’d hope that the state would have learned its lesson about storing and protecting student and…

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Rajya Sabha passes Aadhaar amendment Bill, allows to file complaint in case of security breach

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Dissent

Siraj Qureshi reports: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that will allow the voluntary use of the 12-digit identification number as identity proof for Indians to open bank accounts and also get a mobile phone connection. Aadhaar, a 12-digit unique identification number issued to Indian citizens by…

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US mayors group adopts resolution not to pay any more ransoms to hackers

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: The US Conference of Mayors unanimously adopted yesterday a resolution not to pay any more ransom demands to hackers following ransomware infections. “Paying ransomware attackers encourages continued attacks on other government systems, as perpetrators financially benefit,” the adopted resolution reads. Read more on ZDNet.

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Premera Blue Cross pays states $10 million over data breach (Updated)

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Dissent

Associated Press reports: Premera Blue Cross, the largest health insurer in the Pacific Northwest, has agreed to pay $10 million to 30 states following an investigation into a data breach that exposed confidential information on more than 10 million people across the country. The settlement, negotiated with the Washington attorney general’s office and filed in…

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