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Welcome new readers from Seton Hall Law

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Dissent

Welcome to all new readers from Seton Hall Law School and attendees at the Artificial Intelligence Conference this week. On this site, you’ll find news stories on data breaches from all sectors and from around the world. You’ll also find original investigations and reporting on breaches that you won’t find on other sites. Browse the…

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Businesses are using injunctions to stop hackers publishing secrets – or they’re trying to!

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Dissent

Matt Burgess reports: “Do not pretend that I do not exist, do not ignore me or break the deadlines,” was the message from one unknown hacker to a British company targeted in February 2018. The person stole a “very large quantity of data”. Both the hacker and the hacked company are the subject of a…

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Tech & Security Companies Sign Cybersecurity Tech Accord

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Dissent

David Bender writes: Today, 34 global technology and security companies announced that they have signed a Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which publicly commits them “to protect and empower civilians online and to improve the security, stability and resilience of cyberspace.”  The signatories include Cisco, Dell, Facebook, HP, Intuit, and Microsoft. The text of the Accord references…

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U.S., British governments warn businesses worldwide of Russian campaign to hack routers

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Dissent

Ellen Nakashima reports: The U.S. and British governments on Monday accused Russia of conducting a massive campaign to compromise computer routers and firewalls around the world — from home offices to Internet providers — for espionage and possibly sabotage purposes. The unusual public warning from the White House, U.S. agencies and Britain’s National Cyber Security…

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Hackers once stole a casino’s high-roller database through a thermometer in the lobby fish tank

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Dissent

Oscar Williams-Grut reports: Hackers are increasingly targeting “internet of things” devices to access corporate systems, using things like CCTV cameras or air-conditioning units, according to the CEO of a cybersecurity firm. ….  Eagan gave one memorable anecdote about a case Darktrace worked on in which a casino was hacked via a thermometer in an aquarium…

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Seventh Circuit Reinstates Barnes & Noble Data Breach Class Action

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Dissent

Edward J. McAndrew of Ballard Spahr reports: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reinstated a data breach class action filed against Barnes & Noble (B&N).  The litigation, styled as Dieffenbach v. Barnes & Noble, Inc., now heads back to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, which previously dismissed the…

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