Here’s a news report of an insider privacy breach in Canada that is just…. awful. That is has resulted in severe psychological harm and trauma to one of those impacted is not surprising. The incident, which you can read about here, involves records that are more than 30 years old that appear to have been…
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CareFirst makes final push for Supreme Court to hear breach case
Jessica Davis reports: Maryland-based CareFirst has filed a final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its data breach case, arguing that without a high court review, companies in every sector will be hit with a “flood” of data breach lawsuits in the future. The appeal stems from a decision by the U.S. Court…
JP: Zushi ordered to pay ¥1.1 mil. damages for information leak that led to murder
Those of you who are old enough to remember the Rebecca Schaeffer murder may see some similarities in this case. Jiji Press reports: A branch of Yokohama District Court on Monday ordered the city of Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, to pay ¥1.1 million in damages for leaking information that led to the murder of a 33-year-old…
NM: City of Farmington recovering after SamSam ransomware attack
More entities are falling prey to SamSam ransomware. Hannah Grover reports: The city of Farmington is returning to normal after a variant of the ransomware known as SamSam shut down the computer systems. The virus encrypts files on a computer network or locks down the entire system. When people attempt to log on, they receive…
MailChimp Found Leaking Email Addresses
Tara Seals reports: MailChimp, the bulk email company responsible for sending millions of newsletters, promotional mail and other mass communiques every day, has been leaking respondents’ email addresses. Security researcher Terence Eden found what he termed “an annoying privacy violation,” adding that the issue can expose personal information. The issue is this: When a respondent…
25 per cent of hackers don’t report bugs due to lack of disclosure policies
A friend tweeted to me tonight: .@PogoWasRight you have been beating this drum and saying this for a long time now… years. “report reveals they are instead ‘frequently ignored or misunderstood”. Now u have a report! 😉https://t.co/WYu94gQQfu — Commissioner Miner (@fanCRTCProfling) January 19, 2018 Indeed we do. Carly Page reports: One in four ethical hackers…