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Uber Settles With FTC Over Allegedly Deceptive Privacy And Data Security Practices

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Dissent

As I reported earlier this month on PogoWasRight.org, Uber settled privacy and data security charges levied by the Federal Trade Commission.  Laura Jehl of BakerHostetler recaps the controversy: Uber, the ride-hailing giant, agreed this week to implement a comprehensive privacy program and to undergo 20 years of privacy and data security audits in order to…

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Hackers claim to have leaked Game of Thrones season finale details

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Dissent

The newest email from “Mr. Smith” began: Hi, This is 6th Wave of HBO Leak, contains final episode of “Game of Thrones” season 7 and contracts of GOT actors… Spread Well… Attached to the email was a link to a data dump plus files with what appeared to be a 127-page file dated April 26,…

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FBI charges Chinese national with distributing malware used in OPM hack

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Dissent

Stephanie Condon reports: The FBI has filed charges against a Chinese malware broker named Yu Pingan, alleging that he provided hackers with malware, including the Sakula trojan, to breach multiple computer networks belonging to companies in the US. The FBI alleges that Yu, also known as “GoldSun,” conspired with two unnamed hackers from around April…

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Hacking dominated health data breaches in July – Protenus

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Dissent

Protenus has released its July Breach Barometer, with data supplied by DataBreaches.net. Here’s a snippet from their report: July is the first month in 2017 to have hacking incidents outweigh insider breaches to patient data in both frequency and number of affected patient records.  While hacking accounted for almost half of total breach incidents this…

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Is The Hutchins Indictment Over Malware Unconstitutional?

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Dissent

Alex Berengaut of Covington & Burling analyzes some of the legal issues raised by the indictment of Marcus Hutchins (@malwaretechblog) for allegedly creating and conspiring to sell malware known as the Kronos banking trojan. He writes, in part: Since Hutchins’ indictment, commentators have questioned whether the creation and selling of malware—without actually using the malware—violates…

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UK: Anonymous hacker claims to have stolen the NHS medical records of 1.2million Brits

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Dissent

Shaun Wooler reports: A computer geek with alleged links to global hacking group Anonymous has stolen patient data from an NHS appointment booking system. The crook breached a private contractor’s security to access a database containing confidential records on up to 1.2million people. SwiftQueue is paid by eight NHS trusts to manage a website, through…

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