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Nevada expands definition of PI for purposes of the state’s breach and safeguards laws

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Dissent

Morrison & Foerster LLP write: Nevada’s recently amended law will, among other things, create the first state mandate to encrypt online account credentials. Specifically, on May 13, 2015, Nevada Governor Sandoval approved a bill (“AB 179”) to expand the definition of “personal information” for purposes of the state’s security breach notification and personal information safeguards…

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Airplane hacking panic! Why it’s a surely a storm in a teacup

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Dissent

There has been much media coverage of Chris Robert’s alleged claims about controlling an airplane in-flight. I haven’t bothered to link to them as they generally just re-hash what is already known and not known. But Iain Thomson got a more detailed response from those who are skeptical about Roberts’ claims:   At last year’s…

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Sideways: A test too far?

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Dissent

It looks like the poo may have really hit the fan for Chris Roberts (@Sidragon1 on Twitter). If you’ve read this article on APTN and the affidavit for a search warrant that APTN obtained, you’ll already know that FBI agent Mark Hurley claimed that in interviews in February and March, Chris allegedly told the FBI that he was able to hack airplanes…

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Hacker told F.B.I. he made plane fly sideways after cracking entertainment system

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Dissent

Jorge Barrera reports: A well-known U.S. hacker told F.B.I. agents he took momentary control of an airplane’s engines mid-flight by hacking into its in-flight entertainment system, according to a document filed in U.S. federal court and obtained by APTN National News. [Chris] Roberts, who has been interviewed at least three times by the F.B.I. this year,…

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center patients victimized by rogue employee of Medical Management LLC

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Dissent

UPMC is only one of  “numerous” clients of NC-based Medical Management LLC that have reportedly been notified of data theft by a rogue employee. We’ll have to wait to learn who the other entities are. The following is a press release issued today by UPMC: Because of a data theft at an outside medical billing company,…

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FTC Sued Over Refusal to Disclose Data Security Policies

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dissent

Jenna Greene reports: The Federal Trade Commission this week was sued for refusing to turn over information about how the agency decides to bring data security cases. The Freedom of Information Act suit by Philip Reitinger, a former Department of Homeland Security official who is now president of a cybersecurity company, comes as the FTC defends…

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