Lalit Mohan reports: Data regarding entrance test for admissions to sainik schools has been hacked. Several residents of the Kangra region received phone calls today, demanding money to help their wards clear the examination. Balbir Kumar, a resident of Lunj area, submitted a complaint to the SP in this regard. Balbir, while talking to The…
N.Y. Senator Carlucci Introduces Bill That Prohibits Paying Ransom
Security Magazine reports: New York Senator David Carlucci introduced Senate Bill S7289 that would ban the paying of ransom. The bill prohibits municipal corporations or other government entities from paying ransom in the event of a cyber-attack against them. In addition, the bill defines a cyber attack as “a virtual attack against the critical infrastructure, as defined in subdivision five of section eighty-six of…
CT: Watertown computer system almost repaired after Nov. 1 ransomware attack
Hanna Snyder Gambini reports: The school district’s computer system is almost back up to full speed, Superintendent Rydell Harrison reported, with technicians installing new preventative software as they repair the effects of a ransomware attack. Teachers have their computers back, and “we’re very close to being back to normal,” Harrison said. “For what needs to happens…
PA Bill Tracker: Allowing victims of data breaches to sue companies that didn’t secure information
Daniel Walmer reports on a bill proposed in the Pennsylvania legislature: House Bill 1010, introduced by Solomon, would change that. Under the bill, victims of data breaches could sue for $5,000 per violation or more if their actual losses were more than $5,000. The attorney general’s office can also seek civil penalties up to $10,000….
Microsoft discloses security breach of customer support database
Catalin Cimpanu reports on another leak discovery by Bob Diachenko: Microsoft disclosed today a security breach that took place last month in December 2019. In a blog post today, the OS maker said that an internal customer support database that was storing anonymized user analytics was accidentally exposed online without proper protections between December 5…
Saudi Arabia denies hacking Jeff Bezos’ phone
Jill Petzinger reports that Saudi Arabia has denied a blockbuster claim reported by The Guardian yesterday: The Saudi Arabian embassy in the United States has denied that the kingdom breached the mobile phone of Amazon (AMZN) owner Jeff Bezos, saying that the reports are “absurd” and calling for an investigation. According to an investigation by the…