IANS reports: Education domain is one of the most “at-risk” industries in India, with the sector accounting for more than 30 per cent of cyber threats targeting enterprises in the country between July and September 2019, a new report from Seqrite, the enterprise arm of IT security firm Quick Heal Technologies, said on Wednesday. Other…
FL: Mount Dora medical company reports minor data breach
Payne reports: MOUNT DORA — A Mount Dora medical company caught an employee trying to sell patient information earlier this year, according to a statement sent Friday. An apparent data breach at Aegis Medical Group, a Mount Dora-based healthcare network, was revealed to the group by the U.S. Secret Service Sept. 11 after they allegedly discovered the woman’s…
Dallas man convicted of computer fraud, aggravated identity theft in hacking of New York-based tech company
Mathew Richards reports: Following a five-day trial, a Dallas man was convicted on Friday on charges for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with his hacking of a New York-based technology company, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 30-year-old Tyler C. King…
Hackers Breach ZoneAlarm’s Forum Site — Outdated vBulletin to Blame
Swati Khandelwal reports: ZoneAlarm, an internet security software company owned by Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Technologies, has suffered a data breach exposing data of its discussion forum users, the company confirmed The Hacker News. With nearly 100 million downloads, ZoneAlarm offers antivirus software, firewall, and additional virus protection solutions to home PC users, small…
Judiciary leaks personnel data of company in cocaine investigation; workers terrified
Janene Pieters reports: Personnel data from a fruit wholesaler in Hedel, Gelderland accidentally ended up in the criminal file of a major cocaine investigation, the Public Prosecution Service in Oost-Nederland confirmed. In a statement, the Prosecutor said it regrets the state of affairs, stressing that there have never been indications that people were in immediate…
Utah Company Settles FTC Allegations it Failed to Safeguard Consumer Data
The FTC announced a settlement in a data security enforcement action against InfoTrax Systems, L.C. and its former CEO, Mark Rawlins. Here is their press release, below, followed by InfoTrax’s comments on the settlement: A Utah-based technology company has agreed to implement a comprehensive data security program to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the…