KSHB in Kansas City reports: An Olathe barbecue restaurant owner is facing accusations of credit card fraud. Mathew Sander is facing 19 different charges in three separate cases. Sander owns Smokin’ Joe’s BBQ. Read more on KSHB.
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies refers data leak to Prosecutor’s Office
Barbara Tasch reports: Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies has confirmed it referred a data leak on its website to the Prosecutor’s Office. The Chamber’s decision was based on Article 23 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which states that any civil servant must report a suspected crime. Last week, Luxembourg’s public radio station 100,7 claimed there was a…
Article: Risk and Anxiety: A Theory of Data-Breach Harms
Abstract In lawsuits about data breaches, the issue of harm has confounded courts. Harm is central to whether plaintiffs have standing to sue in federal court and whether their legal claims are viable. Plaintiffs have argued that data breaches create a risk of future injury, such as identity theft, fraud, or damaged reputations, and that…
WA: Port of Longview hit with major cyberattack
This sounds serious. Zack Hale reports: The Port of Longview was recently victimized by a cyber attack that may have affected hundreds of past and current employees and dozens of vendors. The FBI notified the port of the attack on Feb. 1, according to an internal memo obtained Monday by The Daily News. However, the…
A Primer on the SHIELD Act: New York’s Move to Adopt More Stringent Data Security Requirements, Part II
Courtney M. Bowman of Proskauer Rose writes: What would companies need to do to comply with the law? The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act imposes requirements in two areas: cybersecurity and data breach notification. The cybersecurity provisions of the proposed SHIELD Act would require companies to adopt “reasonable safe-guards to protect the security,…
Hacking group threatens researchers’ lives after they discover attack servers
Chris Bing reports: A hacking group commonly linked to the Iranian government threatened to kill security researchers who came across their cyber espionage operation, according to a new report. Researchers with multinational cybersecurity company Trend Micro were probing a server that appeared connected to a possible data breach in the Middle East when they received a…