Jim Finkle reports: A rash of hacking attacks on U.S. companies over the past two years has prompted insurers to massively increase cyber premiums for some companies, leaving firms that are perceived to be a high risk scrambling for cover. On top of rate hikes, insurers are raising deductibles and in some cases limiting the…
Three-Bill Package Makes Revisions to California’s Data-Breach Notification Statute
Brandon Johnson writes: On October 6, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a trio of bills that is intended to clarify key elements of the state’s data-breach notification statute and provide guidance to persons, businesses, and state and local agencies that deal with electronically stored personal information. The bills, which were passed together…
Two Florida Residents Sentenced for Possessing Stolen Personal Identification Information
Two Miami-Dade County residents were sentenced to prison terms for their participation in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme based on information discovered while they were boarding a flight at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Phillip Collins, 29, of Miami Gardens, was sentenced to 25 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Godfrey…
Jihadist leaks addresses of Army Sgt. Dillard Johnson, Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill
Melissa Chan reports: An ISIS fanatic claims to have leaked the home address of one of America’s deadliest soldiers, urging lone-wolf terrorists in the U.S. to take him down. The British jihadi purportedly released the personal details of Army Sgt. 1st Class Dillard Johnson through her Twitter account under the name Umm Hussain Britaniya. It’s…
UK: Council investigating claims of data protection ‘breach’ over ‘eligible’ pupils at UTC
Warrington Guardian reports: Council chiefs are carrying out a thorough investigation into claims the authority has ‘breached’ data protection by releasing the information of potential pupils at University Technical College (UTC) Warrington. It is believed that the review into the matter concerns the council assisting a marketing agency by providing details of ‘eligible’ youngsters. The…
E-Trade notifies 31,000 customers that their contact info may have been breached in 2013 hack
Andrea Peterson reports that E-Trade is first notifying 31,000 customers of a breach it discovered in 2013. The breach was first disclosed in 2014, but at that time, E-Trade reportedly didn’t believe that customer information had been involved. The hackers may have accessed customers’ e-mail names, as well as e-mail and physical addresses, according to a notification…