Dan Munro writes: There’s no shortage of advocates on behalf of the “free your health data” movement. The keywords, of course, are “ your,” “health data” and “free” (as in donating your health data for the global benefit of clinical research). The latest demand was an article that appeared last week in Wired ? You Should…
In wake of massive breach, Vendini Joins PCI Security Standards Council
So it seems live event ticketing service Vendini sent out a press release about how they’ve joined the PCI Security Council and how they’ve hired someone new to innovate security techniques. I’d have been more impressed if they had done that before their massive breach – or at least acknowledged that their new involvement and commitment is…
KR: College student arrested for hacking 104 websites
Koh Seok-Seung reports: The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced yesterday that it has arrested a 20-year-old college student yesterday on the suspicion of hacking 104 websites across 24 countries in a bid to show off his technical prowess. The student, surnamed Jang, collected 280,000 pieces of information from November 2013 to August by hacking various…
Epic court battle coming over Home Depot data breach?
With over 30 class-action lawsuits already filed against them, David Allison reports that the Home Depot breach may result in an epic court battle, starting with where the multi-district litigation will be consolidated and heard. But other than the sheer numbers involved (56 million payment cards and 53 million email addresses), is there really anything…
FL: Files stolen from Groveland city manager’s car after he left it unlocked in his driveway overnight
Daniel Dahm reports: A city vehicle assigned to the Groveland city manager was broken into and several items, including personnel files and paychecks were stolen, according to police. […] Jones said the SUV was parked in his driveway and left unlocked overnight. Read more on ClickOrlando. And what will be the consequences of this breach…
Massive cyber-attacks on human rights website
Peter Westmore reports: One of the world’s leading human rights groups, Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), has reported that it has been subject to “repeated and sophisticated” cyber-attacks on its web site. The group has traced the attacks back to Russia and China, which have been the subject of repeated criticism over human rights violations….