Ellen Nakashima reports: Federal agents notified more than 3,000 U.S. companies last year that their computer systems had been hacked, White House officials have told industry executives, marking the first time the government has revealed how often it tipped off the private sector to cyberintrusions. The alerts went to firms large and small, from local…
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Confession, Evidence in Reuters Employee Hacking Case
Kim Zetter reports: A federal judge has refused to dismiss a recorded confession and computer evidence collected in the case of a former Reuters employee accused of conspiring with members of Anonymous to hack his former employer. Matthew Keys, 26, sought to throw out his confession on the grounds that he was on an antidepressant…
Data Breach Notice Bill Filed in Australia Senate
Bloomberg BNA reports: Companies operating in Australia would be required to notify the data protection authority and affected individuals of data breaches under legislation introduced March 20 in the Senate. The bill would require companies, organizations and government agencies to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and affected individuals of personal data breaches. Read…
California DMV finds no evidence of any computer system breach (update 1)
Associated Press reports: The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Saturday there is no evidence of a computer breach that could affect credit-card users, but it’s launching an investigation “out of an abundance of caution.” DMV spokesman Armando Botello said the agency was alerted by law enforcement to a potential security breach within its online…
Data breach involving card payment data at California Department of Motor Vehicles – Krebs (update 3)
Brian Krebs reports that what’s already been a bad month for California residents in terms of data breaches just got worse: The California Department of Motor Vehicles appears to have suffered a wide-ranging credit card data breach involving online payments for DMV-related services, according to banks in California and elsewhere that received alerts this week about compromised cards…
The debate over medical monitoring
Evan Axelbank reports: Ernestine Marshall can’t even go to the bathroom without someone knowing. “I didn’t know how closely they were watching me until I received a phone call, and I was like, whoa! Ok!” she said. The diabetic and MS patient’s home is outfitted by insurer, Humana, with sensors that keep track of when…