From the Federal Trade Commission: Lenovo Inc., one of the world’s largest computer manufacturers, has agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission and 32 State Attorneys General that the company harmed consumers by pre-loading software on some laptops that compromised security protections in order to deliver ads to consumers. In its complaint, the…
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Rogue insiders can go undetected for a long time….
So how are you determining if your Business Associate or vendor has a rogue employee who may be stealing or misusing your patients’ protected health information? A notification from Anthem regarding an incident that affected more than 18,000 Medicare members in 21 states is a timely reminder that out of sight cannot mean out of mind…
Longest sentence ever handed out for hacking: Roman Seleznev Sentenced to 27 Years
There was big news in the world of hacking prosecutions yesterday. The DOJ announced that Roman Seleznev was sentenced to 27 years in prison for computer hacking crimes that reportedly caused more than $169 million in damage to small businesses and financial institutions. Prosecutors had sought a 30-year sentence to send a strong message, and the sentence appears…
Russian programmer suspected of creating “Banking Trojan”
RAPSI News reports: MOSCOW, January 20 (RAPSI) – Russian programmer Stanislav Lisov arrested in Spain is suspected of developing NeverQuest malware, the so-called “Banking Trojan” which steals bank account logins and gives attackers access to accounts through computers of victims, the Spanish Civil Guard announced on its website on Friday. Damage allegedly caused by Lisov’s actions…
Roman Seleznev Found Guilty on 38 Counts
I guess the jury didn’t buy the defense’s claim that the government had tampered with the evidence on Seleznev’s laptop. A federal jury yesterday convicted a Vladivostok, Russia, man of 38 counts related to his scheme to hack into point-of-sale computers to steal and sell credit card numbers to the criminal underworld, announced Assistant Attorney…
Seleznev’s laptop held 1.7 million stolen credit card numbers, says prosecutor
Martha Bellisle of AP reports: When U.S. federal agents arrested a Russian man in the Maldives in 2014, they found 1.7 million stolen credit card numbers on his laptop computer, a federal prosecutor told the jury during opening statements. That was “1.7 million people who had eaten at the wrong restaurant and their personal information…