Simon Sharwood reports: US Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray has named China as the source of more cyber-attacks on the USA than all other nations combined. In a Monday speech titled Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Government Inside the US, Wray said the FBI is probing over 2,000 investigations of incidents assessed as…
Prepared remarks: Attorney General Phil Weiser on the way forward on data privacy and data security (Jan. 28, 2022)
Colorado’s Attorney General, Phil Weiser, gave a speech for Data Privacy Day that talks about Colorado’s Privacy Act and its provisions with respect to both privacy and data security. It is a speech worth reading, especially if you want an overview of what is coming your way in Colorado. With three states now having state…
Rhode Island attorney general subpoenas RIPTA, UnitedHealthcare over data breach
Edward Fitzpatrick reports: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s office has issued administrative subpoenas to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare over a data breach that compromised the personal information of 22,000 people. The subpoenas, or civil investigative demand letters, say the attorney general’s office was notified on Dec. 23 of a “significant information…
NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
Arkport Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-162) January 28, 2022 Quick Facts about the District: Enabled Network User Accounts Student 489 Non-Student 259 Total 748 IT Vendor Contract Services 2021 Expenditures $602,824 Audit Period July 1, 2020 – September 21, 2021 Audit Objective Determine whether Arkport Central School District (District) officials ensured network…
Security issue may have made some personal information vulnerable on WSDOT system
OLYMPIA – A vulnerability involving a Washington State Department of Transportation system may have exposed personal information stored in an internal database of about 2,200 people, and the agency is reaching out to help notify them of the incident. It is not known if anyone obtained the information for illegal use, and the vulnerability within…
UK Snack Company Hit by Ransomware Attack, Which Could Cause Delivery Delays
James Davey of Reuters reports: Hackers are hitting Britain where it hurts by targeting some of its favorite savory snacks, with the likes of Hula Hoops, KP Nuts, Butterkist popcorn and Nik Naks in their cyber sights. The company behind those brands, KP Snacks, has revealed it has been hit by a cyber-attack which could…