On July 15, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following school district audits. Clicking on the links will take you to the fuller reports, but even then, some things were so bad, it seems, that findings were told to the districts, but not put in writing in public reports that threat actors…
Ransomware attacks target Virginia Tech, no data believed stolen
Amy Friedenberger reports Virginia Tech was the target of two cyberattacks recently. The most recent attack was part of the Kaseya incident. An earlier attack in May reportedly involved an attempt to encrypt the university’s server. In neither case was there any evidence of data exfiltration. Read more on The Roanoke Times.
Ca: Revelstoke Mountaineer white-hat notification of data security issues causes City of Revelstoke to disable emergency notification system
Aaron Orlando reports: The City of Revelstoke has disabled its emergency notification system after revelstokemountaineer.com notified the city of data security issues with the system. The city’s opt-in emergency alert system sends emails or text messages to subscribers. The system notifies subscribers on a range of city communications, including emergency communications. Read more on revelstokemountaineer.com….
The new minimization technique for breach disclosures?
Remember when “We take your privacy and security very seriously” became de rigueur in breach disclosures? Now there’s other language being frequently added to breach disclosures — language that makes it sound like what the entity is about to tell you is really no huge deal, but if you feel you really need to protect…
Dark Web Price Index 2021
Information in this report reflects data collected on May 9, 2021 and reported by Privacy Affairs. They report their methodology was to: “scan dark web marketplaces, forums, and websites, to create an index of the average prices for a range of specific products.” Their findings are also compared to what they found in 2020. You…
WI: Governor Evers Signs Law to Enhance Insurance Cybersecurity Measures
July, 15 — Madison, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers signed Act 73 into law creating new cybersecurity requirements for protecting data collected by the insurance industry. “From ransomware to data breaches, insurers and consumers are at an increasing risk of experiencing a serious cybersecurity incident,” said Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable. “The new consumer protections in this Act…