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Healthcare Was Most-hacked Industry in 2018: Study
- Saturday, 20 April 2019
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Of all industries worldwide, healthcare suffered the most cybersecurity breaches last year, according to a study by law firm BakerHostetler. So reports Business Insider.
Read more...Hackers Breach Some FBI-affiliated Websites
- Saturday, 20 April 2019
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Hackers have breached three websites related to the FBI National Academy Associates, a nonprofit located at the FBI’s training academy. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Google Has Been Opening Its Vast Location Database to Police
- Saturday, 20 April 2019
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Google has been allowing law enforcement officials nationwide to tap into Sensorvault, its massive cache of location records for at least hundreds of millions of devices around the globe. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Mar-A-Lago Breach Inquiry Raising Eyebrows Among Cybersecurity Pros
- Sunday, 14 April 2019
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Cybersecurity specialists are puzzled over the Secret Service probe into the malware-containing thumb drive carried into President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort by a Chinese national. So reports The Washington Post.
Read more...Ticketmaster Faces $6.5M Data Breach Suit
- Saturday, 13 April 2019
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A UK law firm has sued Ticketmaster for £5 million ($6.6 million) over a data breach revealed last June. So reports Billboard.
Read more...Homeland Security Chief’s Exit Raises Cybersecurity Questions
- Saturday, 13 April 2019
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The sudden departure of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen could undermine the department’s efforts to safeguard against cybersecurity threats, ex-agency officials, advocates and lobbyists have said. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Yahoo Data Breach Settlement Boosted to $117.5M
- Saturday, 13 April 2019
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Yahoo has reached an amended $117.5 million settlement with millions of users whose sensitive personal information may have been exposed in a 2013 data breach. So reports Ars Technica.
Read more...Toyota Discloses Second Data Breach in Five Weeks
- Monday, 08 April 2019
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Toyota has announced that hackers accessed sales information on 3.1 million customers. So reports ZDNet.
Read more...Planet Hollywood, Buca di Beppo Owner Reveals Data Breach
- Monday, 08 April 2019
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Customers at Planet Hollywood and Buca di Beppo may have had their credit card details exposed, the restaurants’ parent company announced. So reports USA Today.
Read more...Chinese National Allegedly Brings Malware Into Mar-A-Lago
- Monday, 08 April 2019
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A woman from China carrying a device with malware on it entered President Trump’s Florida resort Mar-A-Lago for a short time during one of his recent visits, federal prosecutors allege in court papers. So reports the Associated Press.
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