insurancejournal.com – A man who authorities say participated in a ransomware campaign that extracted tens of millions of dollars from victims has been charged in the United
University exploits loophole in Illinois BIPA class-action dismissal
iapp.org – A potential loophole within the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act has been exposed. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1592684124774375426
Planned Parenthood calls on FTC to protect sensitive data
iapp.org – Planned Parenthood urges the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to “write tailored regulations to protect consumers’ sensitive data.” Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1592594048874795009
Dechert’s work on Flo’s ‘Anonymous Mode,’ King’s privacy notice win 2022 HPE-IAPP Privacy Innovation Awards
iapp.org – For their unique privacy and data protection services, Dechert LLP and Amurbai and King received the 2022 HPE-IAPP Privacy Innovation Awards. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1592579258936832001
Comment period opens on Nigeria’s proposed National Data Strategy
iapp.org – Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency is seeking comments on a draft National Data Strategy. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1592533865062494208
Lawmakers seek answers on Twitter’s data, privacy protections
iapp.org – Democratic lawmakers question how Elon Musk is protecting data and privacy on Twitter following his purchase of the platform. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1592351859897139200
Former Slovenian information commissioner elected president
iapp.org – Former Slovenian Information Commissioner Nataša Pirc Musar was elected as the country’s first female president. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1592472904230486016
Medibank Refuses Ransom Payments, Hackers Leak Stolen Health Data to Dark Web
cpomagazine.com – Medibank has opted to ignore demands for ransom payments for the recent data breach of about 9.7 million health data records. Criminals have published a fraction of the stolen data on the dark web, i… Tweeted by @cpomagazine
Medibank hackers revealed to be in Russia
csoonline.com – The data breach, impacting 9.7 million current and former customers of the private health insurer, has been associated with individuals living in Russia and the Australian Federal Police said it know… Tweeted by @CSOonline https://twitter.com/CSOonline/status/1592473258603028480
Lockbit Ransomware Gang Leaks Stolen Thales Data, IT Systems Safe Says Company
thecyberexpress.com – The notorious Lockbit ransomware gang has started releasing the stolen data from Thales to online data leak websites. Tweeted by @TheCyberExpress https://twitter.com/TheCyberExpress/status/1592493972773130240
Abortions, Drug Use Exposed in Cyber Attack on Australian Health Insurer Medibank
insurancejournal.com – When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd. was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates to its customers,
CNIL recommends World Cup attendees use ‘burner phones’
iapp.org – France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, warned visitors to the upcoming World Cup in Qatar to use a burner phone. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1592080258143952896
Analysis: Digital yuan could lead to more government ‘surveillance,’ ‘social control’
iapp.org – The implementation of China’s digital yuan, or e-CNY, “opens up new forms of government surveillance and social control.” Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1591989449717604354
UK, US announce initial PETs contest winners
iapp.org – The U.K. and U.S. governments jointly announced initial winners in the U.S.-U.K. prize challenges on privacy-enhancing technologies. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1591808578171682820
Unwanted emails steadily creeping into inboxes
helpnetsecurity.com – THere are significant changes to the nature of cyberattacks in 2022 – indicating the constant, growing threats to email security. Tweeted by @javier_carriazo https://twitter.com/javier_carriazo/status/1592074104135360512
EDPB announces November plenary agenda
iapp.org – The European Data Protection Board published the agenda for its Nov. 14 plenary session. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1591446281863340032
More malware is being hidden in PNG images, so watch out
techradar.com – A threat actor known as Worok found hiding malware in PNG files targeting businesses in the Middle East and across Asia Tweeted by @Paula_Piccard https://twitter.com/Paula_Piccard/status/1591791491256504320
Week in review: Microsoft fixes many zero-days, malicious droppers on Google Play, IRISSCON 2022
helpnetsecurity.com – Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Taking cybersecurity investments to the next level In Tweeted by @Paula_Piccard https://twitter.com/Paula_Piccard/status/1591761040676720642
Helix22 Delivers Quantum Proof Encryption
blakfx.com – Quantum computing threatens all information currently protected by 2048-bit RSA encryption. This means everything you are d0ing now, and consider to be secure, will eventually be hacked. When it come… Tweeted by @BLAKFXCyber https://twitter.com/BLAKFXCyber/status/1591506356858941440
Europe calls for joint cyber defense to ward off Russia
threatshub.org – ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News. Tweeted by @threatshub https://twitter.com/threatshub/status/1591622624773144576