insurancejournal.com – The disruption of Maryland’s reporting of COVID-19 data last month was caused by a ransomware attack, state officials said Wednesday. Chip Stewart, the
Meta facing $3.2 billion UK class-action lawsuit
iapp.org – Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms is facing a $3.2 billion class action lawsuit in the U.K. alleging it exploited 44 million users’ personal data…. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1483363716074819591
Pandemic increases online privacy concerns, research shows
iapp.org – Research found an increase in online traffic during the pandemic and advances in data analytics have enhanced consumer surveillance. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1483288154387980293
Google seeks to explain Google Analytics’ privacy, data sharing practices
iapp.org – Google Analytics Product Management Director Russell Ketchum explains the service following an EU ruing that it violates the GDPR. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1483122383485603846
Cyber Risk and Law Firms
netdiligence.com – Threat actors are targeting law firms for access to highly sensitive data and business email compromise schemes. With better security measures in place, these attacks can be avoided. Tweeted by @NetDiligence https://twitter.com/NetDiligence/status/1483190838108770313
CNIL opens consultation on augmented public cameras
iapp.org – France’s data protection authority announced a public consultation on its position related to the use of augmented cameras in public spaces. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1483061943657246725
Third party scrapes TransUnion’s TLO database
iapp.org – A third party has recently scraped the contents of TLO, a database containing personal information used by private investigators and law enforcement Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1482895587653701653
Accellion reaches $8.1 million agreement in data breach class-action lawsuit
iapp.org – Accellion Inc. reached a $8.1 million agreement in a nationwide class-action lawsuit Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1482714561283342341
All the Cybersecurity Statistics, Figures and Facts You Need to Know in 2022
connect.comptia.org – Cyberattacks continue to get more complex and common, and businesses need a lot of information in order to adequately prepare against the latest risks. Check out the following cybersecurity facts and… Tweeted by @CompTIASpore https://twitter.com/CompTIASpore/status/1483026873374367747
FCC Proposes Stricter Data Breach Reporting Requirements
infosecurity-magazine.com – Commission wants companies to notify customers of “inadvertent” breaches Tweeted by @InfosecurityMag https://twitter.com/InfosecurityMag/status/1482785222852763648
The top-5 most-read stories for the week of Jan. 10, 2022
iapp.org – We know there is a lot of privacy news to sift through. To make it easier, we identified the top-five most-read stories for the week of Jan. 10, 2022. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1482533171753361411
Someone Scraped Massive Bank of Personal Data Used by Private Investigators
vice.com – The scrape shows that databases such as TransUnion’s TLO can leak out beyond the initial creator’s control. Tweeted by @cybersec_feeds https://twitter.com/cybersec_feeds/status/1482488517372563461
Visibility, immutability, security … a revolutionary approach to fighting off ransomware
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Ukraine shrugs off mass govt website defacement as world turns to stare at 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/1482437807620558848
This Week in Security News – January 14, 2022 – ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News
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/1482405697195110400
Pegasus spyware targets journalists in El Salvador
iapp.org – The phones of employees of El Salvador news outlet El Faro were hacked with the Pegasus spyware. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1482185860804222977
US State Privacy Legislation Tracker
iapp.org – After the California Consumer Privacy Act passed in 2018, multiple states proposed similar legislation to protect consumers in their states. The IAPP Westin … Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1482155745714098179
US Chamber of Commerce renews call for federal privacy law
iapp.org – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to members of Congress on the need to pass federal privacy legislation. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1482125540324745216
Digital rights organizations, businesses call to ban targeted ads
iapp.org – A group of digital rights organizations and business leaders are pushing to ban targeted advertising online. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1482050501839663105
Spray365 – a password spraying tool that identifies valid credentials for Microsoft accounts (Office 365 / Azure AD)
hakin9.org – What is Spray365? Spray365 is a password spraying tool that identifies valid credentials for Microsoft accounts (Office 365 / Azure AD). How is Spray365 different from the many other password sprayin… Tweeted by @lawyhak https://twitter.com/lawyhak/status/1482057717405597699
