Security analyst says Yahoo!, Dropbox, LinkedIn, Tumblr all popped by same gang
Five hackers are said to be behind breaches totalling up to a staggering three billion credentials from some of the world’s biggest tech companies including the Yahoo! breach that led to the loss of 500 million credentials. The claims, made to The Reg by recognised threat intelligence boffin Andrew Komarov, pin the world’s largest hacks […]
UK data watchdog issues record fine for ISP TalkTalk’s 2015 data breach
“A 2015 data breach at UK ISP TalkTalk has landed the company with a £400,000 fine from the national data protection agency — a record penalty for the ICO to hand out, although £100k shy of the current maximum it can impose. The breach in question dates back to October 2015 when data from nearly […]
Verizon wants $1B discount on Yahoo deal after reports of hacking, spying
“Verizon is pushing for a $1 billion discount off its pending $4.8 billion agreement to buy Yahoo, several sources told The Post exclusively. The request comes on the heels of the web giant getting bludgeoned by bad news in the past few days. Yahoo revealed two weeks ago that it had been hacked in 2014 […]
Calls for Federal Breach Notification Law Continue After Yahoo Data Breach
“Data breach prevention and response are again at the forefront of the public consciousness with the recent news of a massive data breach by Yahoo. The call for federal breach notification legislation was revived by the FTC on September 27, 2016, five days after the Yahoo breach was announced. During testimony before the U.S. Senate […]
Yahoo Data Breach Could Result In Lawsuits
“Yahoo, which is reeling from a massive data breach, is reportedly facing a class-action lawsuit over it. According to a report, the company is facing two lawsuits, both filed in the U.S. District Court, since the massive breach was announced. “For Yahoo to lay the blame on state-sponsored entities for this data breach seems like […]
Cyberattacks on personal health records growing ‘exponentially’
“This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known as HIPAA. Since it took effect, doctors’ offices, hospitals and other health-care providers have been very careful about releasing information. Sometimes frustratingly so. I’ve had providers refuse to send my information to me by email, because that form of […]
3 Ways to Reduce Data Breach Risks in Post-Panama Papers World
“The Panama Papers is the most well-known breach of a law firm, compromising 11.5 million documents from the law firm Mossack Fonseca. In it, 2.6 terabytes of client data were exposed, revealing information about 12 heads of state, 29 billionaires, 150 politicians, and many major financial institutions across the globe. But Mossack Fonseca is hardly […]
16 latest healthcare data breaches, security incidents
“Here are the 16 latest healthcare data breaches or security incidents that occurred or were reported within the past four weeks, beginning with the most recent. Keck Medicine in Los Angeles, part of University of Southern California, reported two servers were hit with ransomware in August, encrypting files and making them inaccessible to employees. The […]
Trump hotel chain fined over data breaches
“Trump Hotel Collection has arrived at a settlement with New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman over hacks that are said to have led to the exposure of over 70,000 credit card numbers and other personal data. The hotel chain, one of the businesses of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, has agreed to pay $50,000 […]
Yahoo facing lawsuits in the wake of massive data breach
“Yahoo is facing lawsuits from people who fear their accounts have been hacked and claim the company was “grossly negligent,” putting their financial and personal data at risk. Two lawsuits, both filed in California, also allege that Yahoo (YAHOF) did not adequately disclose the breach that exposed private information of at least 500 million users. […]