Security News

Why a Furniture Maker Had to Report a Health Data Breach
2019-04-18 21:18

Many Employers Have Health Data That Must Be Protected Under HIPAASometimes, even a furniture manufacturer must report a health data breach to comply with the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule....

How Not to Acknowledge a Data Breach
2019-04-17 17:56

I'm not a huge fan of stories about stories, or those that explore the ins and outs of reporting a breach. But occasionally it seems necessary to publish such accounts when companies respond to a...

Hackers bragged that pretty vanilla breach included FBI watchlist? Well, colour us shocked
2019-04-16 12:13

It's didn't, by the way – it's a bunch of ad industry folk A hacker collective calling itself Pokemongo that published what it claimed to be personal data of US FBI agents has followed up by...

Experts: Breach at IT Outsourcing Giant Wipro
2019-04-15 21:19

Indian information technology (IT) outsourcing and consulting giant Wipro [NYSE:WIT] is investigating reports from multiple security experts that Wipro's systems have been hacked and are being...

Microsoft Outlook Breach Widens in Scope, Impacting MSN And Hotmail – Report
2019-04-15 13:59

A Microsoft Outlook breach that was disclosed on Friday is thought to be much larger than previously said, a new report found.

Another Scathing Equifax Post-Breach Report
2019-04-12 10:03

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an update on a congressional report that slams Equifax for lacking a strong cybersecurity culture. Also featured: A new study on the status...

Yahoo Offers $117.5M Settlement in Data Breach Lawsuit
2019-04-10 15:21

Yahoo is taking a second stab at settling a massive lawsuit regarding the data breaches that the Internet company faced between 2013 and 2016.

Yahoo Takes Second Swing at Data Breach Settlement
2019-04-10 12:33

$117.5 Million Settlement Would Be Largest Ever for a Data Breach, Plaintiffs SayYahoo is hoping a revamped proposed breach-related settlement will pass muster with a federal judge who rejected...

Minnesota State Agency Breach May Have Put Thousands at Risk
2019-04-10 04:58

Minnesota Department of Human Services officials say a data breach at the agency may have exposed the personal information of about 11,000 people. read more

Cost of Data Breach in UK Increases More Than 41% in Two Years
2019-04-08 14:25

The UK government, in the form of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published its fourth annual breaches survey: the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2019. It was...