Security News

U.S. Banking Regulator Hit by 54 Breaches in 2015, 2016
2017-10-09 10:47

The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the last two years may have suffered as many as 54 data breaches involving personally identifiable information (PII), revealed a report...

Report: Equifax Subpoenaed by New York State Regulator
2017-09-28 11:48

Department of Financial Services Seeks Breach Discovery and Response DetailsNew York state's financial regulator has subpoenaed Equifax - in the wake of it suffering a breach affecting 143 million...

US Financial Regulator Launches Unit to Police Cyber-threats
2017-09-26 11:44

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced it is setting up a special unit dedicated to identifying cyber-related misconduct. read more

Hack of U.S. Regulator a Blow to Confidence in Financial System
2017-09-21 16:52

The hack disclosed at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission deals a fresh blow to confidence in the security of the financial system weeks after news of a potentially catastrophic breach at...

European banks at mercy of US regulators
2017-09-12 12:55

European banks are under disproportional enforcement pressure from US regulators. Since 2012, of the $38.4bn levied in economic crime fines worldwide, 97 percent of all fines have come from US...

French Regulator Accepts Microsoft's Data Protection Improvements to Windows 10 (Security Week)
2017-07-03 12:09

CNIL Accepts Microsoft's Data Protection Improvements to Windows 10 read more

Uber Uses Ubiquitous Surveillance to Identify and Block Regulators (Schneier on Security)
2017-03-06 12:24

The New York Times reports that Uber developed apps that identified and blocked government regulators using the app to find evidence of illegal behavior: Yet using its app to identify and sidestep...