Results for 'personally identifiable information'
Do cyber regulations actually make K–12 schools safer? Navigating compliance while securing school and student data
April 6, 2023 - Over the last decade, K–12 schools have made great strides in employing technologies that facilitate learning—especially since the onset of pandemic-induced...
The NBA tells fans about data breach
March 21, 2023 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) has notified its fans they may be affected by a data breach in a third-party service...
Breast cancer photos published by ransomware gang
March 13, 2023 - The Russia-linked ALPHV ransomware group, also known as BlackCat, has posted sensitive clinical photos of breast cancer patients—calling them “nude photos”—to...
iPhone users targeted in phone AND data theft campaign
February 28, 2023 - When is an iPhone theft not just an iPhone theft? When the user’s Apple ID and more, goes with it. That’s...
US Marshals Service hit by ransomware and data breach
February 28, 2023 - The US Marshals Service (USMS) says it’s suffered a ransomware attack in which a threat actor managed to get hold of...
DNA testing company fined after customer data theft
February 23, 2023 - DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), an Ohio-based private DNA testing company, last week reached a settlement deal with the Ohio and Pennsylvania state attorneys...
One in nine online stores are leaking your data, says study
February 14, 2023 - eCommerce security company Sansec has revealed it’s found a number of online stores accidentally leaking highly sensitive data. After studying 2,037 online stores,...
French law to report cyberincidents within 3 days to become effective soon
February 13, 2023 - The pressure on victims of cybercrime to notify authorities in a timely manner is increasing from many sides and for multiple...
Louisiana wants your ID if you’re looking at adult-only websites
January 9, 2023 - The state of Louisiana introduced a law on January 1, 2023, that holds sites that specialize in pornographic content accountable if...
New device? Here’s how to safely dispose of your old one
January 3, 2023 - Until recently I had two old phones, one tablet and about 20 hard drives in storage that I was afraid to...
