Supreme Court Could Decide Question of “Harm” in Data Breaches
A case related to breaches at the firm CareFirst could see the U.S.’s top court weighing in on the legal question of whether having your data stolen constitutes “harm” to individuals.
Adobe Patches 86 Vulnerabilities Across Nine Products
Apple's Patch Tuesday update resolved 86 vulnerabilities, 70 of them critical.
Phishing is Still the Golden Ticket For Account Hijacking
A new study from Google found 12 million sets of credentials on black markets that had been stolen through phishing.
Game of Pwns: Breach Notices Suggest Few Victims in HBO Hack
Statements mailed to state attorneys general suggest the breach - which saw episodes of Game of Thrones released early - affected a small number of people, not HBO’s millions of subscribers.
OceanLotus APT Hits Human Rights Orgs in Vietnam, China, Cambodia
A campaign launched in May by APT32, also known as Ocean Lotus, has hit over 100 websites belonging to government, military, and human rights organizations in Vietnam, China, and Asia.
Hilton Was Fined $700K for a Data Breach. Under GDPR It Would Be $420M
Consider $2 per lost record versus $1,200 per lost record. That’s the difference between what Hilton will pay to New York State versus what it will pay to EU regulators once the GDPR takes effect in May.
Digital Guardian Welcomes Chris Brook
Veteran Cybersecurity News Writer Joins Digital Guardian as Data Insider’s New Editor.
Google Steps Up Account Security
Google recently announced it will begin offering a higher level of security for high-risk users.
Flaw in Google’s Bug Database Allowed Access to Unpatched Vulnerability Details
A series of bugs - since fixed - could have afforded an attacker access to Google's internal bug tracking database.
Bad Rabbit Ransomware Hits Russia, Ukraine
A previously unknown strain of ransomware, Bad Rabbit, hit roughly 200 targets across Russia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria, on Tuesday.
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