VA High Court: License Plate Database Not Personal Data

Regulations related to the collection, storage and use of personal data don’t apply to the collection of license plate readings, a court has found, calling privacy regs into question As you drive to George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, you ma… Continue reading VA High Court: License Plate Database Not Personal Data

Therapy Center Hacked, 40,000 Patients Sent Ransom Demands

A psychotherapy center was hacked, losing sensitive healthcare data on more than 40,000 patients.
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Inside the DoJ’s GRU Indictments for Cyber Meddling

For the third time in the past two years, the United States has indicted intelligence officers associated with Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), the military intelligence entity of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Feder… Continue reading Inside the DoJ’s GRU Indictments for Cyber Meddling

New Report on Police Decryption Capabilities

There is a new report on police decryption capabilities: specifically, mobile device forensic tools (MDFTs). Short summary: it’s not just the FBI that can do it.

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GRU Agents Indicted for Hacking Multiple Targets

The DoJ has charged six Russians, allegedly working for the GRU, with a huge range of computer crimes.
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The Good and Not So Good of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020

In September, the House of Representatives passed a bill requiring that all internet of things (IoT) devices purchased by the government meet minimum security requirements. Of course, with everything being connected to everything, there needs to be a … Continue reading The Good and Not So Good of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020

Coinbit Seizure: Why New Cryptocurrency Exchanges Conduct Wash Trading  

On Aug. 26, the South Korean newspaper Seoul Shinmun published a report stating that 99% of transaction volume was faked through wash trading on Coinbit, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, between August 2019 to May 2020. Thou… Continue reading Coinbit Seizure: Why New Cryptocurrency Exchanges Conduct Wash Trading