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The U.S. government has indicted four Chinese citizens, accusing them of a hack of Equifax that leaked more than 150 million people’s data.
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New legislation being introduced by Sen. Lindsay Graham ostensibly to prevent the spread of child porn and other child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) may have the effect of prohibiting the kinds of good security practices that prevent unauthorized acce… Continue reading Bill to Prevent Child Porn Could Kill Encryption
Should insurance companies be on the hook to cover losses for cyberfraud? If you are the victim of a business email compromise (BEC) and are induced to wire-transfer a client’s funds to the wrong account, who pays for the damages? And if you have insu… Continue reading When Scams Collide: E-Mail Fraud and Insurance
A roundup of UK focused cyber and information security news stories, blog posts, reports and threat intelligence from the previous calendar month, January 2020.After years of dither and delay the UK government finally nailed its colours to the mast, no… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for February 2020
Facebook has settled a class-action in Illinois for $550 million. It’s alleged that the social network’s face-recognition algorithms are illegal in the Prairie State.
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Increasingly, at least in the law, privacy and security are diverging. There are cybersecurity lawyers who specialize in forensic investigations, data breaches, security regulatory compliance and ensuring that contracts protect the security of data an… Continue reading The Symbiotic, Parasitic Relationship Between Privacy, Security
Communities across the United States are starting to ban facial recognition technologies. In May of last year, San Francisco banned facial recognition; the neighboring city of Oakland soon followed, as did Somerville and Brookline in Massachusetts (a s… Continue reading Modern Mass Surveillance: Identify, Correlate, Discriminate
In episode 105 for January 27th 2020: What are the new forms of fraud and cybercrime being found on the Dark Web? We discuss this fascinating topic with Emily Wilson, VP of Research at Terbium Labs. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Emil… Continue reading Dark Web Fraud and Cybercrime with Emily Wilson
Glenn Greenwald has been charged with cybercrimes in Brazil, stemming from publishing information and documents that were embarrassing to the government. The charges are that he actively helped the people who actually did the hacking: Citing intercepte… Continue reading Brazil Charges Glenn Greenwald with Cybercrimes
Surprise! Your cyber-risk insurance may not cover losses resulting from cyberwar. Here are some tips to help ensure you’re getting your money’s worth. With the prospect of a cyberwar with the Islamic Republic of Iran somewhat looming, ther… Continue reading Companies Hit By Iranian Cyberattacks May Not Have Insurance Coverage