Experian credit-freeze PINs could be revealed by a simple trick
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Cloud, Containers, Orchestration Big Factors in BSIMM9
A converged architecture that brings independent software vendors, cloud vendors and IoT vendors together is reshaping the security landscape. Continue reading Cloud, Containers, Orchestration Big Factors in BSIMM9
2018 Has Been Open Season on Open Source Supply Chains
Hackers see green field opportunities in vulnerable software supply chains. Continue reading 2018 Has Been Open Season on Open Source Supply Chains
GovPayNow.com, AmazonBasics, and FBI – Paul’s Security Weekly #576
Senate can’t protect senators staff from Cyber Attacks, Equifax fined by ICO over data breach that hit Britons, US Military given the power to hack back and defend forward,and AmazonBasics Microwave works with Alexa! Larry’s Stories govpayn… Continue reading GovPayNow.com, AmazonBasics, and FBI – Paul’s Security Weekly #576
Credit Freezes are Free: Let the Ice Age Begin
It is now free in every U.S. state to freeze and unfreeze your credit file and that of your dependents, a process that blocks identity thieves and others from looking at private details in your consumer credit history. If you’ve been holding out because you’re not particularly worried about ID theft, here’s another reason to reconsider: The credit bureaus profit from selling copies of your file to others, so freezing your file also lets you deny these dinosaurs a valuable revenue stream. Continue reading Credit Freezes are Free: Let the Ice Age Begin
UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach
Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has been issued a £500,000 fine by the UK’s privacy watchdog for its last year’s massive data breach that exposed personal and financial data of hundreds of millions of its customers.
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Equifax fined £500,000 for ginormous 2017 breach
More than a year after hackers breached credit reporting agency Equifax to steal 146 million customer records, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued the company with a £500,000 fine – a small penalty for a such a mo… Continue reading Equifax fined £500,000 for ginormous 2017 breach
Equifax fined maximum penalty under 1998 UK data protection law
Credit monitoring giant Equifax has been hit with the maximum penalty from the UK’s data protection agency for its actions related to the company’s massive data breach. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office issued a fine of £500,000 (about $664,000) for failure to protect information tied to 15 million U.K. residents. Equifax announced in October 2017 that along with the 145 million U.S. residents impacted by the breach, a file containing 15.2 million records on U.K. citizens was also “attacked.” That number included over 693,000 U.K. residents that had their email address, phone number, driver’s license number or username and password combination stolen. The fine ties back to the U.K. Data Protection Act of 1998, a law that has been superseded by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Equifax breach occurred prior to GDPR’s activation. The fines under GDPR would be extensively larger. Under the new law, companies […]
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Equifax Fined £500,000 for Exposing Data of 15 Million UK Citizens
Remember the Equifax breach? The major security havoc affected one of the largest credit reporting companies operating in the USA. As a result of the malicious intrusion, cybercriminals were able to obtain information on millions of users worldwide. Th… Continue reading Equifax Fined £500,000 for Exposing Data of 15 Million UK Citizens
ICO to Fine Equifax £500,000 for 2017 Data Breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the United Kingdom announced it will fine Equifax £500,000 for a data breach that occurred in 2017. In a monetary penalty notice filed on 19 September, the ICO revealed its decision to impose th… Continue reading ICO to Fine Equifax £500,000 for 2017 Data Breach