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Researchers found that 24 security advisories inaccurately listed affected versions for the open-source development framework. Continue reading 61 impacted versions of Apache Struts left off security advisories
July was a month of mega data privacy fines. The UK Information Commissioners Office (ICO) announced it intended to fine British Airways £183 million for last September’s data breach, where half a million BA customer personal records were compromi… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for July 2019
Equifictitious sites popped up within days of Equifax agreeing to pay up to $700m to settle claims over the 2017 data breach. Continue reading Don’t fall for fake Equifax settlement sites, warns FTC
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for August 5th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: everything you need to know about the Capital One data breach, changes in the payouts from the Equifax settlement, and Nextdoor app s… Continue reading Capital One Data Breach, Equifax Settlement Payouts, Nextdoor App Scams
The Equifax Settlement Website is easily spoofed, and it’s already happening. The Equifax Data Breach resulted in the credit bureau agreeing to a $650-700-million settlement. Those affected had a choice…
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Equifax is fined $675 million, while New York data breach notification law now covers biometrics, passwords, and more. Continue reading Post-Equifax settlement, NY updates data breach notification laws
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for July 29th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Details on the Equifax breach settlement, why your Android phone could be exploited by simply watching a video file, and encryption ba… Continue reading Equifax Settlement, Android Video File Exploit, Encryption Backdoors
Businesses throughout the U.S. will now be required to notify New Yorkers as quickly as possible when their information is compromised in a security incident, under a bill that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Thursday. The consumer-friendly data protection law updates New York’s current rules to cover biometric data, and forces firms to alert consumers when their email address, combined with the corresponding passwords or security questions and answers, are compromised. The state legislature quietly passed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, or SHIELD Act, in June. The law, which takes effect March 2020, requires companies to notify individuals “in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay,” a time period that generally means 30 days, state Sen. Kevin Thomas, who re-introduced the SHIELD Act after it failed to pass in 2017, previously told CyberScoop. If the incident affects more than 500 New York residents, the affected business is required to provide written […]
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This week, a bug in NVIDIAs Tegra Chipset opens doors to Malicious Code Execution, hackers publish a list of phished Discord creds, Equifax to pay up to $700 Million in 2017 data breach settlement, several vulnerabilities found in Comodo Antivirus,… Continue reading July 23, 2019 – Hack Naked News #228
Equifax, one of the three largest credit-reporting firms in the United States, has to pay up to $700 million in fines to settle a series of state and federal investigations into the massive 2017 data breach that exposed the personal and financial data … Continue reading Equifax to Pay up to $700 Million in 2017 Data Breach Settlement