33 Attorneys General Send Letter to FTC on Commercial Surveillance Rules

Attorneys general in 33 US states are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take into consideration consumer risks as it looks into creating rules to crack down on commercial surveillance.
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Bishop Fox Adds $46 Million to Series B Funding Round

Continuous attack surface management pioneer Bishop Fox continues to attract the attention of investors with the banking of another $46 million in growth funding led by WestCap.
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FTC Orders Chegg to Improve Security Following Multiple Data Breaches

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week announced that it has reached an agreement with education technology provider Chegg over the company’s cybersecurity failures leading to several data breaches.
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Drizly Agrees to Tighten Data Security After Alleged Breach

Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to tighten its data security and limit data collection to resolve federal regulators’ allegations that its security failures exposed the personal information of some 2.5 million customers.
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Data Breach Victims Sue Rhode Island Transit Agency, Insurer

Two people whose personal information was compromised in a data breach at Rhode Island’s public bus service that affected about 22,000 people sued the agency and a health insurer on Tuesday seeking monetary damages and answers.
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Data Breach at Australian Health Insurer Impacts 4 Million Customers; Could Cost $35M

Australian health insurer Medibank on Wednesday confirmed that the personal and health information of all customers has been compromised in a recent data breach.
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FTC Targets Drizly and Its CEO Over Cybersecurity Failures That Led to Data Breach

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week announced an administrative complaint against online alcohol marketplace Drizly and its CEO, James Cory Rellas, over the company’s poor data security practices.
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