Attorney General James Sues Citibank for Failing to Protect and Reimburse Victims of Electronic Fraud

Imagine having a law on your side that actually helps you in the event your bank account is hacked or your funds are stolen by scammers, but the bank never tells you that you are protected by that law, and worse, does not comply with it. According to N… Continue reading Attorney General James Sues Citibank for Failing to Protect and Reimburse Victims of Electronic Fraud

NJ: Freehold Township School District is forced to close 8 schools Monday due to cyber security threat.

Kristina Beek reports: On Jan. 28, the Freehold Township School District informed its staff, families, and students that its schools and offices would be closed today due to a cybersecurity incident. School officials said that because of the incident, … Continue reading NJ: Freehold Township School District is forced to close 8 schools Monday due to cyber security threat.

Ex-IRS contractor who leaked Trump’s tax returns sentenced to 5 years

Salvador Rizzo reports: A former IRS contractor who leaked a slew of confidential tax records filed by the wealthiest Americans, including those of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Monday to the maximum of five years in prison. Charles Littlejohn … Continue reading Ex-IRS contractor who leaked Trump’s tax returns sentenced to 5 years

SolarWinds Seeks Dismissal of ‘Unfounded’ SEC Cybersecurity Suit

Skye Witley reports: SolarWinds Corp. issued a full-throated denial of wrongdoing in how it handled one of the worst cyberattacks in history in a Friday court filing seeking the dismissal of US Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that its so… Continue reading SolarWinds Seeks Dismissal of ‘Unfounded’ SEC Cybersecurity Suit

Facebook suffers big loss in lawsuit against data-scraping company

Jon Brodkin reports: One year after Meta sued a data-scraping company, a federal judge this week threw out Meta’s breach-of-contract claim because the defendant obtained only public data from Facebook and Instagram. Meta sued Bright Data in Janua… Continue reading Facebook suffers big loss in lawsuit against data-scraping company

NYS Comptroller Audit: Garrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)

Issued Date: January 19, 2024 [read complete report – pdf]  Audit Objective Determine whether Garrison Union Free School District (District) officials secured the District’s network user accounts, established physical controls and maintained inventory … Continue reading NYS Comptroller Audit: Garrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)

HHS Releases New Voluntary Performance Goals to Enhance Cybersecurity Across the Health Sector and Gateway for Cybersecurity Resources

January 24 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), is releasing voluntary health care specific cybersecurity performance goals (CPGs) and a new gateway we… Continue reading HHS Releases New Voluntary Performance Goals to Enhance Cybersecurity Across the Health Sector and Gateway for Cybersecurity Resources

Looking Ahead to the FTC’s Implementation of the Data Breach Notification Rule for Nonbanking Financial Institutions

Alexander Boyd , Colin H. Black of Polsinelli PC write: Beginning on May 13, 2024, nonbanking “financial institutions” must notify the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) within 30 days of discovering a data breach involving the nonpublic personal informa… Continue reading Looking Ahead to the FTC’s Implementation of the Data Breach Notification Rule for Nonbanking Financial Institutions