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Feds Investigate 'Significant' Data Breach of Court System
Lawmakers have called for more information about a breach of the federal courts document management system, newly disclosed to the public for the first time at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Average Data Breach Cost Hits All-time High of $4.35M: IBM
The average data breach worldwide cost organizations $4.35 million this year, the highest level ever. That’s according to IBM’s annual report on the cost of a data breach.
Read more...U.S. and Israel Agree to Joint Cybersecurity Initiative
- Thursday, 21 July 2022
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The United States and Israel have launched a collaborative cybersecurity program called BIRD Cyber. So reports GovInfoSecurity.
Read more...California Leaks Gun-permit Data for More Than 200,000 People
- Thursday, 21 July 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
California has acknowledged a leak of personal information for more than 200,000 people who applied for a concealed weapons permit in the state over the past 10 years. So reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Read more...Hacker Claims Theft of Chinese Police Data for a Billion People
- Thursday, 21 July 2022
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An unknown hacker has purported to have snatched the personal details of one billion people in China from a Shanghai police database. So reports The Guardian.
Read more...Log4j Bug Will Persist for Years, U.S. Panel Says
- Thursday, 21 July 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
The Log4j software flaw that was uncovered last year has become an “endemic” issue that will still “be exploited for years to come,” according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...CafePress Fined $500,000 Over Data Breach
- Thursday, 07 July 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
The Federal Trade Commission has fined online gift shop CafePress $500,000 over a 2019 data breach. So reports SecurityWeek.
Read more...Carnival Cruises to Pay $1.25M in Data Breach Settlement
- Thursday, 07 July 2022
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Carnival Cruises has agreed to pay $1.25 million to customers and employees nationwide stemming from a 2019 data breach. So reports New York’s WHEC.
Read more...New York Names State’s First Chief Cyber Officer
- Thursday, 07 July 2022
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- Written by Security Tech Brief
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the appointment of Colin Ahern as the state’s first-ever chief cyber officer. So reports Cybersecurity Dive.
Read more...AMD Probes Alleged RansomHouse Data Breach
- Thursday, 07 July 2022
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Advanced Micro Devices has revealed that it is investigating a possible data breach following upstart cybercrime gang RansomHouse’s claim to have stolen the chipmaker’s data. So report TechCrunch.
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