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Collateral Startup CloudMargin Taps First Info-security Chief
- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
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CloudMargin, a collateral management startup that recently raised $15 million in funding, has hired its first head of information security. So reports Asset Servicing Times.
Read more...Facebook 2018 Data Breach Settlement Moves Ahead
- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
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A judge has granted preliminary approval to a settlement between Facebook and users affected by a 2018 data breach. So reports Courthouse News.
Read more...Capcom Hack Leaks Release Date for Resident Evil Sequel
- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
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Capcom has suffered a data breach that has exposed a broad swathe of sensitive material, from the launch date for the video game developer’s upcoming Resident Evil sequel to the personal details of up to 350,000 customers. So reports Screen Rant.
Read more...Twitter Taps Prominent Hacker 'Mudge' to Head Security
- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
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Twitter has named Peiter Zatko, famous among hacker circles as “Mudge,” to the new role of head of security as the company recovers from security breaches and faces the risk of greater regulation. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Top Cybersecurity Official Out After Disputing Trump Fraud Claims
- Tuesday, 24 November 2020
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President Donald Trump fired the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Chris Krebs, after the official publicly contradicted Trump’s evidence-free claims of election fraud. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Media Firm Mashable Reveals Cyberattack
- Thursday, 12 November 2020
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Mashable, a digital media platform and news website, has announced that a hacker has posted a copy of a company database online.
Read more...Online Cannabis Community Faces Data Leak
- Thursday, 12 November 2020
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The personal information of millions using GrowDiaries, a journaling platform for cannabis growers, has potentially been exposed. So reports ThreatPost.
Read more...Hotel Booking Firm Exposes Data on Millions of Customers
- Thursday, 12 November 2020
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A security flaw potentially exposed the personal information of more than 10 million hotel guests around the world. So reports the London Independent.
Read more...Mayo Clinic Hit with Data Breach Lawsuit
- Thursday, 12 November 2020
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The Mayo Clinic is facing a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of patients whose medical records were improperly accessed by an employee at the health care facility. So reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Read more...U.S. Officials Mark Election Day Without Cyberattacks
- Thursday, 12 November 2020
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Federal authorities have declared that hackers didn’t affect the final day of voting in the recent U.S. election. So reports CNET.
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