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California Auditor Warns of Information Security Lapses
- Friday, 19 July 2019
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Some California state agencies need to do more to protect the security of the data they collect and store, a new report by the state auditor has found. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Sprint Warns Customers of Data Breach
- Friday, 19 July 2019
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Sprint has confirmed a data breach affecting an unknown number of customers. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Medical Testing Data Breach Adds Another 2.2 Million Patients
- Friday, 19 July 2019
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Clinical Pathology Laboratories (CPL) has become the latest medical testing company to reveal it was affected by a massive data breach at billing service American Medical Collection Agency. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Cloud Service Provider PCM Inc. Suffers Data Breach: Report
- Saturday, 06 July 2019
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PCM Inc., a U.S.-based cloud services provider, has sustained a breach that let hackers into some clients’ email and file-sharing systems. So reports Krebs on Security.
Read more...Facebook Fails to Dodge Data-breach Lawsuit
- Saturday, 06 July 2019
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Facebook must face a lawsuit over a breach that affected almost 30 million users. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...FDA Warns Insulin Pump Users of Cyber Risks Amid Recall
- Saturday, 06 July 2019
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The Food and Drug Administration has warned insulin pump users and healthcare providers that certain devices could be vulnerable to hackers. So reports The Washington Post.
Read more...Ex-Equifax Exec Gets Prison for Insider Trading Related to Data Breach
- Saturday, 06 July 2019
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A former executive at Equifax, which admitted a huge data breach in 2017, is headed to prison. So reports CNET.
Read more...Florida Sets Aside $5.1M for Elections Cybersecurity
- Thursday, 20 June 2019
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Florida has committed $5.1 million to help election officials ramp up the state’s cybersecurity efforts ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced. So reports Orlando Weekly.
Read more...EU to Take Aim at Cybersecurity Failures
- Thursday, 20 June 2019
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The European Union is getting ready to shore up the bloc’s cybersecurity following a leak of diplomatic cables, the alleged hacking of the EU mission in Moscow and other breaches. So reports The Financial Times.
Read more...Healthcare Data Breach Forces Bill Collector Into Bankruptcy
- Wednesday, 19 June 2019
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Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau Inc., which does business as American Medical Collection Agency, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. So reports Bloomberg.
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