Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

BreachForums Administrator Rearrested on Parole Violations

January 15, 2024

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the former top administrator of BreachForums, an online shopping mall for stolen data, was re-arrested on Jan. […]

Law Firm Orrick Settles Data Breach Class Actions

January 15, 2024

San Francisco-based law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has reached an agreement to settle consolidated lawsuits brought on behalf of […]

The Cost of Data Breaches Is Reaching Record Highs

January 15, 2024

The average cost of data breaches has risen steadily since 2017 and reached a record high in 2023, The Hacker […]

Don’t Have a GenAI Security Policy? You’re In Serious Trouble

January 9, 2024

As more businesses are adopting generative AI (GenAI), the need to develop security-based GenAI policies has become more critical. The […]

Lessons Unlearned: The Target Breach Ten Years Later

January 8, 2024

DarkReading reports that one full decade after the data breach that hit giant retailer Target served as a wake-up call […]

Healthcare Industry Must Recognize the Myths of Cybercrime

January 8, 2024

An article in The Hacker News discusses increasing cyber threats to the healthcare industry due to the premium that electronic […]

Ransomware Gangs Engaging the Media

January 8, 2024

Cybercriminals traditionally hid from publicity, but Sophos reports that over the past few years, ransomware gangs have begun actively engaging […]

Vehicle Data-Harvesting Controversy Heading Up the Appeals Chain

January 8, 2024

Automotive manufacturers, and in some cases insurers, are increasingly harvesting data from car owners, often without consumers being aware of […]

36 Million Accounts Compromised in Comcast Data Breach

January 3, 2024

Between October 16 and October 19, 2023, hackers exploited a vulnerability in Citrix cloud-computing software. The breach resulted from a […]

Keeping Up with Data Privacy Laws Across the United States

January 3, 2024

In 2023, the United States witnessed a significant shift in data privacy laws, with states implementing new statutes protecting consumer […]

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