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Healthcare Hacks: Weak links

The FBI and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency have been warning the healthcare sector for years about vulnerabilities and ransomware gangs targeting those vulnerabilities. With millions of records -- and...more

Feds "Hack the Hackers" and take down prolific (and dangerous) ransomware gang

A ransomware gang that has been targeting hospitals and other health care providers has been at least temporarily dismantled by the FBI. Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials announced that the FBI's...more

“Ding Dong” -- FTC-Drizly Data Breach Settlement Will follow CEO Personally for a Decade

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on Monday that it is settling a case against Drizly and its CEO stemming from a 2020 data breach that impacted roughly 2.5 million consumers. The proposed order not only...more

FBI Warning: Ransomware Attackers Don’t Take Holidays

There is a pattern here. Long holiday weekends make for ransomware attacks and data breaches. It is well-known that malicious actors take advantage of understaffed IT resources on holidays. In fact, it’s become such a common...more

A New CCPA Data Breach Lawsuit Is “Minted”

Online stationery and craft company Minted Inc. has been hit with a CCPA class action lawsuit, stemming from a massive data breach the company disclosed in late May. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in a California...more

Is Your Company Still Running Windows 7? READ THIS!

If you haven’t been paying attention to all the Microsoft warnings for the past year and your company is still running Windows 7, time’s up. After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will stop pushing out security updates to Windows...more

It’s that time of year again: Phish Madness!

Beware of March Madness! Scammers and phishers take advantage of increased web traffic by impersonating popular March Madness websites, including bracket sites and game live streams. Will your employees take the bait?...more

#MLWashingtonCyberWatch: The Cybersecurity Executive Order (at last)

Amid the flurry following former FBI Director James Comey’s firing last week, President Trump marked his 111th day in office on Thursday, May 11th by signing an executive order targeting national cybersecurity....more

Global Ransomware Attack Update

We’ve been following the latest on the WannaCry ransomware attack that we first told you about over the weekend. A feared “second strike” did not materialize today, but victimized firms in over 100 countries are still...more

Ransomware Attack – Quick Facts

By now, you may have heard about the global ransomware attacks affecting health care and other organizations throughout the world, in particular the United Kingdom, but also in the United States. The ransomware variant,...more

March Fadness: Wearable Tech in the Workplace

Wearable technology continues to do a full court press on the marketplace and in the process, the step counters of the world and health apps tied to devices capable of tracking real-time biostatistics, are revolutionizing the...more

FTC Takes Action Against D-Link for Deceptive Practices Endangering the IoT

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has filed a lawsuit against device manufacturer D-link for allegedly deceiving the marketplace about the security of its products and, in turn, unfairly placing customer privacy at...more

FinTech Companies Face Big Privacy Challenges in 2016

According to the FBI, “there are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be.” It does not take an actual data breach, however, for a company to be liable for its data security practices. ...more

California by the Numbers (Part 1): 24 Million Compromised in 2015

California Attorney General Kamala Harris has released a report of the data breaches that have been reported to her office from 2012 until 2015. Although the California data breach notification law took effect in 2003,...more

Ransomware Strikes California Hospital – Could You Be Next?

In a chain of events that should be a wake-up call to any entity using and storing critical health information (and indeed, ANY kind of critical information), Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (“HPMC”) has announced that...more

Happy Holidays: VTech data breach affects over 11 million parents and children worldwide

The recent data breach of Hong Kong-based electronic toy manufacturer VTech Holdings Limited (“VTech” or the “Company”) is making headlines around the world for good reason: it exposed sensitive personal information of over...more

Privacy Tuesday – August 2015

While you enjoy what is left of the summer of 2015, we will kick off your week with a few privacy and security bits and bytes....more

Privacy Tuesday – July 2015: Hack Attack on Adultery Site Ashley Madison

Once again, data breaches and hacks are front and center, so here are three stories you should know about to start your week....more

Privacy Tuesday – June 2015 – OPM Hack

The news continues to pour in about the two-part massive hack into the federal government’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the compromise of personal information of millions of present and former federal...more

UPDATE: Union Claims that Hackers Have Accessed Personal Data of “All” Federal Employees

As an update to our blog post, “Data Breach Affects Millions of Current and Former Government Workers”, a union representing federal workers is now claiming that the hack may be worse than originally feared. Yesterday, the...more

Privacy Tuesday – April 2015 #2

Spring has finally arrived on the East Coast, and not a moment too soon. Here are 3 privacy & security bits and bytes to start your week....more

Privacy Tuesday – January 6, 2015

Welcome to the first Privacy Tuesday of 2015! We hope that you enjoyed our 12 Days of Privacy series (and if you missed it, they are all linked in the right column of the blog…). Three things that you should...more

Privacy Tuesday: December 2014 – The Twelve Days of Privacy 2014

Our series last year was a reader favorite, so we decided to put our prognosticator hats on again and present: Rather than look back at 2014, starting tomorrow, the Privacy & Security blog will count down The 12 Days...more

Cyber Monday – December 1, 2014

Welcome to December – we hope you had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. Here are a few privacy bits and bytes to start your week. 1. ICYMI – 60 Minutes Explains Credit Card Hacking...more

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