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Financial Conduct Authority Warns Banking Industry of ICOs and Cryptocurrency -
Writing a “Dear CEO” letter to banking executives, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned executives on June 11,...more
6/18/2018
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North Korea ,
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Shipwrecks ,
Trading Platforms ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Wells Fargo ,
Wire Fraud
We previously reported that the FBI has warned consumers about a nasty malware, known as VPNFilter and believed to have been launched by a Russian government hacking group, which is infecting hundreds of thousands of small...more
6/12/2018
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Banking Sector ,
Certification Requirements ,
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Data Privacy ,
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Event Tickets ,
FBI ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Hackers ,
LabMD ,
Malware ,
Network Security ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning t U.S. consumers that Russian hackers (dubbed Sofacy and a/k/a Fancy Brear and APT28, and believed to be backed by the Russian government) had compromised...more
6/5/2018
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Registration Requirement ,
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Russia ,
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South Carolina Enacts Insurance Data Security Act -
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Insurance Data Security Act into law on May 3, 2018. The law, parts of which become...more
5/25/2018
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Ballot Measures ,
Cell Phones ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Drones ,
Information Technology ,
Location Data ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government
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Cyber Fraud Cost $1.4 Billion in 201 -
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently released its yearly internet crime report, which states that over 300,000...more
5/22/2018
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Consumer Fraud ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Indictments ,
Investment Fraud ,
Malware ,
Pre-approval ,
Right to Privacy ,
Startups ,
W-2
AICPA Survey Shows U.S. Adults Worried About Identity Theft and Financial Fraud and Concerned Businesses Can’t Protect Their Data -
A new Harris Poll for the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), which called 1,006 U.S....more
5/11/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Emergency Response ,
Identity Theft ,
Mental Health ,
SAMHSA ,
Telecommunications ,
ZTE
Bezop Cryptocurrency Investors’ Personal Information Exposed -
Kromtech Security has reported that the sensitive personal information of more than 25,000 investors of Bezop cryptocurrency was exposed when a MongoDB...more
5/4/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Digital Currency ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Hospitality Industry ,
PHI ,
Smart Devices ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Virtual Currency
“Orangeworm” Targeting Health Care Industry -
In what is being called a systematic targeting of large health care organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and IT companies and equipment manufacturers that service the...more
4/27/2018
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Criminal Investigations ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Data Breach ,
Digital Currency ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
Risk Management ,
Scams ,
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund ,
SunTrust ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
US v Microsoft ,
Virtual Currency
Inogen, which manufactures portable oxygen devices, has alerted the Securities and Exchange Commission in a recent filing that it is notifying 30,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised when a hacker...more
4/20/2018
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Data Breach ,
Drones ,
EPIC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Data ,
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Risk Management
Pipeline Companies Targeted by Cyber-Attacks -
Reports show that U.S. energy companies reported more than 350 cybersecurity incidents to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security between 2011 and 2015. Pipeline companies are...more
4/13/2018
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Data Breach ,
Digital Currency ,
Drones ,
Energy Sector ,
Hackers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Oil & Gas ,
Personal Data ,
Pipelines ,
Social Media ,
TCPA ,
Virtual Currency
On the heels of the ransomware that had the City of Atlanta scrambling last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of “NYC Secure,” a free mobile app that will alert New York City residents of...more
4/10/2018
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Cambridge Analytica ,
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
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Electric Vehicles ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Facebook ,
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New Legislation ,
Part 107 ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Ransomware ,
Social Media ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Taxi Cabs ,
US v Microsoft
Power Company Fined for Contractor Copying Data to its Own Insecure Network -
Vendor management continues to be a problem for all industries, but some are scarier than others. The North American Electric Reliability Corp....more
3/30/2018
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Cloud Storage ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drones ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
Identity Theft ,
Infrastructure ,
NERC ,
NIST ,
Part 107 ,
Popular ,
Social Security ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Utilities Sector ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Russians Continue to Attack U.S. Energy and Power Sectors -
Late last week, a joint statement by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Russian government has been...more
3/23/2018
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drones ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Facebook ,
Hackers ,
Online Travel Vendors ,
Orbitz ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration ,
Uber ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Verizon's Protected Health Information Data Breach Report Concludes that Insiders Are Greatest Threat to Health Care Entities -
Verizon recently issued its Protected Health Information Data Breach Report, which is always...more
3/16/2018
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Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Drones ,
Facebook ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Healthcare ,
Malware ,
Mobile Devices ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Smartphones ,
Telecommunications ,
TSA ,
Verizon
Cybersecurity Task Force Launched in Arizona -
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey launched the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT) by Executive Order on March 1, 2018. The ACT is comprised of 22 members representing officials from...more
3/9/2018
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Healthcare ,
Information Technology ,
Insurance Industry ,
Medicare ,
NYDFS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
State and Local Government ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
According to bloggers on techtarget.com, security risks around the internet of things (IoT) continue to be problematic, and a new free guide, “The Developer’s Guide to IoT” has been published specifically for IoT device...more
3/2/2018
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Financial Services Industry ,
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Insurance Industry ,
Internet of Things ,
NYDFS ,
Puerto Rico ,
Risk Management ,
Smartphones
U.S. Estimates that Cyber Hacks Cost Up to $109 Billion in 20 -
The Council for Economic Advisors (CEA) issued a report this month, entitled “The Cost of Malicious Cyber Activity to the U.S. Economy,” which concludes that...more
2/26/2018
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Bitcoin ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Drones ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Malware ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
Virtual Currency
As of February 15, 2018, banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions and licensees regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) are required to file their first certification of...more
2/16/2018
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Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
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Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drones ,
Extortion ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Information Technology ,
Insurance Industry ,
Medical Records ,
No-Fly Zones ,
NYDFS ,
Olympics ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Virtual Currency
Cisco is warning customers using its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software about a virtual private network (VPN) bug that could "allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to...more
2/9/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
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HIPAA Breach ,
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State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Technology Sector ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Virtual Private Networks ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. notified its electronic medical record customers last week that a ransomware attack was behind the disruption of service for medical providers.
...more
2/7/2018
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Class Action ,
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Data Breach ,
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Educational Institutions ,
EPIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Scams ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Standing ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
A new report issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) called “Global Risks Report 2018,” lists the threat of cyber-warfare and cyber-attacks affecting the public as the world’s third greatest threat in 2018, only behind...more
1/26/2018
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Blockchain ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drones ,
Farms ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Identity Theft ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Smartphones ,
Tax Fraud ,
Technology Sector ,
Tracking Systems ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Think Tank Says Nuclear Missiles Can be Inadvertently Launched Through Cyber-Attacks -
Just before the false alarm in Hawaii last weekend when residents were erroneously warned of an impending missile attack, think tank...more
1/19/2018
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Cloud Storage ,
Common Law Claims ,
Confidential Communications ,
Cryptocurrency ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Drones ,
Government Investigations ,
Hackers ,
Malware ,
Medical Records ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Nuclear Weapons ,
Popular ,
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Virtual Currency ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Health Care Organizations Saw an 89% Increase in Ransomware in 2017 -
Our experience last year is consistent with the conclusion of a new report issued by Cryptonite in its 2017 Health Care Cyber Research Report—that the...more
1/16/2018
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Audits ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Malware ,
Mobile Devices ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Ransomware ,
Transportation Industry
Now is the Busy Season for Cyber Criminals Posing as Executives to Obtain W-2s -
It’s the start of tax season, and many employers are sending W-2 forms to employees so they can get ready to file their tax returns. As was...more
1/4/2018
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Charitable Donations ,
Children's Toys ,
Connected Items ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Lenovo ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Scams ,
Settlement ,
Software ,
Tax Fraud ,
W-2
Apple has pushed an update to iOS 11.2 to its users. Users should consider pushing any updates that are recommended by the manufacturer, as there is usually a reason behind the update, and many times it is to fix a...more
12/22/2017
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Blockchain ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Registration Requirement ,
Risk Management ,
Smartphones ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Vulnerability Assessments