Report Shows California Gun Data Breach Was Unintentional December 2, 2022 By Adam Beam California’s Department of Justice mistakenly posted the names, addresses and birthdays of nearly 200,000 gun owners on the internet because...
Rhode Island Bus Service, Health Insurer Sued Over Data Breach October 27, 2022 Two people whose personal information was compromised in a data breach at Rhode Island’s public bus service that affected about...
New York’s $4.5M Cybersecurity Settlement with EyeMed Bars Insurance Recovery October 19, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Health insurance company EyeMed Vision Care LLC will pay a $4.5 million penalty to New York State for violations of...
Snap Employee Data Exposed After Breach at Document Company Elevate October 14, 2022 By Raphael Satter Ephemeral messaging app Snap had employee data exposed by a breach at a third-party document analysis firm, according to a...
Uber Executive’s Conviction Puts Spotlight on Secrecy About Hacking October 11, 2022 By Jack Gillum The conviction of Uber Technologies Inc.’s former security chief on Oct. 5 has raised the specter that a high-profile criminal...
Uber’s Former Security Chief Convicted of Data Hack Coverup October 6, 2022 By Joel Rosenblat Uber Technologies Inc.’s former security chief was convicted of concealing a massive data breach in a case that prosecutors tied...
Chinese Hackers Suspected in Tampering With Comm100’s Client-Chat Program October 3, 2022 By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing Suspected Chinese hackers tampered with widely used software distributed by a small Canadian customer service company, another example of a...
Optus’ Parent Company Singtel Assesses Potential Cost of Australia Data Breach October 3, 2022 By Sonali Paul Singapore Telecommunications said on Monday it was assessing the potential cost of a massive cyber-security breach at its Optus arm,...
Australian Police Aim to Protect 10,000 Optus Customers After Cyber Attack September 30, 2022 Australian authorities said on Friday they have commenced an operation to protect the personal information of 10,000 people whose data...
Optus Must Pay Cost of Replacing Hacked Customer Documents: Australia Government September 29, 2022 Australian telecoms giant Optus must pay the cost of replacing the passports and drivers licenses of millions of customers whose...