The Crackdown on the Illicit-Finances Aiding Oligarchs
The United States Department of Treasury has outlined actions it plans to take to address illicit finance, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had underscored the need to close regulatory loopholes and step up the fight against related financial crime and transnational corruption.
Hacker deletes 69K hospital patient files
San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico has begun notifying nearly 69,000 patients about a malware attack that exposed their personal health information.
Pacific City Bank confirms ransomware attack
Pacific City Bank, one of the largest Korean-American community banking service providers in America has confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack.
FTC urged to enforce child privacy laws
U.S. Senators have wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking them to enforce new child child protection measures.
Number of data breaches in 2021 surpasses all of 2020
The number of data breach victims dramatically increased in Q3 2021 due to a series of data exposures during the quarter, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
US announces national cryptocurrency enforcement team
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has created a new task force to tackle complex investigations and prosecutions of criminal misuses of cryptocurrency.
US government to sue contractors who don’t report a breach
The US Department of Justice has announced that under the new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, government contractors will be held accountable in civil court if they don’t report a breach.
Major telecoms service giant reveals five-year breach
Syniverse has revealed to government regulators that it has been the victim of a five-year breach impacting hundreds of customers.
Pandora Papers: biggest offshore data leak
One of the largest financial document leaks has revealed the secret wealth and dealings of international leaders, politicians, and billionaires.
General public fails to adopt or understand cybersecurity best practices
The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviours Report 2021 from NCSA and CybSafe for Cybersecurity Awareness Month uncovers key trends, behaviours and habits among US and UK tech users as cyber threat landscape heats up.
US to convene 30 countries to combat ransomware attacks
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced that it will bring together 30 countries to address the threat of ransomware to national and economic security.
Nieman Marcus discloses data breach
American luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group has announced a data breach compromising the personal data of approximately 4.6 million customers.
Massachusetts AG launches investigation into T-Mobile breach
The attorney general of Massachusetts, Maura Healey, has launched an investigation into the recent T-Mobile data breach to determine whether the company had proper safeguards in place.
FTC warns health apps to comply with health breach notification rule
Policy statement affirms that covered companies that hold fertility, heart health, glucose levels and other health data must notify consumers in the event of a breach.
Dallas schools hit by cyber-attack
Digital records of former and current students, alumni, parents and employees of one of the largest school authorities in the US may have been compromised in a hack.
FTC bans SpyFone and CEO from surveillance business
In a first, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned a company and its boss from operating in the surveillance sector because of allegations the firm’s app secretly harvested and shared data on people’s movements, phone use and online activities through a hidden device.
Eight US companies fined for cyber security failings
The United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has levied fines totalling $750,000 (€636,000) on eight broker-dealers and/or investment advisors after personally identifying information of around 11,500 clients was exposed.
Google to boost cyber security
Tech giant Google has announced it will invest $10bn (€8.51bn) over the next five years to strengthen cyber security.
JPMorgan Chase warns customers of data breach
US banking and financial services company has alerted its customers of a technical glitch that may have exposed the personal data of its customers.
US terror watchlist leaked online
A misconfigured server has exposed a secret watchlist of suspected terrorists online.
Indiana state notifies residents about contact tracing data breach
The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is notifying nearly 750,000 Hoosiers of a data breach involving responses collected from the state’s COVID-19 online contact tracing survey.
SolarWinds hackers accessed offices of US prosecutors
Email accounts in the offices of 27 US district attorneys were breached during the SolarWinds supply-chain cyber-attack last December, the department of justice (DoJ) has admitted.
Florida congresswoman reintroduces children’s privacy bill
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla has plans to reintroduce a privacy bill that could allow parents to sue companies that violate their kids’ privacy.
US lawmakers call for regulation over “hacking for hire” industry
Members of the U.S House of Representatives have issued a joint statement on reports that the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used by authoritarian regimes against peaceful journalists and activists around the world.
Data protection vital for US competitiveness, says security chief
Data security and privacy are at the heart of the United States’ competitiveness, according to national security advisor Jake Sullivan.
