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NewsHacker 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.
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Phishing scams via SMS on the rise
A new financial crime report has discovered a rise in phishing scams conducted via text message, an act known as smishing.
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MFA described as “must-have” by insurers
US cyber-insurers are increasing premiums and lowering coverage limits, making it next to impossible to secure their 2021 coverage at 2020 rates, according to new research.
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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.
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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.
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BrewDog exposes PII of 200K shareholders
A token authentication error has led to the details of hundreds of thousands of BrewDog’s customers and ‘Equity for Punks’ shareholders exposed for the best part of 18 months.
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Biden administration mulls executive order on crypto oversight
In an effort to tighten regulations on cryptocurrencies, the Biden administration is considering an executive order on the new asset class.
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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).
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COVID-19 sparks upward trend in cybercrime
New Europol’s 2020 cybercrime report updates on the latest trends and the current impact of cybercrime within the EU and beyond.
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VAT fraud with cash registers uncovered in Germany
More than 300 Italian restaurants in Germany reportedly used manipulated cash registers to avoid taxes.
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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.
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ICO comments on UK’s data reform
The UK Information Commmissioner’s Office (ICO) has responded to the Department for Digital, Culture. Media & Sport consultation: “Data: a new direction.”
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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.
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Twitch confirms data breach
Live streaming gaming platform Twitch has announced that it has become the victim of a data leak, exposing streamers’ earnings and confidential company information.
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NatWest pleads guilty to money laundering failings
Britain’s NatWest bank has pleaded guilty to failing to prevent the laundering of nearly £400m.
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NCSC releases updated guidance over use of BYOD
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned organisations to consider security issues when allowing staff to use their own devices for work.
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One of UK’s largest newspapers leaks 10TB database
The Telegraph has leaked 10TB of data containing subscriber information, after failing to secure one of its databases.
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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.
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Brazil to tighten penalties for crypto-related financial crimes
Brazil’s Special Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill to crack down on cryptocurrency crimes, with focus specifically on individuals or groups who use cryptocurrency to launder money in Brazil.
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Singapore builds digital platform to combat money laundering
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is developing a digital network that will allow banks to share information on customers and transactions in order to combat money laundering, proliferation financing and terrorism financing.
