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Connecticut Tightens its Data Breach Notification Laws

Data Protection Report

biometric information consisting of data generated by electronic measurements of an individual’s unique physical characteristics used to authenticate or ascertain the individual’s identity, such as a fingerprint, voice print, retina or iris image. 1] [link]. [2] 2] C.R.S. §

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Worrying Ransomware Trends, and What to Do About Them

IT Governance

Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter: the Security Spotlight. Subscribe now Let’s go back to the trend we were discussing earlier. Expert insight from our cyber incident responder When talking to clients or taking questions at the end of webinars, many ask us about ransomware. Ransomware features a lot in the news. It’s tricky.

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Experian’s Credit Freeze Security is Still a Joke

Krebs on Security

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader who had his freeze thawed without authorization through Experian’s website, and it reminded me of how truly broken authentication and security remains in the credit bureau space. Dune Thomas is a software engineer from Sacramento, Calif. and $24.99

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

In this instance, Kid Security failed to configure authentication for its Kafka Broker cluster, exposing at least 456,000 private social media messages, audio recordings, IP addresses, device locations, usage statistics and more for over a year. EyeCare Services Partners exposes more 3.5 The biggest database in the blob contained 3.1

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Vulnerability Recap 4/29/24 – Cisco, Microsoft, Palo Alto & More

eSecurity Planet

Destruction of forensic artifacts will prevent incident response investigations and criminal investigations, and could affect cybersecurity insurance processes. Subscribe The post Vulnerability Recap 4/29/24 – Cisco, Microsoft, Palo Alto & More appeared first on eSecurity Planet. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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30 million Americans affected by the Astoria Company data breach

Security Affairs

Astoria Company LLC is a lead generation company that leverages on a network of websites to collect information on a person that may be looking for discounted car loans, different medical insurance, or even payday loans. Collected data si shared with a number of partner sites (such as insurance or loan agencies), that pay per lead referral.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 April 2024

IT Governance

Cloud, FL Source (Update) Public USA Yes 719,597 Regulator Marine Inc Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 630 GB Risas Dental and Braces Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 618,189 HUB International Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 514,477 Lee University Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Education USA Yes 387.49 Data breached: unknown.