Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas , Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems. ” reads the report.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The stolen information allegedly included names and identifying information, hashed passwords, security questions and answers, family information, Social Security numbers, lab results, health insurance information, doctor’s names, and medical conditions, among other things. See Indiana v. Informatics Eng’g, Inc. , 3:18-cv-00969 (N.D.

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

The US Defence Information Systems Administration discloses 2019 cyber attack (unknown). ISS World shuts down its computer systems amid malware attack (unknown). Pacific Specialty Insurance Company notifies plan members of 2019 data breach (unknown). Advocate Aurora’s HR system breached in phishing campaign (unknown).

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

For a few hundred thousand pounds, Norsk Hydro could have bought a decryptor from the blackmailers and restored its systems. For a few hundred thousand pounds, Norsk Hydro could have bought a decryptor from the blackmailers and restored its systems. On 19 March 2019, Norsk Hydro’s systems were infected with the LockerGoga ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

Unfortunately, despite steady advances in malware detection and intrusion prevention systems, and much effort put into training employees to be wary of suspicious email, weaponized email and document-based malware remain as virulent as pervasive as it was two decades ago. Employees today receive mixed messages. Talk more soon.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2018

Specifically, researchers believed that the current version of SB 315 could chill security research—both the purely academic and the “white hats”—ultimately discouraging individuals from identifying vulnerabilities in networks and alerting system administrators of the issues. The incident and Uber’s response prompted the U.S.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 14, 2018

This is good news as for instance it might introduce an exemption to the need of prior consent for the processing of health data by insurance companies as part of the data processing activities functional to the insurance policies which is currently provided by the above mentioned general authorization issued under the current Italian Privacy Code.

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