Mastercard Alerts German, Belgian DPAs Following Breach
A breach at the popular payment card vendor last week mostly involved data of Germans belonging to a loyalty program.
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Friday Five: 8/23 Edition
News on how Texas is handling a rash of ransomware attacks, Sweden issues its first GDPR fine, and more - catch up on the news of the week in this wrap up!
Healthcare Orgs in New York Need to Follow a New Protocol Following a Cybersecurity Incident
Healthcare organizations in New York need to be aware of a newly implemented protocol, effective immediately, when it comes to reporting a potential cybersecurity incident to the New York Department of Health.
Legislators Seeking Answers on Student Data Privacy
Federal lawmakers are looking for answers from educational technology companies on how they collect and process student data.
SEC Looking Into First American Breach
May's massive breach at First American Financial Corp. exposed 885 million records. Now the company is drawing the attention of regulators, curious if any laws were broken.
Microsoft Urging Users to Patch New Wormable Vulnerabilities
Microsoft is urging users to patch a series of critical, BlueKeep-like vulnerabilities in Windows that could be used to spread malware and affect as many as 800 million machines.
Think Tank: Standard Contractual Clauses for International Transfers Should Mirror GDPR
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership issued a lengthy white paper last week highlighting challenges and recommendations around standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for international data transfers.
Apple Opens Bug Bounty Program to All, Changes Payout Structure
At Black Hat, the head of Apple’s Security Engineering team announced new enhancements to its bug bounty program, including one vulnerability that could fetch a researcher $1M.
Using GDPR Subject Access Requests to Harvest Data
In a talk at this year's Black Hat an Oxford University student explained how he used GDPR Access Requests and a Python script to steal a slew of sensitive information on another person.
Hacking for the Greater Good Has Never Been Easier
Experts on a panel at Black Hat stressed Wednesday that there's never been a greater need for hackers and public interest technologists to foster a safe digital society.
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