Aetna’s $18m Snail Mail Fail
The company will pay more than $18 million for exposing the identities of HIV sufferers in a mailing.
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Spring is Coming
LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, published a Data Processing Agreement with new protections for users in keeping with the GDPR. Get ready for more of these.
GDPR Meltdown: EU Regulator Sends Warning on Chip Flaws
Failing to patch the Meltdown and Spectre processor flaws could expose organizations to steep fines under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) officials in the UK have warned.
Homeland Security Confirms Breach Affecting 247K Employees
An employee walked out the door with a sensitive database belonging to DHS’s Office of the Inspector General, the Department confirmed on Wednesday.
2018: The Year Security Regulations Get Their Teeth
Even if no new laws are passed, the next year will see the stakes raised for weak security and data leaks in both the EU and U.S.
For US Consumers: Ignorance of Data Breaches is Bliss
Studies show that U.S. consumers are worried about data breaches, but assume they’re not affected by them.
Massive Dark Web Database Exposes the Shame of Our Password Habits
A database containing more than 1.4 billion stolen passwords exposes the collective shame of weak passwords and password reuse.
US Firms May Be Early Targets of GDPR
Large US firms may be among the first targets of EU regulators once the General Data Protection Rule goes into effect.
Seventy Percent of Customers Say They’ll Bail after a Breach - but is it True?
A survey of consumers finds hardened attitudes about data breaches, with 7 in 10 saying they would stop doing business with a company that lost their data.
Supreme Court Could Decide Question of “Harm” in Data Breaches
A case related to breaches at the firm CareFirst could see the U.S.’s top court weighing in on the legal question of whether having your data stolen constitutes “harm” to individuals.