New Florida Law Exempts Agencies From Reporting Some Breach Details
Florida’s governor has signed a bill that allows state agencies not to release details of data breaches and security audits if that information would “facilitate the unauthorized access, modification, disclosure or destruction of data”. The new law, which went into effect on Friday, requires that agencies still release details of breaches to a group of state law […]
Home Depot Pays $19.5 Million to Settle Data Breach Suits
The Home Depot has agreed to pay more than $19 million to settle a massive lass-action lawsuit stemming from its 2014 data breach, one of the larger incidents in United States history. The settlement brings to a close what has been a long and ugly tale. The data breach came to light in late 2014 […]
UVA Hit With Another Data Breach
A mistake by an employee who clicked on a link in a phishing email and unwittingly granted access to an attacker has resulted in a data breach at the University of Virginia that dates back to late 2014 and exposed personal information of about 1,400 people. The breach includes allowed attackers to get access to some […]
Hyatt Data Breach Caused by Payment System Malware
A data breach at hundreds of Hyatt hotels that was revealed in December was caused by point-of-sale device malware that stole victims’ payment card information in transactions in hotel restaurants, spas, golf shops, and other locations. The malware was on PoS systems in more than 300 Hyatt hotels around the world, including dozens in the […]