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Congressional Report on the 2017 Equifax Data Breach

Schneier on Security

The US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has just released a comprehensive report on the 2017 Equifax hack. Here is my testimony before before the House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection last November. Lance Spitzner also commented on this.

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Uber agrees to pay $148 million in massive 2016 data breach settlement

Security Affairs

Uber agrees to $148 million settlement with US States and the District of Columbia over the massive 2016 data breach that exposed personal data of 57 million of its users. In 2017 the FTC charged the company for deceiving customers with its privacy and data security practices. Pierluigi Paganini.

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New Mexico Becomes 48th State To Enact Data Breach Notification Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On April 6, 2017, New Mexico became the 48th state to enact a data breach notification law, leaving Alabama and South […].

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Tennessee Adds New Encryption And Timing Requirements To Its Data Breach Notification Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On April 4, 2017, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law an amendment to the state’s data breach notification law, making two […].

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Me on the Equifax Breach

Schneier on Security

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. 1 November 2017. Mister Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today concerning the security of credit data. Before the.

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Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury Collide

Krebs on Security

Then in mid-January, Jim heard from MSF via snail mail that they’d discovered a data breach. Jim said MSF ultimately agreed that the loan wasn’t legitimate, but they couldn’t or wouldn’t tell him how his information got pushed through to a loan — even though MSF was never able to pull his credit file.

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New ABA Opinion – Attorneys Must Take Reasonable Cybersecurity Measures To Protect Client Data

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On May 11, 2017, the American Bar Association (ABA) issued Formal Opinion 477, making clear that a lawyer may transmit information […].