New York Passes Law to Update Data Breach Notification Requirements
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act into law, with the new consumer privacy policy being designed to protect New Yorkers’ private data and strengthen the state’s data breach policies. […]
No More Ransom Success Story: Saves $108+ Million in Ransomware Payments
Today marks the third anniversary of No More Ransom and through its partners from the public and private sectors, law enforcement, academia, and researchers, the project has been able to help hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of victims get their encrypted files back for free. […]
Porn Bots on Instagram Switch to More Guileful Tactics
Spam operators using bots to promote adult-themed services change their tactics to avoid Instagram’s detection mechanism. Redirects remain the main stratagem but they come with other tricks meant to push the user towards a particular website. […]
Ransomware Attacks Prompt Louisiana to Declare State of Emergency
Louisiana Governor John Edwards has declared a state of emergency after a wave of ransomware attacks targeted school districts this month. This Emergency Declaration will allow Louisiana state resources and cybersecurity experts to assist local governments in securing their networks. […]
Microsoft Office 365 Webmail Exposes User’s IP Address in Emails
If you use Office 365’s webmail interface to prevent email recipients from seeing your local IP address, you are out of luck. When sending email through Office 365, your local IP address will be injected into the message as an extra mail header. […]