Australia drafts Online Privacy Bill to bolster data security
Australia's Attorney-General has submitted the first draft of a new Online Privacy Bill that contains striking reforms over existing privacy laws. [...]
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Nine arrested for impersonating bank clerks to steal from the elderly
The Dutch Police have arrested nine people for targeting and stealing money from the elderly by impersonating bank employees. [...]
Australia to tackle ransomware data breaches by deleting stolen files
Australia's Minister for Home Affairs has announced the "Australian Government's Ransomware Action Plan," which is a set of new measures the country will adopt in an attempt to tackle the rising threat. [...]
Ransom Disclosure Act would give victims 48 hours to report payments
Victims of ransomware attacks in the United States may soon have to report any payments to hackers within 48 hours, as required by a new legislation proposal titled the 'Ransom Disclosure Act'. [...]
Ransomware operators behind hundreds of attacks arrested in Ukraine
Europol has announced the arrest of two men in Ukraine, said to be members of a prolific ransomware operation that extorted victims with ransom demands ranging between €5 to €70 million. [...]
INFRA:HALT security bugs impact critical industrial control devices
High-severity and critical vulnerabilities collectively referred to as INFRA:HALT are affecting all versions of NicheStack below 4.3, a proprietary TCP/IP stack used by at least 200 industrial automation vendors, many in the leading segment of the market. [...]
US Supreme Court restricts broad scope of CFAA law
Today, the US Supreme Court restricted the scope of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after overturning the conviction of a Georgia police officer who searched a police database for money. [...]
Engineer reports data leak to Apperta, hears from the police
A security engineer and ex-contributor to the open systems non-profit organization, Apperta Foundation, recently reported a data leak to them. In return, he gets contacted by their lawyers and eventually the police. [...]
Engineer reports data leak to nonprofit, hears from the police
A security engineer and ex-contributor to the open systems non-profit organization, Apperta Foundation, recently reported a data leak to them. In return, he gets contacted by their lawyers and eventually the police. [...]
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