Now that the power is mostly back on in Texas and the majority of people can drink the water, the what-iffing begins. This is relevant because Texas is far from alone. They just got caught this time and they will be pilloried – for the most part appropriately – as a result. #1 – According […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Early this month, New York’s Department of Financial Services, the regulator for banks and insurance companies, issued guidance on cybersecurity insurance. Unfortunately, the guidance was not to insurance customers; it was for insurance companies. The regulator is concerned that big breaches may cause insurance companies to go out of business. DFS advised insurers against paying […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Parler is Back Online After being down for a month after getting kicked off Amazon, Parler is back online. Existing accounts can log in now; new accounts can be created next week. They have a new interim CEO after the board fired the last one. It does not appear that old content was moved over […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Last October Wilmington Surgical Associates was dealing with a ransomware attack. Allegedly, the Netwalker ransomware group stole 13 gigabytes of data, which in today’s world easily fits on a flash drive, and leaked that data online. The patients of the North Carolina clinic whose data was stolen and leaked are seeking “redress for its unlawful […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Law Firm Goodwin Procter Hacked Goodwin Procter managing parnter Mark Bettencourt confirmed that some of their clients’ data was compromised. But not to worry; it only affected a small percentage of their clients. One more time, we have a “supply chain attack”. While the vendor was unnamed, I suspect it was Accellion. They suffered a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Are You the Victim of Covid Fraud? As if Covid wasn’t bad enough, there are widespread stories of people getting tax forms for their Covid unemployment benefits -benefits they never applied for and never received, but which are considered taxable income. In California alone, crooks stole at least $11 billion in unemployment benefits by stealing […]
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