Despite the passing months since Home Depot and Target became victims of data breach crime, these and other retail giants continue to experience the aftermath of cyberhacking. Likewise, as victims big and small consistently make similar headlines, governing bodies are trying to keep up with regulations and oversight of this evolving problem. Some of the latest data breach news is highlighted below, including a few updates on topics from past posts.
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“Small lenders object to settlements in major Home Depot, Target data breaches” from the Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Illinois data breach bill passes through the state senate from Security Info Watch
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Data breach topics “pop up” in pop culture from MedCity News
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Target CEO issues press release on why we all need chip-enabled smart cards
Here’s the latest data breach news from the past few days:
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“5 Breach Lawsuits Filed Against Premera” in the wake of the Anthem breach from GovInfoSecurity.com.
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More suits related to the Anthem breach continue to roll in. In this recent complaint, filed in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio, the plaintiffs bring claims for negligence, breach of contract, breach of good faith, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment.
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“Citigroup Report Chides Law Firms for Silence on Hackings” from The New York Times’ DealBook blog, which focuses on data breaches in the legal world.
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“Home Depot hires first chief information security officer” on the heels of its data breach this past September, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
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“The President’s sanctions program for hackers” from Stewart Baker at the Volokh Conspiracy, published by The Washington Post.
In recent weeks, there has been no shortage of interesting data breach stories. Here are some of the highlights:
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“Feds Indict Three in 2011 Epsilon Hack” from KrebsOnSecurity
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“Credit Card Breach at Mandarin Oriental” from KrebsOnSecurity
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• “The CIA Says It’s Time to Up Its Cyber Game” from re/code
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“Rules governing Internet of Things sparse” from the San Jose Mercury News
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“FTC Commissioner Brill, privacy advocate, 'disappointed' with White House proposal” from Bloomberg Business
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“University of Chicago suffers data breach” from ZDNet
