HealthInfoSecurity.com reported to “Add DropBox to the list of tech companies experiencing a multifactor fail moment. The file storage and sharing company acknowledged Tuesday that employees fell for a well-crafted phishing campaign that gave hackers access to internal code repositories and some personally identifying information.”  The November 3, 2022 report…

BankInfoSecurity.com reported that “Ransomware attacks against U.K. hospitals and schools remained the biggest cybersecurity threat facing country in 2022, the country’s cybersecurity agency warns, adding that these attacks are likely to surge in the coming months.”  The November 1, 2022 article entitled “Ransomware Attacks Pose Biggest Threat to UK Organizations”…

HealthCareInfo.com reported that “over revelations that hospitals and other healthcare providers have incorporated into patient portals web tracking technology offered by Meta and Google.”  The October 25, 2022 article entitled ” Pressure on Meta Mounts Over Pixel Collecting Health Data” (https://tinyurl.com/23hjnpz3)  included these comments regarding Sen. Mark Warner…

InfoRiskToday.com reported that “European lawmakers are pushing to include guarantees of online anonymity in legislation creating a continentwide framework for digital identity.”  The October 11, 2022 article entitled “EU Lawmakers Push for Anonymity Assurances in Digital ID” https://tinyurl.com/3h6r5kwb included these comments:

The European Commission first proposed in 2021 a framework…

HealthInfoSecurity.com reported that a “…former physician pleaded guilty to criminal HIPAA violations in a case involving a compound pharmaceutical salesman and a conspiracy alleged to have racked up $2.5 million in healthcare fraud.”  The October 12, 2022 article entitled “Former Doctor Pleads Guilty to HIPAA Charges in Fraud Case” (…

BankInfoSecurity.com reported that “The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report examines whether banks should be held liable for the rapidly increasing Zelle fraud problem, explores the latest M&A activity among identity and access management vendors, and discusses the implications of the new legal framework for personal data transfers between…

BankInfoSecurity.com reported that “Cryptocurrency exchange Binance restored operations on its BSC Token Hub smart contract early Friday, hours after a hacker stole BNB Binance chain native tokens worth $568.6 million.”  The October 7, 2022 report entitled “Binance Restores Cross-Chain Bridge After $569M Attack” (https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/binance-restores-cross-chain-bridge-after-569m-attack-a-20227?rf=2022-10-10_ENEWS_SUB_BIS__Slot1_ART20227&mkt_tok=MDUxLVpYSS0yMzcAAAGHYVq8ZarT2sO51gTq2mDPcXEGWKuMu2I2qeQH9hwhNFN9OW1WVk72EeerLr_XjiDDmBSoNvXZIBjdDC_Ohqmat2HqX__3wf5kAOkqB0w5i4RpkvAgQQ) included these comments:

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