New information made public by the state of California shows that a significant portion of data brokers collect and sell sensitive information on topics like reproductive health, as well as data belonging to children. Out of 480 data brokers registered with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), 24 indicated they sell data belonging to minors. […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the indictment of a 38-year-old Chinese national and a California resident of allegedly stealing proprietary information from Google while covertly working for two China-based tech companies. Linwei Ding (aka Leon Ding), a former Google engineer who was arrested on March 6, 2024, “transferred sensitive Google trade secrets and […]
One of the largest unions in California confirmed this week that it is dealing with network disruptions due to a cyber incident following claims of an attack last month by a notorious ransomware gang. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000 represents nearly 100,000 state employees in California across more than 2,000 worksites in the […]
With aging infrastructure in need of a refresh, a California high school went almost all-in on HPE GreenLake. Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) has been in operation in San Diego County, Calif., for over 100 years. With 13 campuses and more than 17,000 students, executive director of educational technology services Rick Roberts set out […]
Healthcare , Incident & Breach Response , Industry Specific California Firm Said August Attack Affected Clients’ Data Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 29, 2024 Insurance broker Keenan & Associates is notifying more than 1.5 million individuals about an August 2023 hacking incident that compromised personal and health information. (Image: Keenan & Associates) […]
Last release was the fitting ‘In Memoriam’ Silent Servant aka California electronic artist Juan Mendez, a member of hugely infleuntial techno collective Sandwell District, is reported to have died. His passing was confirmed by his booking agents Triangle Agency today, although a cause of death has not yet been announced. The Central American born producer, […]
Delta Dental of California and its affiliates have suffered a data breach, affecting almost seven million patients. The breach occurred through a vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer software, allowing unauthorized access by threat actors.
A city in California warned residents this week that their data was accessed by hackers who were in government systems for more than a month. Officials in Victorville — a city of about 135,000 residents two hours northeast from Los Angeles — sent out breach notification letters to people warning that hackers were in their […]
Search giant Google agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state of California on Thursday over its location-privacy practices. The settlement follows a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states, reached in November 2022, to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations. The states’ investigation was sparked by a 2018 Associated Press […]
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