Mitigate the LastPass Attack Surface in Your Environment with this Free Tool
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Jan 05, 2023The Hacker NewsPassword Management / IT Breach
The latest breach announced by LastPass is a major cause for concern to security stakeholders. As often occurs, we are...
LastPass Admits to Severe Data Breach, Encrypted Password Vaults Stolen
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Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananPassword Management / Data Breach
The August 2022 security breach of LastPass may have been more severe than previously disclosed by the company.
The popular password management...
Why PCI DSS 4.0 Should Be on Your Radar in 2023
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Dec 14, 2022The Hacker NewsData Security / Compliance
Protecting customer data is critical for any business accepting online payment information. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS),...
LastPass Suffers Another Security Breach; Exposed Some Customers Information
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Popular password management service LastPass said it's investigating a second security incident that involved attackers accessing some of its customer information.
"We recently detected unusual activity within a...
Australia Passes Bill to Fine Companies up to $50 Million for Data Breaches
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Australian government has passed a bill that markedly increases the penalty for companies suffering from serious or repeated data breaches.
To that end, the maximum fines have...
French Electricity Provider Fined for Storing Users’ Passwords with Weak MD5 Algorithm
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The French data protection watchdog on Tuesday fined electricity provider Électricité de France €600,000 for violating the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements.
The Commission nationale...
Irish Regulator Fines Facebook $277 Million for Leak of Half a Billion Users’ Data
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has levied fines of €265 million ($277 million) against Meta Platforms for failing to safeguard the personal data of more than half...
Indian Government Publishes Draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Indian government on Friday released a draft version of the much-awaited data protection regulation, making it the fourth such effort since it was first proposed in...
Medibank Refuses to Pay Ransom After 9.7 Million Customers Exposed in Ransomware Hack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Australian health insurer Medibank today confirmed that personal data belonging to around 9.7 million of its current and former customers were accessed following a ransomware incident.
The attack,...
Twilio Reveals Another Breach from the Same Hackers Behind the August Hack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Communication services provider Twilio this week disclosed that it experienced another "brief security incident" in June 2022 perpetrated by the same threat actor behind the August hack...
