UK: NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack

An NHS software provider has been fined £3m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over security failings that led to a ransomware attack on the NHS. The Advanced Computer Software Group was fined for a breach that put personal information Read More …

The Lifecycle Dilemma: Navigating Cybersecurity Risks Across Designing, Constructing and Operating a Vessel

The Lifecycle Dilemma: Navigating Cybersecurity Risks Across Designing, Constructing and Operating a Vessel delves into the shifting risks and disconnected approaches in cybersecurity across each stage from initial design through to its operation and maintenance. It outlines the roles, responsibilities, Read More …

Allstate sued for not reporting data breach of 165,000 New Yorkers

New York state sued Allstate on Monday, accusing the insurer’s National General unit of failing to report a data breach that exposed drivers’ license numbers, and not developing reasonable safeguards to protect policyholders’ private information. The lawsuit by New York Read More …

European Commission defends EU digital markets rules in the face of US attacks

Vice-Presidents Teresa Ribera and Henna Virkkunen have insisted that the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) does not target US companies and applies agnostically to digital platforms designated under its rules as “gatekeepers”, in a letter responding to questions from the Read More …

UK: Healthcare staff illegally accessed medical records belonging to the Nottingham attack victims

The families of the Nottingham attack victims have said claims healthcare staff illegally accessed medical records belonging to their loved ones are “sickening” and “inexcusable”. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed to death Read More …

YouTube cracks down on gambling videos trying to lure viewers to unapproved sites

YouTube is cracking down on content related to gambling as sports betting and other online prediction markets have taken off in the United States. The platform announced Tuesday it will no longer allow content that directs users to “unapproved” gambling Read More …

British nationals told they could be banned or deported from US amid censorship row

British nationals have been told that they could be banned or deported from the US as the free speech row rages on across the transatlantic. US Congressman and chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan, handed a letter to Read More …

New York amends data breach law

On December 24, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed into law an amendment to section 899-aa of the N.Y. General Business Law, also known as The Shield Act, modifying the law’s data breach notification requirements. The amendment, which took Read More …