In what experts are calling a novel legal outcome, the 22-year-old former administrator of the cybercrime community Breachforums will forfeit nearly $700,000 to settle a civil lawsuit from a health insurance company whose customer data was posted for sale on the forum in 2023. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, a.k.a. “Pompompurin,” is slated for resentencing next month … Read more
Introduction The European Union and the United Kingdom are currently engaged in a ‘reset’ of relations. An international summit between the parties will take place in London on 19 May 2025. The driving forces have been geopolitical, as Russian aggression in Ukraine has incentivised bilateral security cooperation. Reset, however, also has a significant legal dimension. … Read more
If you thought only your boss was peeking at your work screen, think again. As Cybernews reports, employee-monitoring tool Work Composer has committed a jaw-dropping blunder, leaving a treasure trove of millions of workplace screenshots openly accessible on the internet with no encryption in place, and no password required. Over 21 million images of capture … Read more
The stark reality for legal practices today is this: The sensitive client information you handle makes you a prime target for a law firm data breach. Yet, despite the increasing cyber threat to lawyers, many still rely on insufficient insurance policies that leave them exposed to data breaches when it matters most. In fact, more … Read more
Legends International, the large sports venue support company with reportedly $1.7 billion in sales, earlier this week sent out letters to some customers and employees that it was the victim of a cyberattack.While extensive details of the attack were not released, the company told the Texas Office of the Attorney General that the compromised information … Read more