Data breach lawsuits roll on as lawyers work to establish legal precedent
Lawsuits following data breaches are certainty. So what are plaintiffs using to win cases or force settlements, and how can corporations respond to this new liability?
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Thanks for the memories
Today marks my final day at SC Magazine after more than 7-1/2 years.
Lowering the legal limit: Intimidation of innovators
There was a noticeable chill in the air at Black Hat and DefCon, due to recent action taken against security researchers, reports Dan Kaplan.
Ransomware victims told NSA’s Prism program caught them with child pornography
Ransomware scams typically use an official-sounding authority to dupe users into believing they’ve committed a crime. A new variant leverages the National Security Agency’s recently disclosed surveillance program.
Anonymous turncoat Sabu’s sentencing delayed, again
Meanwhile, Jeremy Hammond, who is scheduled to be sentenced this fall, has accused U.S. authorities of using Hector “Sabu” Monsegur to “facilitate the hacking of targets of the government’s choosing.”
Microsoft re-releases patch for bug in Active Directory Federation Services
A second patch released last week by Microsoft has caused problems for users, forcing the software company to pull and release an amended version of the fix.
Microsoft: Upgrade from Windows XP or risk infinite “zero-days”
The end-of-life data for Windows XP, which debuted in 2001, is next April. Microsoft is asking users who haven’t already migrated to a newer operating system to do it now.
Fake Adobe Flash Player update extension serves salacious spam ads
Users who believe they are infected with the malicious extension should remove it, according to anti-virus firm Malwarebytes, which discovered the threat.
Microsoft removes Exchange 2013 patch after customers report snafus
MS13-061, which addresses three vulnerabilities in Exchange Server, was scrapped after Microsoft became aware that installing it causes problems. The issues do not occur in Exchange 2007 or 2010 environments, only 2013.
New ransomware threat “Browlock” freezes computers and demands payment
The scam operates similarly to past ransomware incidents, and users are advised to be on guard and never pay the online villains behind it.
