TransUnion Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 4.4 Million U.S. Consumers in Salesforce Attack
TransUnion, one of the three major U.S. credit reporting agencies, has confirmed a data breach impacting over 4.4 million people in the United States....
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Oracle Consolidates Cloud Computing Platform With Purchase of Dyn
Oracle said Monday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Dyn, a cloud-based Internet Performance and DNS provider.
Dyn’s solution is powered by a...
Semiconductor Maker MACOM to Acquire Applied Micro for $770 Million
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., a supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products, said Monday it has entered into a...
U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Stall Implementation of Enhanced Government Hacking Powers
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at delaying controversial changes to search and seizure rules that would facilitate certain forms of hacking by law...
Industry Group Wants Government to Refrain from Regulations That Could ‘Derail’ IoT
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), standards and trade organization for the consumer electronics industry in the United States, has issued a white paper in...
Privacy Group Sues FBI Over Data Stored in Massive Biometrics Database
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has sued the FBI to obtain what it called “a secret agreement with the Department of Defense” about...
Michigan State University Hacked: 400,000 User Data Affected
Michigan State University (MSU) has confirmed that on Nov. 13, 2016, an unauthorized party gained access to a university server containing certain sensitive data.
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TransUnion Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 4.4 Million U.S. Consumers in Salesforce Attack
TransUnion, one of the three major U.S. credit reporting agencies, has confirmed a data breach impacting over 4.4 million people in the United States....
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EU Begins Enforcement of Landmark AI Law, Imposing Tough Restrictions and Fines
The European Union has officially begun enforcing its groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) law, marking a major step in global AI regulation. As of Sunday,...
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Bipartisan Bill Would Bolster Security Defenses Against Open-Source Software Vulnerabilities
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, have proposed a bill to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security...
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UK-Based Mobile Carrier Three Hacked: Hackers Gain Access to Data of 133,827 Users
A security breach at UK-based mobile phone carrier Three has led to the compromise of 133,827 customer accounts, said CEO Dave Dyson.
Hackers used an...
IoT Startup Sigfox Gets $159 Million in Funding to Expand IoT Network
Sigfox, the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), said Friday it is closing its Series E funding round of...
GE Digital, SAP Collaborate to ‘Advance’ Industrial Internet of Things
SAP and GE Digital said Wednesday they are collaborating in the area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
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Deloitte, Others Test use of Blockchain for Consumer Payments
SETL, a London-based fintech, Deloitte and Metro Bank said Tuesday they have tested a blockchain-based payment system. SETL provided a contactless smartcard enabled blockchain...
DHS: Securing the Internet of Things has Become a Matter of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday issued what it called a set of “Strategic Principles for Securing the Internet of Things (IoT),...
U.S. Lawmakers Examine the Role of Connected Devices in Recent Cyber Attacks
The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), and the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess,...