Ransomware is becoming a board-level issue for companies

Security

As has become the new normal, ransomware attacks continue: The latest REvil ransomware victim? Sol Oriens. Oh, a US nuclear weapons contractor And while Ukrainian police partner with US, South Korea for raid on Clop ransomware members international police collaboration goes only so far. In fact Most firms face second ransomware attack after paying off first This means that data security has become a board level issue: Ransomware: Five key questions that boards must consider

Covid 19 certainly has not helped: Unsecured servers and cloud services: How remote work has increased the attack surface that hackers can target

Also Endpoint security is a double-edge sword: protected systems can still be breached

In addition to the corporate targets, a wide range of consumer data has been exposed:

• Peloton Bike+ Was Vulnerable to Remote Hacking, Researchers Find

• Alibaba suffers billion-item data leak of usernames and mobile numbers

• A security bug in Google’s Android app put users’ data at risk

• SEC settles with First American over massive leak of mortgage data, disclosure

• One Receipt's Worth of CVS Health Records Were Exposed Online

There are also some new types of risks for consumers: Pickpockets in Brazil Are Reportedly Going After Smartphones to Clean Out Victims' Bank Accounts

Finally, someone in the media industry uses malware for their own purposes: This strange malware stops you from visiting pirate websites

Privacy

Adding to the well-known problems of face recognition Facial recognition software used to verify unemployment recipients reportedly doesn’t work well It’s gotten to the point that Congress Introduces a Bill That Would Ban Facial Recognition Indefinitely

Among other serious privacy risks, Google’s health care data-sharing partnership is a problem

Reducing one massive unintended re-use of social media data, the Supreme Court gives LinkedIn another chance to block data scraping

And here some additional help: How to keep some of your Twitter data away from advertisers

Regulation

The US Congress is showing new interest in data regulations and consumer protection:

• US lawmakers want to restrict police use of ‘Stingray’ cell tower simulators

• US lawmakers want to make it easier for people to cancel their subscriptions

• A Senate proposal for a new US agency to protect Americans’ data is back

In Europe, the Adtech ‘data breach’ GDPR complaint is headed to court in EU and a

New ruling from EU data watchdogs sharpens focus on Facebook, big tech