Scott Ikeda, Senior Correspondent at CPO Magazine

Teenagers using their phones looking stressed over Emergency Alert Systems with vulnerable software

Chief Engineer: FEMA Emergency Alert Systems at Risk of Hacking Due to Vulnerable Software

August 10, 2022

An attacker could use a vulnerability to issue fake alerts via the Emergency Alert Systems. The vulnerable software is in the possession of television and radio stations throughout the country, who are being called upon to download a software update.

London emergency ambulance responding at night showing cyber attack on NHS 111 caused system outage

Cyber Security News

NHS 111 System Experiencing Disruption Due to Cyber Attack, System Outage May Impact Services for Several Days

August 9, 2022

The cyber attack impacted a "small number of servers" but nevertheless caused issues with NHS 111 scheduling, and the system outages may not be fully resolved for at least several days.

Indian government building in New Delhi, India showing big tech companies pushback personal data protection bill

Data Protection News

After Pushback From Big Tech Companies, India Scraps Personal Data Protection Bill and Starts Over

August 8, 2022

The decision to scrap the data protection bill came from a parliamentary review process. IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has told reporters that work was already underway on a new personal data law, no doubt to the delight of big tech companies.

Open security lock and key with Twitter in the background showing zero-day security breach impact on anonymous accounts

Cyber Security News

Twitter Confirms Zero-Day Security Breach Exposed Anonymous Accounts

August 8, 2022

The primary concern with Twitter’s zero-day security breach is that authoritarian governments might tie names to the anonymous accounts of activists, political opposition and journalists they are targeting.

Processors and circuit board in blue glowing laser showing quantum computing threat to cryptographic standards

Cyber Security News

Quantum Computing Threat Treated With Increasing Seriousness by Federal Government With Announcement of New Cryptographic Standards and Tools

August 5, 2022

Concrete steps to address the threat quantum computing poses to current cryptographic standards have been taken by NIST, as it has selected four algorithms for future use.

Man finger touch device with digital blocks showing cross-chain bridge suffers crypto hack

Cyber Security News

Cross-Chain Bridges Suffer Another Blow as Nomad Hit by $190 Million Crypto Hack

August 4, 2022

A bad year for the security of cross-chain bridges continues as Nomad has been hit by a crypto hack that drained about $190 million in its stored funds.

Man using mobile phone while walking on a crowded Indonesia street showing internet regulation

Data Privacy News

Paypal, Yahoo, Other Popular Sites Blocked as Indonesian Internet Regulation Goes Into Effect

August 3, 2022

Sites such as Paypal and Yahoo were blocked in Indonesia due to new internet regulations that require registering with the national government and granting it broad access to user data.

Safari browser icon on laptop screen showing Safari privacy and private click management

Data Privacy News

Mozilla: Apple “Private Click Management” Not a Net Positive for Consumers, Safari Privacy Can Still Be Compromised by Cross-site Tracking

August 2, 2022

Mozilla's study finds that iOS and Safari privacy is not enhanced for end users when Private Click Management is enabled, and a small number of users can still be tracked across sites if the advertiser desires.

Big Ben and Westminster Bridge with traffic showing UK data protection reform and AI regulation

Data Protection News

Details of UK Data Protection Reform Bill, Proposals for AI Regulation Come To Light

August 2, 2022

Details of UK’s data protection reform plans are solidifying with the release of the first public version of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDIB), which is accompanied with a set of new proposals for AI regulation.

Woman doing calculation of cost of data breach

Cyber Security News

IBM Annual Cost of Data Breach Report 2022: Record Costs Usually Passed On to Consumers, “Long Breach” Expenses Make Up Half of Total Damage

August 1, 2022

The global average cost of data breach is now $4.35 million, a climb of 13% since 2020. Much of that are expenses realized more than a year after the attack, and most organizations (60%) are passing these added costs on to consumers in the form of higher prices.

Chief Engineer: FEMA Emergency Alert Systems at Risk of Hacking Due to Vulnerable Software

NHS 111 System Experiencing Disruption Due to Cyber Attack, System Outage May Impact Services for Several Days

After Pushback From Big Tech Companies, India Scraps Personal Data Protection Bill and Starts Over

Twitter Confirms Zero-Day Security Breach Exposed Anonymous Accounts

Quantum Computing Threat Treated With Increasing Seriousness by Federal Government With Announcement of New Cryptographic Standards and Tools

Cross-Chain Bridges Suffer Another Blow as Nomad Hit by $190 Million Crypto Hack

Paypal, Yahoo, Other Popular Sites Blocked as Indonesian Internet Regulation Goes Into Effect

Mozilla: Apple “Private Click Management” Not a Net Positive for Consumers, Safari Privacy Can Still Be Compromised by Cross-site Tracking

Details of UK Data Protection Reform Bill, Proposals for AI Regulation Come To Light

IBM Annual Cost of Data Breach Report 2022: Record Costs Usually Passed On to Consumers, “Long Breach” Expenses Make Up Half of Total Damage

Oracle Health Data Breach Impacted Over 20 Million Patients

Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Population Registry Impacts 8.8 Million People

ASOS Data Breach Led to Customers Receiving Unauthorized Push Notifications

Wikimedia: Rogue AI Agents Traced Back to OpenAI Made Unauthorized Edits, Attempted to Compromise Etherpad