Tag: cybersecurity
Mozilla Firefox Adopts CCPA for Worldwide Audience
New Year’s New Law – California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) came into effect from January 1, 2020. Mozilla was one of the first company...
VMware Completes Acquisition of Pivotal for US$ 2.7 Billion
VMware, a provider of enterprise software, recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of cloud-native platform provider Pivotal Software in a deal worth...
London-based Forex Company Suffers Cyber-Attack
London-based forex exchange company–Travelex, has been hit by a cyber-attack on New Year’s Eve forcing the exchange to suspend all online services and its...
Dozens of Hospital Computers Compromised, Former Employee Pleads Guilty
Richard Liriano, a former IT employee of a New York City-area hospital pled guilty of a computer fraud. He used a “keylogger” on dozens...
First the Tokyo Olympics, Now the Special Olympics Faces Phishing Menace
Special Olympics New York, a non-profit organization that helps provide coaching to competitive sportspersons with intellectual disabilities, reportedly faced a breach of its email...
Brazil Fines Facebook for US$ 1.6M Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Brazil’s court has fined Facebook for the misuse of personal data belonging to nearly half a million Brazilians during political campaigns. According to reports,...