Data Protection Weekly

Compiled by: Richard Sheinis, Esq.

Data Downer: Hackers Will Grow Increasingly Bold in 2017
Los Angeles Times
A few weeks ago, Yahoo reported what is believed to be the single largest security breach ever — 1 billion user accounts potentially accessed in …

FDA Guidelines for Medical Device Cybersecurity Call for All-Out Fight Vs. Hacking
Minneapolis Star Tribune 
If you want to prevent computer hackers from attacking medical devices, it’s not enough to just design the best device you can before shipping it out the …

US Government Subcontractor Leaks Confidential Military Personnel Data
ZDNet 
based contractor Booz Allen Hamilton was the source of the data. … lead security researcher of the MacKeeper Security Center, who found the data, …

Trading Card Maker Topps Hit by Security Breach in 2016
Engadget 
Topps, the iconic maker of Star Wars, Frozen and various sports-related trading cards, has just notified its customers of security breaches that …

Nevada Data Breach Exposes Information of Nearly 12k Medical Marijuana Dispensary Applicants
Becker’s Hospital Review 
A cyberattack on Nevada’s medical marijuana program database exposed the personal information of approximately 11,700 individuals, according to …

Pakistan Automotive Giant PakWheels Hacked, 700k Accounts Stolen
Hack Read 
The inside information came from data breach notification website LeakedSource who told HackRead that the data breach took place before October …

InterContinental Hotels Investigates Credit Card Data Breach
LowCards.com 
The sources told Krebs they were seeing fraud patterns on debit and credit cards that suggested a breach at IHG properties, particularly Holiday Inn …