Norwegian parliament fined
From the Norwegian Data Protection Authority: The Norwegian parliament – the Storting – had a data breach in late 2020. In January, the Data Protection Authority gave notice of a NOK 2 million fine for inadequate security. We have now considered the Storting’s comments and decided to maintain the fine. Norwegian parliament fined “Our...
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LabMD gets another shot at defamation claim against ‘extortionate’ infosec biz
Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports: LabMD, the embattled and now defunct cancer-testing company, will get another chance at suing security firm Tiversa for defamation following an appeals court ruling. The testing laboratory has long alleged that: Tiversa illegally obtained a 1,178-page computer file containing confidential data on more than 9,000 LabMD patients back in 2008;...
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Tulsa Tech hit by data breach
NewsOn6 reports: Tulsa Tech says someone stole data belonging to students who were enrolled in its classes between 1986 and 1999. According to the school, someone accessed the district’s systems in June and took files from the network, including the names and Social Security numbers of students. Read more at NewsOn6.
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