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Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine & Setup New Privacy Program

Retrieved from THN - By: Mohit Kumar

The FTC confirmed that Facebook agreed to pay the imposed $5 Billion fine and enforce a 20 year long privacy framework as a result of user privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica...

Posted: July 24, 2019, 3:01 PM

Login Issues this morning between 8:40 and 9:10am

This morning from approximately 8:40am to 9:10am there was an issue with our authentication system that disrupted logins to all web-based services such as myUMBC, email, Blackboard and RT among...

Posted: July 24, 2019, 11:33 AM

AT&T Fails to Have $224M SIM-Swap Attack Lawsuit Dismissed

Retrieved from ZDNet Security - By: Charlie Osborne

Michael Terpin is suing AT&T for a hacking incident involving his cellphone where he lost millions in cryptocurrency. AT&T appealed to get the lawsuit thrown out of court to which a Los...

Posted: July 24, 2019, 8:49 AM

Equifax to Pay $575m in Data Breach Settlement

Retrieved from InfoSecurity - By: Kacy Zurkus

Equifax settles with the United States, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to pay $575million for damages following the 2017 data breach. Read more...

Posted: July 23, 2019, 3:39 PM