Businessweek says the US is reorganizing its cyberspace command, moving control away from the Air Force: The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force’s nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia. … Continue reading US shuts down cyberspace command
A Wells Fargo notice, as published by the New Hampshire Attorney General, points to “suspicious transactions” from unauthorized use of access codes. They claim they do not know how the codes were compromised: We are writing to inform you that a third party data provider has notified us that a Wells Fargo access code was … Continue reading Wells hints at more PIN breaches
America has a sad “gag rule” history few Americans know. …the U.S. House of Representatives instituted the “gag rule,” the first instance of what would become a traditional practice forbidding the House from considering anti-slavery petitions. Representative James Hammond of South Carolina first proposed the gag rule in December 1835. It lasted years, and was … Continue reading Woodlock Gags Speech, Again
The Los Angeles Times reports that the nature of “repeated” and “extended” violations are giving lawmakers energy to introduce a new set of state laws: In part because of the breaches, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed legislation that would impose penalties on hospitals and healthcare workers for breaching patient privacy. “Californians have every right to … Continue reading UCLA privacy scandal widens, state threatens crackdown