Cybercriminals found a way to penetrate Image-I-Nation Technologies is a North Carolina-based provider of software and hosting services, a company that services the three largest credit reporting services including Equifax. The hackers had access to sensitive information including social security numbers.
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Image-I-Nation #DataBreach. https://t.co/DOmI2Ea9Bm
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Experts Comments below:
Tim Mackey, Technical Evangelist at Synopsys:
“Organisations doing business in the state of California which process information on more than 50,000 devices, individuals or households and which derives more than 50% of their revenue processing personal data would be subject to the CCPA. Consumers would be required to receive notification of the nature of collected data and the purpose of collecting the data when providing any data. Upon request, the organisation would be required to disclose in a human consumable format the collected data, the sources for the data, and the business purpose for both processing and sharing that data. In the event of unauthorised access to consumer data, including as a result of a data breach, the CCPA provides a consumers a right to bring suit against the organisation, including class-wide suits, and recover damages in an amount of not less than $100 per consumer per incident. While the number of California consumers impacted by the Image-I-Nation Technologies breach wasn’t disclosed, under CCPA it’s likely the potential civil suit would be substantial.
“Given the number of data protection laws appearing on the global stage, it’s clear that any business collecting or processing personal data needs to look closely at what data elements they collect, the purpose behind collection, the data retention policy and the consent obtained at the time of collection. Data warehouses with personal data are prime targets for malicious attacks. When the connection between consumer consent and the organisation storing the data is unclear, consumers are placed in a position where they can’t effectively manage and monitor their personal data. Only with greater transparency of data collection and processing practices can consumers effectively manage their digital privacy.”
Chris Olson, CEO at The Media Trust:
Matan Or-El, Co-founder and CEO at Panorays: