Schwarzenegger negs update to California breach law 

Schwarzenegger negs update to California breach law

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 19 October 2009 9:49 AM
In an apparent surprise move, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rebuffed a bill that would have updated the 2003 landmark California data breach notification law.
California laws will increase penalties for patient data snoopers 

California laws will increase penalties for patient data snoopers

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 2 October 2008 10:08 AM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week signed legislation into law that will pose harsher penalties for hospital workers who pry into sensitive patient data.
Los Alamos breach to cost University of California US$2.8 million 

Los Alamos breach to cost University of California US$2.8 million

In Hackers - By Jim Carr, 20 December 2007 9:46 AM
The University of California system has agreed to pay the US Department of Energy (DOE) a US$2.8 million fine as a result of a security breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory ...
Schwarzenegger shoots down California data-protection bill 

Schwarzenegger shoots down California data-protection bill

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 16 October 2007 9:55 AM
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, with strong urging from a lobbying alliance, has vetoed a stringent data protection bill that would have made merchants, not banks, ...
Hacked Marin County website prompts shutdown of all California state sites 

Hacked Marin County website prompts shutdown of all California state sites

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 4 October 2007 10:16 AM
A hacked county website in California that redirected users to a pornographic site triggered the federal government late Tuesday to initiate a system-wide shutdown of all ...
California decertifies ‘vulnerable' voting machines 

California decertifies ‘vulnerable' voting machines

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 8 August 2007 1:59 PM
California's secretary of state has decertified the voting machines of four companies, saying the security of their systems is "too flawed to be widely used."
Electronic voting systems vulnerable to hackers 

Electronic voting systems vulnerable to hackers

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 31 July 2007 8:51 AM
Researchers from the University of California found IT and physical security vulnerabilities in three electronic voting systems as part of a study for the top election official ...
Expert: ID theft arrests validate California disclosure law 

Expert: ID theft arrests validate California disclosure law

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 10 July 2007 9:39 AM
The Secret Service's recent arrest and indictment of four Cuban nationals in Florida for ID theft is evidence that a presidential task force's recommendations on ID theft are ...
California moves closer to making retailers responsible for data breaches 

California moves closer to making retailers responsible for data breaches

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 4 July 2007 11:24 AM
California, which has the most stringent consumer and data privacy laws in the country, has moved a step closer to forcing retailers — rather than financial institutions — to ...
Hackers access personal data of 46,000 University of California affiliates 

Hackers access personal data of 46,000 University of California affiliates

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 10 April 2007 10:33 AM
Hackers have compromised a server to access the personal information of some 46,000 students, faculty and staff at the University of California, San Francisco.
California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users 

California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 17 January 2007 6:17 PM
A California man has been convicted of violating the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 for mass-emailing AOL users and requesting credit card information.
FTC shuts down California spam distributor 

FTC shuts down California spam distributor

By Dan Kaplan, 7 April 2006 8:50 PM
Federal and state investigators have sealed the envelope on a major California-based spam operation that allegedly violated federal law when it delivered nearly two million ...
Feds shut down California spyware ring 

Feds shut down California spyware ring

By Frank Washkuch, 11 November 2005 9:51 PM
The federal government lent a hand to PC users last week, pulling the rug out from a California-based spyware operation.
California Attorney General and FTC sue spammers 

California Attorney General and FTC sue spammers

By Marcia Savage, 13 April 2005 10:46 PM
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and the Federal Trade Commission have filed a lawsuit against an alleged spam operation that bombarded internet users with illegal ...
California proposal would ban data release for research 

California proposal would ban data release for research

By Marcia Savage, 6 December 2004 6:03 PM
A California legislator is proposing a ban on state agencies handing out Social Security numbers and other personal data unless required for law enforcement purposes.
California Bill attacks internet privacy 

California Bill attacks internet privacy

By Steve Gold, 18 March 2004 2:55 PM
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked Californian internet users to contact their legislative representatives in connection with two misguided anti-piracy bills ...
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