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Clorox Audit Revealed Cybersecurity Flaws in Plants in 2020

A few years before a 2023 cyberattack disrupted manufacturing at one of the largest US producers of disinfectants ahead of flu season, an audit warned of systemic cybersecurity flaws within the company’s production systems.

SEC Steps Up SolarWinds Probe With Inquiries to Techs, Telecoms

The US <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13165Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-7c06-d509-adee-7dd71c440000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Securities and Exchange Commission is asking tech and telecom companies how they handled the sprawling 2020 SolarWinds cyberattack, and drawing fire from the cybersecurity industry and big business for what they call overreach.

Online Pharmacy Beats Lawsuit Over Info Sharing With Facebook

Online pharmacy HealthWarehouse.com defeated again a proposed class action alleging it shared consumers’ personal information with Meta Platforms Inc. in violation of federal and state wiretapping and privacy laws.

Hacker Returns $63 Million Stolen from Crypto Game ‘Munchables’

The <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://screens/WSL%20CRYP","_id":"0000018e-7f32-d509-adee-7ff338f10000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">crypto sector suffered one of its biggest security incidents this year after a hacker swiped $63 million from a blockchain-based game.

Cybersecurity Agency Proposes First Incident-Reporting Rules

Hacked critical infrastructure operators will be required to send the federal government detailed reports describing network security breaches and ransom payments within a short time frame under rules proposed by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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Blackbaud Defeats Insurers’ Recovery Claims Over Data Breach

Blackbaud Inc. defeated nearly identical lawsuits filed by Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. seeking to recover $2.1 million in payments to nonprofits they insured related to a 2020 data breach suffered by the cloud services provider.

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Home Depot to Buy Pro Supplier SRS for About $18.25 Billion (1)

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