Data

A security researcher found that Google's search engine hides results for misconfigured Firebase databases that are publicly accessible on the internet.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252474871/Exposed-Firebase-databases-hidden-by-Google-search

Mandatory password reset for all travellers who use Oyster and contactless payment systems follows minor breach incident earlier in 2019

The Information Commissioner invites views on her office being granted access to investigation and other associated powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA).

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/ico-and-stakeholder-consultations/ico-call-for-views-on-the-application-for-powers-under-the-poca/

The California Consumer Privacy Act, a wide-ranging data privacy and consumer protection law, comes into effect on 1 January 2020. How does CCPA differ from the EU GDPR regulations and what are the responsibilities for UK businesses operating in the US?

https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Get-ready-for-CCPA-Implications-for-UK-businesses

Threat researchers uncover four billion user records on a wide-open Elasticsearch server but who left them there is a mystery

The UK's data protection authority is seeking new powers to prevent criminals from profiting from data-related crime.

The High Court has awarded compensation to an insurer in its case against an individual who sold on road traffic accident data he illicitly obtained from an employee of the business.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/insurer-compensated-over-breach-of-confidence-data-theft

Data is a vital asset to every modern legal practice. It is the backbone of both case and business continuity and without it, almost any firm today would cease to operate. As data sets grow continuously, law firms are becoming ever more reliant on third-party cloud-based systems to manage and store most, if not all, of their business-critical data.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/protecting-data-in-the-cloud-a-guide-for-law-firms

Contactless cards are continuing to revolutionise the way consumers pay for goods. Since launching back in 2007, the contactless payment method now accounts for more than 52 per cent of the UK’s monthly card transactions and overtook chip and PIN in July 2018. Yet, consumers are still fearful of the threat of fraud caused by tap-to-go payment cards. In fact, more than three-in-five (63 per cent) UK consumers are worried that their contactless payment cards could be used fraudulently, as found by new research from IDEX Biometrics ASA.

https://www.itproportal.com/features/biometric-authentication-putting-an-end-to-contactless-fraud/

A Trend Micro employee stole and sold customer support data, which was used by a malicious third-party actor to scam consumer customers of the cybersecurity company.