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Latest news on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory developments, data breaches and enforcement actions happening around the world.

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Cyber Security News

New York State Healthcare Facilities Looking at New Cybersecurity Regulations, New Funding in 2024

November 28, 2023

The new New York cybersecurity regulations require healthcare facilities to appoint a CISO, implement incident response plans, and to face new breach reporting requirements. They will also have access to a total of $500 million in new funding from the state.

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Data Protection News

China’s New Data Protection Law Maintains Full State Access To Private Information, but Puts Clamps on Tech Firms Comparable to EU’s GDPR

August 24, 2021

China’s new GDPR-style data protection law does almost nothing to curb the state's unfettered access to data stored within the country, but does sharply limit the ways in which tech firms can handle and share it.

Man typing on keyboard next to a robot showing Russia’s FSB building a massive IoT botnet capable of running nation-state DDoS attacks

Cyber Security News

Nation-State DDoS Attacks May Be the “New Normal”; Leaked Documents Reveal Russia’s FSB Is Seeking to Build a Massive IoT Botnet

April 3, 2020

Stolen documents from Russia’s FSB indicate that the country is building an IoT botnet capable of gigantic DDoS attacks by rounding up millions of poorly-secured devices.

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Cyber Security News

Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack Prompts DHS to Issue New Cybersecurity Regulations

June 1, 2021

Some of these new DHS cybersecurity regulations have been in the works for some time, but the rapid rollout of changes comes in response to the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that created temporary gas shortages.

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Data Privacy News

KPMG Reports Lack of Corporate Data Responsibility Eroding Consumer Trust, Preventing Users From Sharing Data

August 30, 2021

Poor corporate data responsibility hurts consumer trust, preventing users from sharing data because of privacy and safety concerns as organizations stepped up data collection.

Hacker working on laptop showing Russian hackers DDoS attacks on state government websites

Cyber Security News

Russian Hackers Shut Down Dozens of State Government Websites in DDoS Attacks

October 12, 2022

Russian hackers Killnet, notorious for crippling DDoS attacks, claimed responsibility for cyber attacks that shut down multiple state government websites.

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Cyber Security News

U.S. Federal Websites in Urgent Need of Web Security Upgrade

December 8, 2017

The U.S. Federal Government is a behemoth that touches every aspect of American life – and today the services and information needed by U.S. citizens are increasingly found online. However, the latest report on the state of U.S. federal websites indicates that they fail on some key indicators regarding web security.

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Data Protection News

Fines for Google and Meta in South Korea Over Privacy Law Violations; Targeted Ad Consent Mechanisms Found To Be Lacking

September 20, 2022

Google is looking at ₩69.2 billion (about $50 million) and Meta ₩30.8 billion (about $22 million) in fines issued by the country's Personal Information Protection Commission due to privacy law violations.

Cyber Security News

Following Optus Hack, Another Data Breach for Australia’s Biggest Telcos as Telstra Exposes Employee Data

October 7, 2022

Following Optus hack, the Telstra data breach appears to be limited to the signup process of a third-party rewards system for company staff, but two telcos losing personal information in two weeks has caused serious concern.

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Data Privacy News

Investigation Urged Into ‘Anti-Competitive’ Ad Blockers

January 28, 2020

Some of the largest ad companies alleged to have quietly paid millions of dollars to some of the largest ad blocker companies to be able to continue to track and target consumers with ads.

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New York State Healthcare Facilities Looking at New Cybersecurity Regulations, New Funding in 2024

China’s New Data Protection Law Maintains Full State Access To Private Information, but Puts Clamps on Tech Firms Comparable to EU’s GDPR

Nation-State DDoS Attacks May Be the “New Normal”; Leaked Documents Reveal Russia’s FSB Is Seeking to Build a Massive IoT Botnet

Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack Prompts DHS to Issue New Cybersecurity Regulations

KPMG Reports Lack of Corporate Data Responsibility Eroding Consumer Trust, Preventing Users From Sharing Data

Russian Hackers Shut Down Dozens of State Government Websites in DDoS Attacks

U.S. Federal Websites in Urgent Need of Web Security Upgrade

Fines for Google and Meta in South Korea Over Privacy Law Violations; Targeted Ad Consent Mechanisms Found To Be Lacking

Following Optus Hack, Another Data Breach for Australia’s Biggest Telcos as Telstra Exposes Employee Data

Investigation Urged Into ‘Anti-Competitive’ Ad Blockers

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts

Claude’s Great Escape: Anthropic AI Models Join OpenAI Agents in Hacking Their Way Out of Sandboxes

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos