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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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The California Digital Dividend Plan: Can Data Monetization Revenue Sharing Work?

March 3, 2019

California is putting a proposal on the table to force big tech to create a digital dividend fund to share revenue from any personal data monetization. Will this address increased demand for income inequality and government involvement in wealth redistribution?

Hacker hand stealing data from laptop showing data breach report on identity theft

Cyber Security News

Number of Compromised Victims “Excessively High” and Lack of Transparency Hampers Identity Theft Protection, Says ITRC 2021 Data Breach Report

February 14, 2022

ITRC 2021 Data Breach Report says compromises increased by 68% from 2020 and 23% from 2017, the highest on record, and lack of transparency hampers identity theft protection.

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Data Privacy News

DoorDash Takes NYC to Court Over Data Sharing Law, Food Delivery Price Caps

September 29, 2021

A new data sharing law that recently went into effect in New York City is being challenged by food delivery giant DoorDash on the grounds that it requires revealing too much confidential and sensitive information to restaurants.

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Study Shows Privacy Awareness Is the “New Normal” for Consumers, Online Behavior Is Much More Guarded

November 4, 2022

Privacy awareness is now more common than not, with 60% of consumers reporting that they are concerned. While consumers are very much aware of how companies track their online behavior at this point, 34% say that they feel "overwhelmed" in trying to manage it.

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Cyber Security News

Voluntary Disclosure of Cybersecurity Risks Mitigates Contagion Effect With Investors

November 19, 2019

New research shows that voluntary disclosures about cybersecurity risk can help mitigate the “contagion effect” that often impacts companies in an industry that has just been the victim of a major cyber breach.

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More of Facebook’s “High-Risk Accounts” Will Now Require Two-Factor Authentication

December 7, 2021

Facebook is expanding mandatory two-factor authentication for users flagged as having high-risk accounts and will eventually be locked out of the platform until they enable it.

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French Privacy Watchdog Offers New Guidance for Web Scraping and Its Use in Direct Marketing

June 19, 2020

France’s data protection watchdog CNIL has published a set of guidelines to provide GDPR guidance on web scraping for direct marketing and recommended actions to businesses.

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Cyber Security News

Namecheap Email System Hacked to Send DHL and Metamask Phishing Emails

February 24, 2023

Hackers compromised the Namecheap email system to send DHL and MetaMask phishing emails targeting wallet credentials. The company takes full responsibility after initially blaming a third party.

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Water Companies Veolia North America and UK’s Southern Water Ransomware Attack and Data Breach Leaked PII

February 2, 2024

US and UK water companies Veolia North America and Southern Water have confirmed a ransomware attack and a data breach that leaked personal information.

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In Joint Statement, US Intelligence Agencies Pin SolarWinds Hack on Russian Hackers

January 12, 2021

The March 2020 SolarWinds hack, which was not discovered for months, has formally been blamed on Russian hackers by a coalition of US intelligence agencies.

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The California Digital Dividend Plan: Can Data Monetization Revenue Sharing Work?

Number of Compromised Victims “Excessively High” and Lack of Transparency Hampers Identity Theft Protection, Says ITRC 2021 Data Breach Report

Study Shows Privacy Awareness Is the “New Normal” for Consumers, Online Behavior Is Much More Guarded

Voluntary Disclosure of Cybersecurity Risks Mitigates Contagion Effect With Investors

More of Facebook’s “High-Risk Accounts” Will Now Require Two-Factor Authentication

Namecheap Email System Hacked to Send DHL and Metamask Phishing Emails

Water Companies Veolia North America and UK’s Southern Water Ransomware Attack and Data Breach Leaked PII

In Joint Statement, US Intelligence Agencies Pin SolarWinds Hack on Russian Hackers

Data Breach Impacts Times Car Ride-Sharing Service as Ransomware Attack Hits Railway Operator Keio

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites