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University of Michigan Data Breach
The recent cyberattack on the University of Michigan, where sensitive employee and student data fell victim to a…
Irish National Police Data Leak Highlights Third-Party Risk
The recent data breach incident involving the Irish National Police. This breach underscores the critical importance of addressing…
California Enacts New Delete Act to Strengthen Data Privacy
We are thrilled to share a significant development in data privacy regulation. California has taken a momentous step…
BC Court Approves $1,550,000 Class Action Against Airline
After an airline suffered a data breach in 2018 that disclosed the personal information of up to 9.4 million…
Privilege: Pennsylvania Court Orders Production of Investigation Report
Court order store chain to produce a report investigating the nature and the scope of their data breach
Azure Database Vulnerability
Microsoft has had to warn thousands of Azure users that their data has been vulnerable for the last two years.
Gigabyte, AMD and Intel Confidential Data Leak
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Phishing: New York Court Allows Data Breach Claim Against Employer and Vendor
A phishing scam breached a third party vendor’s email systems, enabling hackers to access sensitive personal information for employees…
Regulators Powers: LGPD Sanctions Come Into Force
Effective August 1st, 2021, the ANPD may issue a fine up to 2% of a company’s revenue in…
Zoom to Pay $85m Settlement
www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-to-pay-85m-settlement-to-set-aside-privacy-violation-and-zoombombing-allegations/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0g&taid=6107e54da7fdb00001552aa9&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Co…
Parties Propose Class Settlement to California District Court
The parties have submitted a proposed settlement of USD $5 million to the California District Court based on the…
Actual Misuse of PI Sufficient to Establish Injury
A North Carolina Court confirms that plaintiffs do not need to suffer out-of-pocket loss to establish injury-in-fact; it…
Biometrics: Brazilian Authority Investigates Collection of Fingerprints
The Brazilian Consumer Defense Institute has begun inquiry into two pharmacies for the collection and use of biometric…
Federal Bill Aims to Improve Contractor Cybersecurity
If passed, executive government agencies may not enter into a contract for IT services unless the contractor maintains…
Liability – Banking: American Bankers Association Urges Rejection of Draft Uniform State Privacy Act
In their comment letter on the draft Uniform Personal Data Protection Act, issued jointly with state bankers associations, the ABA expressed…
NY DFS Clarifies Criteria for Small Business Exemptions
Covered entities are exempt from certain cybersecurity requirements when they and all of their affiliates have a combined…
NIST Defines Critical Software
As required under Executive Order 14028, “critical software” has been defined as any software that has, or has…
Ohio Introduces Personal Privacy Act
If passed, individuals in Ohio State will have the ability to opt-out of the sale of their personal…
Health care organizations struggle to balance breach notification requirements with customer expectations
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Colorado Mobile Home Company to Pay $25,000 and Implement New Safety Measures
A mobile home company has been fined by the Attorney General of Colorado for failure to properly safeguard sensitive…
Norwegian DPA Fines Bank NOK 400,000 For Inadequate Security Measures
The Company failed to implement technical and organisational measures to protect personal data during the implementation of a…
Connecticut Enacts New Breach Notification Obligations
Effective October 1, 2021, the deadline for breach notification to State residents would decrease from 90 to 60…
Texas Expands AG Breach Notification Requirements
Effective September 1, 2021, companies reporting breaches of system security to the State AG must include the number…
Most ransomware victims hit again
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/most-ransomware-victims-hit-again/ Most Ransomware Victims Hit Again After Paying – Infosecurity Magazine www.infosecurity-magazine.com