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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2024 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - HC3 Warns Healthcare Organizations about Akira Ransomware Group - The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently warned the health care sector about the Akira ransomware group that...more

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Privacy Tip #389 – FTC Outlines Top Scams in 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) keeps track of scams that are reported to it and summarizes those scams in a report outlining the most successful scams of the prior year....more

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More Privacy, Please – November/December 2023

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In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2024 #3

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CYBERSECURITY- Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird and Firefox - Mozilla recently released security updates to address known vulnerabilities in their Thunderbird and Firefox products. The Cybersecurity &...more

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Privacy Tip #382 – Beware of Fake Package Delivery Scams During Holiday Season

There are lots of package deliveries this time of year. When shopping online, companies are great about telling you when to expect the delivery of your purchase. Fraudsters know this and prey on unsuspecting victims...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2023 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - CISA Launches Cybersecurity - Public Awareness Campaign To kick off the twentieth annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced that CISA and...more

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Privacy Tip #374 – FTC Warns Tax Preparation Companies About Use of Tax Information for Other Purposes

The information you provide to your tax preparer is as sensitive as it gets. The assumption is that the tax preparation company is only using your data to prepare your taxes. In an enforcement action against Beneficial Corp.,...more

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Cybersecurity: What Businesses Need to Know

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Cybersecurity is a top concern for all industries, particularly for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. These industries hold some of the most sensitive data and highly valuable technology, making them prime...more

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Is Privacy Enforcement Impending for Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies?

Just last week, researchers at Robust Intelligence were able to manipulate NVIDIA’s artificial intelligence software, the “NeMo Framework,” to ignore safety restraints and reveal private information. According to reports, it...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2023

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CYBERSECURITY - World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook for 2023 Is Bleak - Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but remember that I am only the messenger. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global...more

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Privacy Tip #355 – Avoid Employment Offer Scams

In response to a rash of employment offer scams, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a scam alert intended to educate job seekers so they can avoid being victimized....more

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Ohio Supreme Court Rules Insurance Policy Does Not Cover Ransomware Attack on Software

Ransomware insurance coverage has become increasingly popular in recent years as the threat of ransomware attacks has continued to grow. However, despite the widespread adoption of this type of insurance, there are still...more

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The Buzz on Med Device Cybersecurity

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Medical device cybersecurity continues to create buzz, as the FBI issues a Private Industry Notification to health care providers outlining cybersecurity risks for medical devices. This follows FDA’s released Draft Guidance...more

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Privacy Tip #342 – If You Use Twitter, Be Aware and Stay Tuned

This week, in addition to the news-catching, ongoing dispute between Twitter and Elon Musk, Twitter’s former head of cybersecurity, Peiter Zatko, claimed in a whistleblower filing with several federal agencies that Twitter...more

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Privacy Tip #340 – Smishing Scams Reminder

The Twilio and Cloudfare smishing attacks [view related post] provide a timely reminder of how sophisticated smishing attacks are and how they can affect businesses and their customers. But threat actors don’t just attack...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 16

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On June 21, 2022, legislation, The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”), was introduced. The bipartisan measure is currently scheduled for markup by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on June 23, 2022. ...more

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Privacy Tip #334 – Crypto Scams Continue to Top the List of Scams Reported to the FTC

It is tempting to get into the world of cryptocurrency investments. News items of early investors banking millions of dollars fuel the temptation. But it is an investment strategy that is fraught with fraud, so investors...more

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Privacy Tip #333 – FTC Provides Resources to LGBTQ+ Community with “Celebrate Pride, Fight Fraud”

The Federal Trade Commission kicked off Pride Month yesterday, acknowledging that “some of the most egregious scams and abuses target the LGBTQ+ community.” The scams that those in the LGBTQ+ community experience include...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2022 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - Cyber-Attackers Politically Aligned - The most recent Accenture Global Incident Report (the Report) shows that cyber-attackers have political views and are divided between support for Russia or Ukraine....more

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Privacy Tip #323 – FTC Warns Consumers of FTC Imposters

It’s an old trick, but it works, so alerting our readers is worth repeating. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Scam Alert this week warning consumers that fraudsters are impersonating FTC officials....more

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Privacy Tip #320 – 2021 Goes Down as Top Year for Fraud

2021 will go down in our minds as many things, including the year in which more people reported fraud and the highest dollar amount of fraud losses in history. Not a great statistic....more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 5

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FTC Announces Regulatory Priorities for 2022 - On December 10, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its Statement of Regulatory Priorities (“Announcement”) for 2022. The FTC’s priorities for the coming year...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2022

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CYBERSECURITY - FTC Warns Companies of Enforcement for Failing to Patch Log4j Vulnerability - In what I would describe as an unusual but interesting move by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on January 4, 2022, it...more

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FTC Warns Companies of Enforcement for Failing to Patch Log4j Vulnerability

In what I would describe as an unusual but interesting move by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on January 4, 2022, it issued a warning to companies “to remediate Log4j security vulnerability” or face an enforcement action...more

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Privacy Tip #312 -Impersonation Fraud Increased During Pandemic

Another fall-out from the pandemic is that impersonation fraud has increased dramatically. According to the Federal Trade Commission, “the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a sharp spike in impersonation fraud, as scammers...more

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