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UK’s Data Protection Regulator Fines a UK SaaS Provider ~$4 Million Following a Ransomware Incident

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On March 26, 2025, the UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)) fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (“Advanced”) £3.07 million (approximately $4 million). In 2022, Advanced suffered...more

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The PowerSchool Breach: A Privacy Lesson on Third-Party Risk Exposure

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Key Takeaways: On December 28, 2024, education technology company PowerSchool disclosed a cybersecurity breach impacting 62 million students and 9.5 million educators across the globe. The intrusion, which began on December...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What personal data are you unknowingly hoarding?

With the number of data breaches increasing each year, it’s becoming more important to know what personal data you have and where you have it. On personal or even work devices, you may be surprised at how much of your data is...more

Hogan Lovells

Malaysia imposes data breach reporting – what your business needs to know

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Malaysia issued a regulatory guideline for data breach notification in February 2025. This article discusses how the new regulation affects businesses in Malaysia. On 25 February 2025, Malaysia's Personal Data Protection...more

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Malaysia introduces mandatory data officer appointment – What this means for your business

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Malaysia introduced a mandatory data protection officer appointment in February 2025. We discuss the implications of this new regulatory requirement for businesses operating in Malaysia....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Chile brings its data privacy laws in line with global data privacy standards

Chile has amended its data privacy law granting significant rights to data subjects, and imposing stricter obligations on data controllers and processors. Published in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial) on December 13,...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 72

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Warby Parker Fined $1.5 Million Following HHS Investigation of Credential Stuffing Security Breach - On February 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a...more

A&O Shearman

Polish supervisory authority publishes updated guide on personal data protection breaches

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On February 20, 2025, the Polish Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) published an updated version of the guide on personal data protection breaches. The first edition was released in 2018. The latest version...more

DLA Piper

Malaysia: Guidelines Issued on Data Breach Notification and Data Protection Officer Appointment

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Following Malaysia’s introduction of data breach notification and data protection officer (“DPO”) appointment requirements in last year’s significant amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) (click here for our...more

Kilpatrick

3 Key Takeaways | Privacy in a Flash: Keeping Up with Rapid Changes in State Laws

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Kilpatrick’s John Brigagliano recently spoke at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) DFW Annual In-House Symposium in Frisco, Texas. John spoke on the topic of “Privacy in a Flash: Keeping Up with Rapid Changes in State...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 71

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English High Court Rules that "Relatively High" Consent to Cookies and Profiling is Required Where Individual is Vulnerable - In a dispute between an individual claimant who was a recovering gambling addict and two...more

Hogan Lovells

Vietnam's new Law on Data

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On 30 November 2024, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Law on Data ("Law on Data"), which will govern digital data-related activities, and come into effect on 1 July 2025. This new Law on Data, along with the...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Something Old, Something New: Latest NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Enforcement Action Emphasizes Policy Implementation, Training,...

The New York State Department of Financial Services recently announced that it has entered into a consent order with PayPal, Inc. for violations of the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation. The consent order, under which PayPal has...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

NewsBank Hit with Class Action over Employee Data Breach

Last week, a class action was filed against NewsBank, Inc., a Florida-based news database company, related to a 2024 breach of employee personal information. NewsBank provides a database of archived news publications...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

‎13 Low-Budget, High-Impact Ways to Reduce Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks in 2025‎

Give Thanks - Cybersecurity and IT leaders are vital to every organization’s success. But they might also be burning out now, when you need them more ‎than ever. 93% of security leaders say they’ve considered quitting their...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #431 – DOGE Has Access to Our Personal Information: What You Need to Know

According to a highly critical article recently published by TechCrunch,  the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Trump’s advisory board headed by Elon Musk, has “taken control of top federal departments and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #430 – GrubHub Confirms Security Incident Through Third Party Vendor

If you are a GrubHub customer, read carefully. The app has confirmed a security incident involving a third-party vendor that allowed an unauthorized threat actor to access user contact information, including some customer...more

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Navigating trusts in a data driven world developments in Guernseys regulatory landscape

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We explore what trustees need to be aware of when dealing with data and complying with their obligations under the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017 and related legislation (the "DP Law")....more

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Thailand: PDPC’s Clarification on Personal Data Breach Notification

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Since the full implementation of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in June 2022, the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has been instrumental in shaping the nation’s data protection framework. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

MGM Inks $45M Class Action Settlement for 2019 and 2023 Data Breaches

MGM Resorts agreed to pay $45 million to settle over a dozen class action lawsuits concerning 2019 and 2023 data breaches. A federal court in Nevada preliminarily approved the settlement, which, according to lawyers, covers...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #429 – Threat Actors Continue to Use QR Codes for Fraudulent Purposes

We have repeatedly warned our readers about malicious QR codes and their use by threat actors. Threat actors are now using these codes to disguise packages as gifts....more

Mayer Brown

Um Olhar Retrospectivo Sobre a ANPD e a Proteção de Dados no Brasil em 2024

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O ano de 2024 representou um período de grande amadurecimento institucional e regulatório para a Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD). Em um cenário marcado por avanços tecnológicos acelerados e discussões...more

Fisher Phillips

9 Sweeping Changes Proposed in India’s Latest Data Protection Draft Rules: What U.S. Employers Can Do to Prepare

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India just released a landmark draft of new rules to refine and implement the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) – which is India’s first comprehensive data privacy legislation regulating digital personal data...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Don’t Forget the EU: Italy Issued First GenAI Fine of €15 Million Alleging GDPR Violations 

At the end of 2024 the Italian Data Protection Authority issued a 15 million euro fine in the first generative AI-related case brought under GDPR. According to Garante (the Italian authority), OpenAI trained ChatGPT with...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Data Privacy Day Checklist: Top 10 ways to protect your organization's data

Tomorrow is International Data Privacy Day, so a happy day to all! More seriously, data privacy concerns and legislation continue to rapidly increase. It has been estimated that by the end of 2024 more than 75 percent of...more

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