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Rhysida Hits American Addiction Centers + Publishes 2.8TB of Data

American Addiction Centers (AAC) has notified 422,424 individuals that their personal information was stolen in a cyber-attack attributed to the Rhysida criminal organization. The incident was discovered on September 26,...more

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The Voluntary Parting Exclusion: What You Need to Know

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The US Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 880,000 cybercrime complaints in 2023. Overall financial losses from cybercrime last year reached $12.5 billion, a record-setting year-over-year increase of...more

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UK - When is a data protection claim not a data protection claim?

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In a recent case, Pacini & Anor v Dow Jones & Company Inc., the publisher of the Wall Street Journal unsuccessfully applied to strike out a data protection claim concerning two historic articles....more

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Update on Snowflake Cyber Threat

On June 2, 2024, cloud service provider Snowflake reported increased cyber threat activity targeting some of its customer’s accounts. Snowflake recommended that customers review unusual activity to detect and prevent...more

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Santander Faces Major Cyber Attack Compromising Millions of Customers’ Data

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In May, Santander Bank faced a significant cybersecurity breach that affected millions of its customers and employees worldwide. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack, which also targeted...more

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Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 4, May 2024

MIT Report Details New Cybersecurity Risks - “Cloud misconfigurations, more sophisticated ransomware, and vendor exploitation attacks are contributing to rising cyberattacks.” Why this is important: Worldwide spending...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2024 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - New Threat: Scattered Spider International Coalition of Hackers - Cyber adversaries in China and Russia continue to be a formidable threat to U.S. based companies. In the past, scams might be detected...more

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A guide to Hong Kong’s cybersecurity laws and practices

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Introduction - The past decade has seen a huge increase in the incidence of cybercrime in Hong Kong. The number of cybercrime reports rose from 2,206 in 2011 to 16,159 in 2021. This trend has been exacerbated by the global...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2022

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CYBERSECURITY - CISA/FBI Advisory Warns of Destructive Malware Used Against Ukraine - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint advisory this week alerting organizations of...more

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Top tips to prevent and handle cyber incidents in Hong Kong

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The past decade has seen a huge increase in the incidence of cyber crimes in Hong Kong. - This trend has been exacerbated by the global pandemic, which has forced criminals on-line, with the number of cases in 2020...more

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Failed to Adequately Secure and Protect Traveler Data

This week, the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general said in an oversight report that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have failed to use adequate cybersecurity measures and safeguards to...more

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Governor Cuomo Announces New Proposal for a Consumer Data Privacy Bill of Rights

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced his proposal for a comprehensive data security law that will “provide New Yorkers with transparency and control over their personal data and provide new privacy protections.”...more

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Digging Deeper Podcast Episode 2: Tales Of Corporate Scams, Frauds, And A Stolen Dali

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When it comes to scams and frauds, it's not just individuals at risk, but also companies. In Episode 2 of Digging Deeper, Chris Morgan Jones interviews Jordan Arnold about corporate scams, and they even discuss cracking the...more

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Crime Does Pay: Business Email Compromise, Organization Vulnerability, and How Hackers Attacked the Wisconsin Republican Party

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We have previously written about “phishing.” Phishing involves using social pressure  to trick the recipient to send sensitive information,  network control, or credentials, to hackers posing as authorized users....more

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Not If But When: Cybercrime Targets Telework

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans have deserted the physical workplace. Modern technology and remote access capabilities have made it possible to transform almost any job to a telework position. As...more

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Open Banking – Update for 2020

In December 2019, we published a blog post introducing open banking; here, we provide an update for 2020. To briefly summarize, open banking comprises a set of rules which permit third-party providers (TPPs) of financial...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2020 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - City of Hartford Hit with Ransomware Attack, Causing School Delay - Cyber-attackers know that city and town officials have been gearing up for the start of school and the potential for remote learning,...more

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SEC is Sued to Stop Collection of Personal Data of Retail Investors

The American Securities Association (“ASA”), a financial industry trade association representing regional and small financial services companies, has sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to prevent the SEC from...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

12 Ways to Ensure Strong Cybersecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In addition to the upheaval and emergency measures taken to combat the COVID-19 virus, organizations are increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks. A key driver of that vulnerability is an at-home workforce using older...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus and Data Protection: Europe’s Data Protection Authorities’ Views

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Data protection authorities from around the world are stepping in to provide their input and guidance on the matter of data processing activities and the fight against the coronavirus.  Hogan Lovells’ global Privacy and...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020 #2

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Ransomware Attacks Predicted to Occur Every 11 Seconds in 2021 with a Cost of $20 Billion - Confirming what we are seeing in the field, cybersecurity firm Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that, globally, businesses in...more

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In Data Privacy, How Smart Is Your Data?

Over the last few years, data privacy has been brought in to the public focus more than ever before. What information is being collected about you, how is it being used, and who has the ability to access it. ...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2020 #4

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It’s getting difficult to keep up with the jargon of all of the new digital scams. The SaaSes in the beginning became regular business terms, such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and Business Processes-as-aService (BPaaS)....more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #5

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Energy Sector’s Reliance on IoT Increases Cyber Vulnerabilities - CyberX recently released its 2020 Global IoT/ICS Risk Report (Report), which compiles survey questions and answers from 1,821 production networks of...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #3

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A recent Ponemon Institute study finds that small and mid-sized businesses continue to be targeted by cybercriminals, and are struggling to direct an appropriate amount of resources to combat the attacks. ...more

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