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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2019 #2

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The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance just released its "2018 Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report," which says “2018–Some Better, Some Worse, All Bad.” That’s our experience, too. Here are the highlights from the...more

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Privacy Tip #198: Cybersecurity for Tax Professionals

This week, I was honored to again have the opportunity to participate as a speaker at the Internal Revenue Service’s Nationwide Tax Forum 2019 in Washington, D.C. Through a generous grant provided by the American Coalition...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2018

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CYBERSECURITY - Ticketmaster Hit With Malware Compromising UK Customers’ Data - Ticketmaster has reported that it has “identified malicious software on a customer support product hosted by Inbenta Technologies, an...more

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Virginia Data Breach Law Amended to Include Income Tax Preparers

We have frequently reported about how devastating and widespread tax fraud is in the U.S.—in the past affecting hundreds of thousands of U.S. tax payers. Income tax preparers are at risk for cyber intrusions because they hold...more

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FTC Releases Annual Privacy and Data Security Update

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The FTC has released its annual report summarizing its activity during 2017 relating to privacy and data security issues.  In its self-declared role as “the nation’s primary privacy and data security enforcer,” the FTC...more

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More Companies Must Comply with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, But Don’t Know It. Are You One of Them?

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When the topic of data privacy and cyber security comes up, most people automatically think of data breaches, especially given the high-profile nature of so many of them. Breaches and hacks are certainly an issue about which...more

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FTC Settles GLBA Enforcement Action Against TaxSlayer Stemming From 2015 Data Breach

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week announced a consent order with TaxSlayer, LLC, an online tax preparation services provider, to settle claims that the company violated the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards...more

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Privacy Tip #51 – Check Up on Your Tax Preparer’s Data Security Measures

We have written before about the ability of hackers to file false tax returns to get fraudulent refunds by using the IRS website, and how hundreds of thousands of Americans have become victims of tax fraud. The IRS...more

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IRS Begins Campaign to Encourage Taxpayers to Protect Personal Information

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As we recently reported, on October 20, the IRS announced the implementation of new measures developed in collaboration with state taxing authorities and tax industry leaders to prevent identity theft in refund fraud. On...more

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