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Who’s Behind the ‘Web Listings’ Mail Scam?

Krebs on Security

The story concluded that this dubious service had been scamming people and companies for more than a decade, and promised a Part II to explore who was behind Web Listings. Since at least 2007, Web Listings Inc. The missives appear to be an $85 bill for an “annual search engine listing” service.

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Agencies Issue Final Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Model Privacy Notice

Hunton Privacy

Today, eight federal financial regulatory agencies issued a final Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”) model privacy notice. The final model notice incorporates financial institutions’ required disclosures pursuant to Section 503 of the GLBA. Section 728 also provides a safe harbor.

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Summary – “Industry in One: Financial Services”

ARMA International

The scope of a records and information management (RIM) program in financial services can seem overwhelming. Compared to other industries, the complexities of managing records and information in financial services are arguably some of the toughest to solve, primarily because of the intense regulatory scrutiny.

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Target Data Breach Litigation: District Court Certifies Class of Financial Institutions

Hunton Privacy

District Court for the District of Minnesota certified a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) class of financial services institutions claiming damages from Target Corporation’s 2013 data breach. On September 15, 2015, Judge Magnuson of the U.S. Noting that the case of In re TJX Cos. Retail Sec. Breach Litig.,

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HSBC Fined £3 Million ($5 Million) for Data Security Failings in UK

Hunton Privacy

The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced today fines for three HSBC entities totaling £3 million for failing to have adequate systems and controls in place to protect their customers’ confidential data. The fine is the highest to date in the UK and reflects a 30% discount for cooperating with the FSA.

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Agencies Expected to Publish Final Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Model Privacy Notice

Hunton Privacy

The federal financial services agencies are expected to shortly announce a proposed-final Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”) model form privacy notice. The model notice incorporates financial institutions’ required disclosures pursuant to Section 503 of the GLBA. Section 728 also provides a safe harbor.

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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

For everything from minor network infractions to devastating cyberattacks and data privacy troubles , digital forensics software can help clean up the mess and get to the root of what happened. Born in 2007, Xplico is a top network forensics analysis tool (NFAT) and restructures data via a packet sniffer. Volatility.