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Black Basta Ransomware gang accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022

Security Affairs

A joint research by Elliptic and Corvus Insurance revealed that the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022. ” Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. The average ransom payment was $1.2 61,9% of the victims are in the US, 15.8%

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Ebola and Other Health Emergencies Create Workplace Privacy Dilemmas

Hunton Privacy

Also, a very real risk exists that an infected employee on a manufacturing floor or otherwise in the chain of commerce could create a panicked boycott of the goods/services of their employer. Employers do not want to appear hysterical; yet they need to be prudent about protecting co-workers, customers, visitors and vendors.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

You also have expenses, primarily loan repayments but also maintenance, council rates, insurance and possibly strata and property management fees. Like most couples, there comes a time where that's on the cards and for us we started talking seriously about it in 2008. This isn't just to ensure alignment, it's also a great sanity check.

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FTC Publishes Red Flags Rule Compliance Guide; Confirms Broad Interpretation of the Rule

Hunton Privacy

Financial institutions that are regulated by federal bank regulatory agencies or the National Credit Union Administration (which issues their own versions of the Red Flags Rule) were required to comply with the Rule as of November 1, 2008.