Data Breach Today

MARCH 3, 2023

Also: ISMG Hosts Engage Event in Toronto; Vendor Wiz Quadruples Workforce In the latest weekly update, four ISMG editors share highlights of ISMG's upcoming Engage Toronto event and discuss how the U.S.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2024

US CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC issued a joint CSA to warn of attacks involving Phobos ransomware variants observed as recently as February 2024 US CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC issued a joint cyber security advisory (CSA) to warn of attacks involving Phobos ransomware variants such as Backmydata , Devos, Eight, Elking, and Faust.

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Hanzo Learning Center

APRIL 4, 2023

Last month, I reported on five new privacy laws going into effect in 2023. Well, now we can add one more to the list of US state privacy laws on the books.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Law enforcement agencies from the United States and Europe seized domain names and servers belonging to a virtual private network (VPN) provider long linked to online cybercrime. The post US, European Law Enforcement Shut Down Cybercrime-Friendly VPN Services appeared first on Adam Levin.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 12, 2024

US Healthcare Entities Are Firmly in Akira Ransomware Group's Sights, Expert Warns Ransomware groups may come and go, but often it's only in name, as the individuals involved will move on to power whatever group remains a going concern.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

A group of hacktivists and transparency advocates has leaked online hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents allegedly stolen from more than 200 police departments, fusion centers, and law enforcement agencies across the United States. Fusion centers were established to allow government entities to share intelligence. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

US, UK and European Authorities Seize Decryption Keys and Will Contact Victims An international law enforcement operation that infiltrated ransomware-as-a-service operation LockBit has resulted in arrests, indictments and the seizure of encryption keys that can be used to help victims recover their data.

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The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 14, 2020

Federal parliament this week debated and passed Covidsafe legislation designed to protect the privacy and security of users of the government’s contact-tracing app.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 17, 2023

Also, US Takes Action on Spyware; Law Firm Fined After Health Breach In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discuss how national security concerns about popular social media app TikTok are heating up, how New York's attorney general hit a law firm with a $200,000 fine in a health data breach, and the impact of U.S.

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IG Guru

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The post Signal (app) unveils how far US law enforcement will go to get information about people via ZDNet appeared first on IG GURU. The encrypted messaging developer said Santa Clara County police wanted very specific personal information of certain users, including IP addresses along with dates and times for each login.

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IG Guru

MARCH 30, 2021

The post At Last: US Proposes Federal Data Privacy Law via ADCG appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 2, 2018

But Tech Giants are Taking Aim at the Law, Which Can Be Amended Until 2020 California's legislature has quickly introduced and passed new privacy legislation, making the state's laws the strongest in the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 22, 2022

Also: Navigating US Privacy Laws; Ransomware Trends In the latest "Proof of Concept," Lisa Sotto of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and former CISO David Pollino of PNC Bank join ISMG editors to discuss the many new privacy laws in the U.S.,

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The Guardian Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2022

But it was also clear that his US bosses were incensed by the effrontery of a mere European institution in issuing such a verdict. On the morning the ruling was released, I had a phone call from a relatively senior Google employee whom I happened to know.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 2, 2023

Nearly 300 Arrests Made in the US and Europe International law enforcement agencies arrested hundreds in what authorities say is the largest crackdown on illicit drugs over the dark web, also revealing that German law enforcement was behind the December 2021 disappearance of dark web drug marketplace Monopoly Market.

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The Guardian Data Protection

APRIL 21, 2024

High court action will claim US owner allowed access to app users’ private information in breach of UK law Grindr faces the prospect of legal action by hundreds of users who will allege that the dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising companies.

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Information Matters

MARCH 26, 2021

The post How deepfakes are a problem for us all and why the law needs to change appeared first on Information Matters. Rapid growth of deepfakes When fashion magazine Vogue says there is a problem with deepfakes then you know this is an issue that has gone mainstream. According to Sensity which Read more.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 29, 2022

New US Privacy Laws and FTC Initiatives to Watch Lisa Sotto of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP joins three ISMG editors to discuss important cybersecurity and privacy issues, including data breach preparedness, the evolution of LockBit 3.0 LockBit 3.0,

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Dark Reading

MARCH 16, 2022

Bipartisan cybersecurity legislation comes amid increased worries over ransomware, and fears of cyberattacks from Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 23, 2023

Law Enforcement, Regulatory Action in US Likely Led to 70% Drop in Hacks Law enforcement and regulatory action over the past year in the United States most likely dissuaded hackers from stealing cryptocurrency, making the amount stolen in the first quarter of the year the lowest compared to each of the four quarters in 2022, TRM Labs said.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Cronos’ led to the disruption of the LockBit ransomware operation. A joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries has disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. on January 5, 2020.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 8, 2022

24M US Citizens Listed on SSNDOB Marketplace - But Have All Domains Been Seized? The takedown was the result of a multiagency effort involving the IRS-CI, the FBI, the DOJ, and law enforcement agencies of Cyprus and Latvia. Department of Justice.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Voatz Files Amicus Brief In Case Headed to the US Supreme Court In a court filing, online voting startup Voatz argues that most security research should be limited to those who have clear permission to probe systems and software for vulnerabilities. Supreme Court case that could redefine a federal computer law.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Experts warn that the LockBit ransomware group has started using updated encryptors in new attacks, after the recent law enforcement operation. The LockBit ransomware group appears to have fully recovered its operations following the recent law enforcement initiative, code-named Operation Cronos , which aimed to disrupt its activities.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

GDPR enforcement within the EU, combined with the EU-US data privacy framework and the planned changes to the UK GDPR, all bring challenges in terms of keeping on top of what must be done. In addition, 14 US states now have their own data privacy laws, and GDPR-like legislation has proliferated across the world.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 22, 2021

FBI, US Secret Service and US Cyber Command Target Ransomware Gangs, Reuters Reports The outages of the notorious REvil - aka Sodinokibi - ransomware operation have been due to a coordinated law enforcement effort involving the U.S. and foreign partners, aimed at disrupting the group's attack capabilities, Reuters reports.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP , a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a NetDiligence-authorized Breach Coach ® , a designation only extended to law firms that demonstrate competency and sophistication in data breach response. Rochester, N.Y.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Law enforcement provided additional details about the international Operation Cronos that led to the disruption of the Lockbit ransomware operation. Yesterday, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos , conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 18, 2021

Virginia’s Governor signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) into law on March 2, 2021. The VCDPA takes effect January 1, 2023 and is a broad, multi-rights privacy law that, in some ways, resembles the CCPA, GDPR, and other recently proposed state privacy legislation. Author: Jim Halpert. Key provisions.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 1, 2023

EDPB Chair Jelinek Says Agreement for EU-US Data Flows Raises 'Privacy Concerns' The European agency responsible for overseeing consistent application of privacy law on the continent says it has reservations about the legal framework underpinning commercial trans-Atlantic data flows as the framework moves toward formal acceptance by the European Commission. (..)

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Using a technique known as chain analysis, the program targets not only those in direct phone contact with a criminal suspect but anyone with whom those individuals have been in contact as well.

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AIIM

OCTOBER 27, 2020

There have been some interesting developments in the world of E-Discovery tied to many of the same privacy protection laws and regulations changing the game in records and information management. When a US-based litigant seeks ESI stored in other countries, however, it raises thorny legal and practical issues.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

Related: Using ‘Big Data’ to improve health and well-being But there’s yet another towering technology mountain to climb: we must also overcome the limitations of Moore’s Law. How far can it take us? In short, the mighty integrated circuit is maxed out. At NTT Research in Sunnyvale, Calif.,

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In Part Four of the OneTrust DataGuidance Insight articles on state data privacy laws, Sidley Austin lawyers Sheri Porath Rockwell and Ernesto Claeyssen discuss data subject rights and privacy policy requirements under the patchwork of 13 US states’ comprehensive data privacy laws that have been passed.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The stalling of federal legislation and the continued expansion of data brokers are fueling a phishing epidemic.

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Plus: Stolen US State Department emails, $20 million zero-day flaws, and controversy over the EU’s message-scanning law.

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Dark Reading

APRIL 23, 2019

But keep an eye on this Congress as legislators debate how to define personal data and what limits to place on how companies use it. Probably not before the 2020 election.

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