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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

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million people was compromised, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, medical information, health insurance information, and billing and claims information. KG Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing Germany Yes 1.1 Information relating to nearly 4.5

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

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Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2

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Autonomous Vehicles – Canada’s Current Legal Framework: Privacy (Part 4)

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Across the globe, the race is already underway among vehicle manufacturers to develop fully autonomous vehicles (AVs). In this post, we will describe some of the risks introduced by personal information collection, and some of the legal obligations of vehicle manufacturers in protecting their customers’ privacy.

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Government survey reveals GDPR awareness is falling short

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Of the businesses surveyed, those in the finance and insurance industries had the highest levels of awareness (79%), followed by information and communications (67%) and education (52%). The industries with the least awareness were construction (25%) and production and manufacturing (27%). Are your staff aware of the GDPR?

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in February 2023 – 29.5 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. We offer a variety of resources to help understand and mitigate threats, from training courses and consultancy services to free guides. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

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9 million records breached through decade-long data leak A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp) illegally accessed about 9 million personal data records over the course of a decade (2013 to 2023). Breached records: more than 56 million.

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62% of organisations unaware of the GDPR

IT Governance

There is an alarming lack of awareness across all industries about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , according to a government survey. The finance and insurance (79%), information or communications (67%) and education (52%) sectors have the highest awareness of the GDPR.

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