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Reflecting on APAC Data Protection and Cyber-security Highlights for 2019 (and what lies ahead!)

Data Protection Report

2019 saw continued growth and change in data protection and cyber-security across the Asia-Pacific. Following the implementation of the GDPR in May, 2018, many jurisdictions moved to review and strengthen existing data privacy and cyber-security laws. Cybersecurity Act was passed addressing cyber risks and national security.

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Apple released an emergency patch to address CVE-2019-8605 iOS flaw

Security Affairs

that addresses the CVE-2019-8605 use-after-free vulnerability that allowed iPhone jailbreak. released in June has reintroduced a security flaw found by a Google Project Zero white hat hacker that was previously fixed in iOS 12.3. — Pwn20wnd is reviving 0-Days (@Pwn20wnd) August 26, 2019. x below 12.3) will be released.

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CVE-2019-13720 flaw in Chrome exploited in Operation WizardOpium attacks

Security Affairs

One of the two flaws in Chrome addressed by Google, CVE-2019-13720, was exploited in a campaign that experts attribute to Korea-linked threat actors. Reported by banananapenguin on 2019-10-12[$TBD][ 1019226 ] High CVE-2019-13720: Use-after-free in audio. SecurityAffairs – CVE-2019-13720, Lazarus).

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security enthusiast and Linux evangelist Binni Shah consistently offers valuable tutorials, guides, and insights for the cybersecurity community. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

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CNIL Fines French Real Estate Service Provider for Data Security and Retention Failures

Hunton Privacy

On June 6, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it levied a fine of €400,000 on SERGIC, a French real estate service provider, for failure to (1) implement appropriate security measures and (2) define data retention periods for the personal data of unsuccessful rental candidates. Background.

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Group with numerous faces: chronicle of UltraRank’s deceptive JS-sniffer campaigns

Security Affairs

Group-IB security researchers provide evidence linking three campaigns with the use of various JS-sniffer families. The earliest of them, Campaign 2, dates back to 2015, while Campaign 12 continues to this very day. In addition, several storage locations for malicious code with identical contents were discovered in all the campaigns.

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Back At The Negotiating Table: CCPA Amendments Debate Continues

Data Protection Report

In a 12-hour marathon hearing, the California Senate Judiciary Committee on July 9, 2019, debated, struck down, scaled back and put back on the negotiating table key amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Changes to Definition of Personal Information Bill Fails But Is Held for Reconsideration.

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