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North Korea-linked Konni APT uses Russian-language weaponized documents

Security Affairs

North Korea-linked Konni APT group used Russian-language Microsoft Word documents to deliver malware. FortiGuard Labs researchers observed the North Korea-linked Konni APT group using a weaponized Russian-language Word document in an ongoing phishing campaign. The Word document seems to be in the Russian language.

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Leaked documents from Russian firm NTC Vulkan show Sandworm cyberwarfare arsenal

Security Affairs

Documents leaked from Russian IT contractor NTC Vulkan show it was likely involved in the development of offensive tools. The documents demonstrate that it also developed hacking tools for the Russia-linked APT group Sandworm. The documents include details for three projects named Scan, Amesit, and Krystal-2B.

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HHS Announces Exercise of Enforcement Discretion for Entities Engaged in COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Data Matters

First, as covered in an earlier posting , HHS took action to waive penalties and assure companies that it would exercise enforcement discretion with respect to the Privacy Rule’s application to telehealth services and certain limited communication activities related to COVID-19 treatment efforts.

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GDPR Article 17: What Is the Right to Erasure?

IT Governance

These rights can be exercised by first submitting a DSAR (data subject access request). For instance, the organisation must have a documented lawful basis for processing that information, and it must state whether it has shared – or is planning to share – the information with any third parties. When does the right to erasure apply?

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Pending Updates to Regulations of Archives in Colombia

AIIM

Through this state norm, Colombia and all its public institutions have made substantial progress in document management and archives administration, so much so that it has been recognized nationally and internationally as a reference for several countries to develop their own legal frameworks on their public archive policies.

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UK Supreme Court: Serious Fraud Office Cannot Compel Foreign Companies to Produce Documents Held Abroad

Data Matters

On February 5, 2021, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cannot compel foreign companies with no presence in the jurisdiction to produce documents held abroad using its powers under Section 2(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 (CJA 1987). Background. The High Court’s Judgment. The High Court’s Judgment.

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White hat hackers showed how to take over a European Space Agency satellite

Security Affairs

Credit: ESA – European Space Agency The offensive cybersecurity team at Thales demonstrated how to take control of the ESA satellite, the is considered the world’s first ethical satellite hacking exercise. The exercise aims at assessing the resilience of satellites to cyber attacks. According to classified U.S.