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The US government sanctioned four entities and one individual for supporting cyber operations conducted by North Korea

Security Affairs

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against four entities and one individual for their role in malicious cyber operations conducted to support the government of North Korea. The sanctioned entities conducted operations to steal funds to support the military strategy of the regime.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 450 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C.

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Executive Order on access to Americans’ bulk sensitive data and Attorney General proposed regulations – Part 2

Data Protection Report

The proposed definition of “listed identifier” is Full or truncated government identification or account number (such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license or state identification number, passport number, or Alien Registration Number) [Note that this definition apparently includes truncated Social Security Numbers.]

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Government By Numbers: Some Interesting Insights

John Battelle's Searchblog

Examples include identity (from driver’s licenses and SSNs to Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Facebook), delivery of important information and items (from the Post Office to Telcos, Internet, and FedEx and UPS), and protection (outsourcing both prisons and military jobs to private companies). Very interesting.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 January 2024

IT Governance

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 70 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned The security researcher Troy Hunt has added more than 70 million email addresses from the Naz.API data set to his Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. VF Corporation confirms 35.5

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Understanding China’s Data Regulatory Regime: What Are Important Data? And Can They Be Transferred Outside Of China?

Data Matters

The Cyber Security Law (2017) (the CSL ) prohibits operators of critical information infrastructures ( CIIs ) from transferring their “important data” and personal information outside of China. Network Data Security Regulation. The concept of “important data” is a cornerstone of China’s data regulatory regime.