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The FCC imposes $200 million in fines on four US carriers for unlawfully sharing user location data

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Verizon , on the other hand, faces a proposed fine exceeding $48 million, and Sprint faces a proposed fine of more than $12 million due to the actions taken by the FCC. The FCC also admonished these carriers for apparently disclosing their customers’ location information, without their authorization, to a third party.”

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US-based children’s clothing maker Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach

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Hanna Andersson started informing its customers via email, the company was informed by law enforcement on December 5 that data related to credit cards used by its customers on its websites were available for sale on the dark web. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Oregon Department of Human Services data breach impacted 645,000 clients

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Oregon Department of Human Services officials confirmed that the organization has suffered a data breach that has exposed personal details and health information of 645,000 clients. “The Oregon Department of Human Services is notifying about 645,000 clients whose personal information is now at risk from a January data breach.

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Tens of Million patients impacted by the AMCA data breach

Security Affairs

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Quest revealed that the attackers broke into the web payment portal of the American Medical Collection Agency between August 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019. The security breach has impacted roughly 12 million of Quest Diagnostics ‘ patients and roughly 7.7 A filing with the U.S.

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Historic Charges: First Enforcement Action Filed by New York Department of Financial Services Under Cybersecurity Regulation

Data Matters

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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SEC Chair: Sweeping New Cybersecurity Rules Are Coming Soon

Data Matters

Establish and Implement Proper Policies and Procedures: The orders against First American and Pearson highlight the importance of maintaining policies and procedures for the reporting of security incidents and patching as well as the proper training of personnel under these policies and procedures. s software.

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NIST Releases Final Cybersecurity Framework

Hunton Privacy

On February 12, 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued the final Cybersecurity Framework , as required under Section 7 of the Obama Administration’s February 2013 executive order, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the “Executive Order”).