Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

An SQL database containing the personal data of 1.3 Researchers from Cyber News have discovered that the personal data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users was leaked online days after LinkedIn and Facebook also suffered data leaks. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 28, 2023

In a recent decision (the Decision ), [1] the Personal Data Protection Commission ( PDPC ) considered for the first time a company’s reliance on the Legitimate Interests Exception (as defined below) under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ( PDPA ) when the consent procured is invalid.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

MyDeal Data Appears Online, Vinomofo Discloses Breach, Optus Fallout Continues Personal data from MyDeal, a marketplace owned by Australia's Woolworths Group grocery chain, has appeared for sale on a data leak forum.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The Personal Data Protection Act B.E. However, most of the operational provisions, including provisions relating to the rights of a data subject, the obligations of a data controller and the penalties for non-compliance, will become effective on 27 May 2020, 1 year after the PDPA is published. Definition of Personal Data.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , all personal data breaches must be recorded by the organisation and there should be a clear and defined process for doing so. In this blog, we take a look at the scenarios in which data protection breaches in schools must be reported. When must breaches be reported?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

How to Address the Requirements of Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law of Indonesia divya Thu, 02/02/2023 - 06:35 In response to the increased number of attacks targeting the personal data of millions of Indonesian citizens, the government passed the first Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law in 2022.

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The Guardian Data Protection

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In high court case that could set precedent for millions, Tanya O’Carroll alleges owner Meta is breaking UK data laws A human rights campaigner is suing Facebook’s owner in the high court, claiming the company is disregarding her right to object against the collection of her personal data.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 10, 2023

On August 9, 2023, India’s upper house ( i.e. , Rajya Sabha) passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (“DPDPB”), two days after India’s lower house ( i.e. , Lok Sabha) passed the legislation. The DPDPB now heads to India President Droupadi Murmu for signature.

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IG Guru

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The post Seiko watches 60K personal data records tick away in BlackCat ransomware heist via TheRegister first appeared on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2023

A Dutch hacker who was arrested at the end of last year claims to have stolen the personal data of almost all Austrians. At the end of November 2022, the Amsterdam police arrested a 25-year-old man from Almere who is suspected of having stolen or traded the personal data of tens of millions of people around the world.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 23, 2023

Vietnam’s long-awaited, first-ever Personal Data Protection Decree (“ PDPD ”) has finally been passed and is scheduled to take effect from 1 July 2023 (save limited grace period exceptions). The most notable provisions of the PDPD relate to the compliance requirements in general processing and cross-border transfers of personal data.

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IG Guru

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The post Hackers Are Selling Hacked Police Emails to Try to Grab Personal Data From TikTok, Facebook via 404 first appeared on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 19, 2021

T-Mobile has said that it has been hit by a “highly sophisticated cyberattack” that compromised the personal data of more than 7.8 In a statement , it confirmed that the stolen data included US customers’ full names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and ID information. million customers.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 26, 2023

The Guidance sits alongside the ICO’s recommendation that organisations should, if they haven’t already, start using PETs to share personal data safely, securely and anonymously. The Guidance clarifies that there is no definition of PETs within data protection law and that the concept covers various technologies and techniques.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

Given these higher financial penalties, organisations collecting, using or disclosing personal data in Singapore are recommended to carefully review their existing data protection programmes and processes to ensure compliance with the PDPA. of personal data); and. the Transfer Limitation Obligation (i.e.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) confirming that SEC-regulated UK domiciled firms (“ UK Regulated Firms ”) can share personal data with the SEC when seeking to comply with regulatory obligations, in compliance with the UK GDPR. As the GDPR places restrictions on the transfer of personal data to the U.S.,

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 14, 2020

Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication recently introduced a new draft of Pakistan’s Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020 (the “Bill”) and launched a public consultation regarding the same. In addition, personal data may not be transferred to any unauthorized person or system.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JANUARY 10, 2022

EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency The EU’s police agency, Europol, will be forced to delete much of a vast store of personal data that it has been found to have amassed unlawfully by the bloc’s data protection watchdog. Continue reading.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 12, 2021

On April 8, 2021, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted comments in response to the Ministry of Public Security (“MPS”) of Vietnam’s Draft Decree on Personal Data Protection (“Draft Decree”).

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 15, 2021

On December 16, 2020, the Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) (the “Committee”) issued a revised report on the Non-Personal Data Governance Framework (the “NPDF”) for India (the “Revised Committee Report”).

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IT Governance

APRIL 10, 2019

On 25 May 2018, the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) superseded the UK’s DPA (Data Protection Act) 1998. With the Regulation expanding the definition of personal data, many organisations were uncertain as to what the new definition includes. The scope of personal data.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Once you've owned both of these realities, you realize that expecting another company to safeguard your security is a fool's errand, and that it makes far more sense to focus instead on doing everything you can to proactively prevent identity thieves, malicious hackers or other ne'er-do-wells from abusing access to said data.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Consent Requirement for Collection of Personal Information. In other words, unauthorized parties cannot collect the personal information of data subjects without their consent for the purposes of prevention and control of epidemics and disease. Scope of Collection of Personal Information.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In both cases, the FTC’s complaint alleged that the companies retained personal data for longer than was necessary, and that conduct violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act as an unfair act or practice. Under the proposed consent orders, both companies do not confirm or deny the allegations. Complaint ¶10.)

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 30, 2019

On May 27, 2019, Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2019) (the “PDPA”), which was passed by the National Legislative Assembly on February 28, 2019, was finally published in the Government Gazette, and thus became effective on May 28, 2019. View our previous post detailing the provisions of the PDPA.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

At the time of this writing it is not clear which kinds of information that had been exfiltrated by the attackers, local media reported that compromised data included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers and residency permit information for non-Swiss nationals. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 30, 2021

The Draft Guidance also applies to all organizations that process children’s data, not just providers of Information Society Services (“ISS”), and has a broader scope than the ICO Age Appropriate Code, covering issues such as how to address security standards, handle data breaches and use biometrics.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 26, 2019

A recent experiment found all sorts of personal data left on used laptops and smartphones. This should come as no surprise. Simson Garfinkel performed the same experiment in 2003, with similar results.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Breach Exposed Names, Social Security Numbers and Salaries The Idaho National Laboratory said hackers stole personal data of more than 45,000 individuals connected with the facility following a self-proclaimed hacktivist group's claims of a breach. The data theft stems from a Nov.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The Conti gang breached the cookware giant's network, prepping thousands of employees’ personal data for consumption by cybercrooks.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 15, 2020

The leaked data was discovered by Dan Ehrlich of the security consulting firm Twelve Security. The lack of protection of user security seemingly contradicts the company’s promises on the Google Play store. Data privacy and security come as our priority.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Our security team has determined that the malicious SDK, which could be embedded within a mobile application, could potentially exploit a vulnerability in the mobile ecosystem to allow personal information (email, username, last Tweet) to be accessed and taken using the malicious SDK.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 15, 2019

On 22 August 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced the implementation of the Online Protection of Children’s Personal Data Regulation (????????????), (“the Regulation”) which came into force on 1 October 2019. In contrast with COPPA in the U.S., Consequences of the Regulation.

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

Now that the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has been in effect for over a year, you’ve likely become acquainted with the term ‘personal data’ But what exactly does personal data mean? What is personal data? What is sensitive personal data? A home address.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Blackbaud”) in connection with alleged security failures that resulted in a breach of the company’s network and access to the personal data of millions of consumers. On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Blackbaud Inc.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 22, 2024

On January 18, 2024, the European Data Protection Board published a thematic one-stop-shop (“OSS”) case digest titled, “Security of Processing and Data Breach Notification” (the “Digest”). The Digest analyzes a selection of decisions adopted by EU data protection authorities on data security and data breaches.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 7, 2020

Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (“ PDPA “) is in the process of being updated, and full implementation and compliance is expected by 1 June 2021. This comes by way of the Notification of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society Re: Personal Data Security Standards B.E.

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