The New York Department of Financial Services reached a $3 million settlement with National Securities Corporation in relation to violations of DFS’ Cybersecurity Regulation stemming from four data breaches. The breaches, which occurred between 2018 and 2020, were the result of unauthorized access t...

The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, along with leaders from the National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation, voiced support for a federal data breach notification law, The Hill reports. Appearing before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the le...

Mexico’s Senate approved a biometric cellphone registry, Reuters reports. Under the reform to the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law, telecommunications companies will be required to collect millions of cellphone users’ data, including fingerprints or eye scans, which will be stored in ...

Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, announced sectorial nominations for its 13-seat National Council of Personal Data Protection and Privacy. Industries combined to nominate 122 candidates for the seats, which will be appointed by Brazilian President Jai...

Brazil's Digital Government Secretariat released a new platform of resources to help promote and ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Law across government agencies, ZDNet reports. The system allows for risk assessment, including security or privacy gaps, in agencies' databases, contra...