The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Czech Republic-based cryptocurrency exchange Suex OTC, for allegedly enabling illegal ransomware payments, Reuters reports. The department alleges the company facilitated transactions related to at least eight ransomware attacks. Treasury Deputy Secreta...

Osano, a technology startup that assists companies with data privacy compliance, announced it closed a new funding round of $11 million, bringing the total funds raised to $22.3 million, VentureBeat reports. The company said the money will be invested in expanding its international footprint and h...

The Wall Street Journal reports Iowa grain co-op New Cooperative was a victim of a cyberattack. BlackMatter allegedly hacked into the co-op's system and encrypted more than 1,000 files containing invoices, research and other material. BlackMatter has demanded $5.9 million to release the data. Eye...

France’s data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, released guidance for the 1.4 million people impacted by a data breach of the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris. The individuals affected tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-2020 and exposed data in...

Is your organization ready to respond in the event of a potential data breach? Are the processes and people needed to effectively handle breach response in place? On the “Responding to a Breach” topic page in the IAPP Resource Center, the IAPP has gathered tools and insights on data breach response,...