UK, US sanction alleged hackers for role in 14-year campaign
(Mar 27, 2024) The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against seven alleged Chinese state-backed hackers, charging them with a 14-year campaign that targeted... Read More
CNIL publishes personal data security guide
(Mar 26, 2024) France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, published a 2024 personal data security guide. It is focused ... Read More
Quebec's DPA issues landlord data protection guidance
(Mar 22, 2024) Quebec's data protection authority, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec, released guidelines regarding personal information collected during the... Read More
CPPA Board splits on scope of ADMT, risk assessment rules
(Mar 19, 2024) The California Privacy Protection Agency Board made a procedural step 8 March when it moved its draft automated decision-making technology and risk assessmen... Read More
French unemployment agency data breach affects 43M
(Mar 19, 2024) France's unemployment agency, France Travail, experienced a cyberattack that breached the data of 43 million people, Bleeping Computer reports. The agency sa... Read More
FCC approves voluntary IoT cybersecurity labeling
(Mar 19, 2024) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted to introduce a voluntary program that would create a cybersecurity label for Internet-of-Things and smart de... Read More
CNIL offers strategies for common data breaches
(Mar 19, 2024) France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, released an infographic detailing some common data breach sce... Read More
NSTAC urges federal government to strengthen cybersecurity safeguards
(Mar 15, 2024) The U.S. National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee released a report urging the federal government to invest in cybersecurity, CyberScoop repor... Read More
Denmark's DPA rules against unlawful cookie wall practice
(Mar 14, 2024) Denmark's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, ordered newspaper Berlingske's to bring its cookie walls use into EU General Data Protection Regulation co... Read More
HHS launches investigation into UnitedHealth data breach
(Mar 14, 2024) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched an investigation into a cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group that allegedly breached sensitive patient... Read More