iapp.org – During the IAPP Data Protection Intensive: France, CNIL Secretary General Louis Dutheillet de Lamothe laid out where the CNIL will focus its efforts. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1635914058590298113
Strategies for responding to ransomware attacks
iapp.org – Following the publication of the U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy, concrete steps must be undertaken to address ransomware in the private and public sect… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1635944324683771905
SEC fines data management platform $3M over incident notification
iapp.org – The SEC fined data management platform Blackbaud USD3 million for misleading disclosures to individuals affected by a 2020 ransomware attack. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1635370459788111891
US Chamber of Commerce publishes AI Commission Report
iapp.org – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released its Artificial Intelligence Commission Report. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1635430764345978882
New Hampshire, Oklahoma advance privacy bills
iapp.org – New Hampshire’s Senate Judiciary Committee recommended Senate Bill 255 should pass with amendments, while the Oklahoma House advanced House Bill 1030. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1635460874260414473
China is ‘Big Threat’ to Energy Industry, Cybersecurity Official Says
insurancejournal.com – The US energy industry must shore up protection against cyberattacks from China, a more pressing concern than attacks from Russia amid its war on Ukraine,
Massachusetts Man Sentenced in Business Email Compromise Scheme
insurancejournal.com – A Framingham, Massachusetts man was sentenced this week for his role in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. Gustaf Njei was sentenced by U.S.
AT&T confirms 9m wireless accounts exposed by third part
theregister.com – Tells folks not to worry, it was very old and boring data Tweeted by @hhtsecurity https://twitter.com/hhtsecurity/status/1635210840084467714
CISA warns of actively exploited Plex bug after LastPass breach
bleepingcomputer.com – CISA has added an almost three-year-old high-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Plex Media Server to its catalog of security flaws exploited in attacks. Tweeted by @MalwarePatrol https://twitter.com/MalwarePatrol/status/1634965227291787267
WhatsApp chief casts doubt on offering service in UK without E2E encryption
iapp.org – WhatsApp Head Will Cathcart said its parent company, Meta, would not adhere to the proposed U.K. Online Safety Bill and break its end-to-end encryption. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1635219563792183297
NZ privacy commissioner warns of erosion of privacy in gang surveillance legislation
iapp.org – New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster spoke out against the proposed expansion of the Search and Surveillance Act. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1634977792549953538
Markets/Coverages: Coalition Enters UK Excess Cyber Insurance Market
insurancejournal.com – Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced it will enter the excess cyber insurance market in the
Cerebral admits to sharing patient data with Meta, TikTok, and Google
theverge.com – The mental health startup, Cerebral, has admitted to sharing sensitive patient information with Facebook, TikTok, and Google. According to Cerebral, affected information includes patient names, birth… Tweeted by @ethhack https://twitter.com/ethhack/status/1634875237958406145
Health Insurance Marketplace Used by Congress Suffers a Data Breach Exposing Sensitive Information
peresdaily.com – The DC Health Link, a health insurance marketplace used by members of Congress, recently suffered a data breach that could potentially expose sensitive Tweeted by @peresdaily https://twitter.com/peresdaily/status/1634814556856897539
AI for an AI: Why ChatGPT Is a Double-Edged Sword for Cybersecurity
cpomagazine.com – ChatGPT has answers for almost everything, but there’s one answer we may not know for a while: will this tool turn out to be the genie its creators regret taking out of the bottle over unintended con… Tweeted
Notes from the IAPP Canada Managing Director, March 10, 2023
iapp.org – Kris Klein offers a look at the latest privacy developments in Canada, including an update on the partisan debate on Bill C-27 and guidance on fax machines. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1634630509664825344
Denmark’s welfare auditing system under scrutiny by privacy advocates
iapp.org – Denmark has built one of the most comprehensive machine learning-powered welfare auditing systems in the world. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1634887225757278209
Does the CCPA as modified by the CPRA apply to your business?
iapp.org – This article looks at the modification of the CCPA threshold test of “what is a business.” Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1634358629758369792
The IAPP’s top 5 most-read articles for the week of March 6, 2023
iapp.org – We know there’s a lot of privacy news to sift through each week. To make it easier we compiled the top 5 most-read articles for the week of March 6, 2023. Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1634388765195083783
MEP urges Council of the European Union to resume ePrivacy Regulation work
iapp.org – European Parliament’s ePrivacy Regulation rapporteur Birgit Sippel called on the Council of the European Union to give attention to the long-stalled proposal… Tweeted by @PrivacyPros https://twitter.com/PrivacyPros/status/1634539930817896448