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NewsWeak US government cyber security ‘puts individuals’ data at risk’
The personal information of millions of Americans is at risk because branches of government have failed to implement basic defences against cyber-attacks, according to a Senate committee report.
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NewsSolarWinds hackers accessed offices of US prosecutors
Email accounts in the offices of 27 US district attorneys were breached during the SolarWinds supply-chain cyber-attack last December, the department of justice (DoJ) has admitted.
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VideoGRCTV: The cyber fraud epidemic & app store scams
Access this episode on demand, as we delve into how the pandemic created a cyber fraud epidemic and we chat with the man poking holes in Apple’s app store and the multi-million dollar scams operating on within the app store.
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NewsICO fines nuisance call blocker company £170K
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Yes Consumer Solutions Limited (YSL) £170,000 for making unsolicited direct marketing calls to customers registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).
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NewsFlorida congresswoman reintroduces children’s privacy bill
Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla has plans to reintroduce a privacy bill that could allow parents to sue companies that violate their kids’ privacy.
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NewsZoom settles class action privacy lawsuit for $85m
Zoom Video Communications has agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices in a class action lawsuit filed Saturday afternoon.
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NewsAmazon hit with record €746m GDPR fine
Luxembourg’s data protection authority CNPD has imposed a fine of €746m ($888m) on Amazon for processing personal data in breach of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The CNPD also ordered the online retailer to revise it practices.
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NewsData breach lawsuit against Walmart dismissed
A US judge has ended a proposed privacy class action against Walmart for an alleged data breach, finding the customer who sued the supermarket chain had not adequately pleaded his claims.
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NewsGermany hands over data on Maltese nationals’ offshore holdings
Tax authorities in Germany have passed on information about investments around 20 Maltese citizens have in Dubai, UAE, to their counterparts in Malta.
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OpinionWomen in Governance, Risk and Compliance Awards: Four days until deadline
The application deadline for the inaugural Women in Governance, Risk and Compliance Awards deadline is fast approaching, with just four days to go.
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OpinionWomen need to self promote more
Study reveals that women are more likely to underrate their performance despite being as favourable as equally performing men.
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NewsCompany ‘owner’ jailed for defrauding US Covid-19 relief scheme
A Texas man has been imprisoned for more than 11 years after admitting wire-fraud and money-laundering offences to obtain millions of dollars under a US government programme to help businesses survive the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsZimbabwe’s upper house passes data bill despite privacy concerns
Senators have approved Zimbabwe’s Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill without debate, though opponents say it violates fundamental rights such as privacy, freedom of speech and access to information.
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NewsPioneering Australian businessman accused of tax fraud
Bob Johnson, founder of Australian mining software and equipment company Maptek, has appeared in an Adelaide court facing two charges of defrauding the government and 13 of obtaining financial advantage by deception.
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Q&AGRC Red Flag Interview: Matt Van Buskirk of Hummingbird
Matt Van Buskirk is co-founder and CEO of Hummingbird, a platform that helps companies in the financial space to drive efficiency and insights within compliance.
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NewsPrivSec Global: 22-23 September 2021
PrivSec Global, the leading data protection, privacy and security livestream experience, is back for another 2 information-packed days, featuring a series of brand new topics and themes, as well as everything you would expect from what has been described as; ”one of the must-attend events for privacy, data protection and security professionals in the world.”
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NewsGRC World Forums introduce PrivSec Data Protection & Infrastructure
GRC World Forums are delighted to launch PrivSec Data Protection & Infrastructure set to take place on the 8 September 2021. This one day free-to-attend livestream experience will bring thought-leaders, academics and industry experts together for a day of virtual learning, sharing and progressing the conversation around data protection and infrastructure.
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NewsWeChat halts sign ups ahead of new privacy law
China’s social media app WeChat has temporarily suspended registration of new users in mainland China while it updates security technology so it can “align with relevant laws and regulations,” the company said.
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NewsDrug traffickers’ money launderer jailed in US
A Mexican running a small convenience store and market in Oregon has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for using the business and its money-transmission licences to launder millions of dollars for a Mexico-based drug trafficking organisation.
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NewsFraudster ordered to pay £37m
A British court has ordered tax cheat Adam Umerji to pay more than £37m ($51m, €43m) after being convicted in his absence of defrauding the UK’s tax-collection service, HMRC.
