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Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is hacking crooks behind Coronavirus-themed attacks

Security Affairs

The Australian government will use any means to crack down on cybercriminals exploiting the coronavirus outbreak, including hacking back. Recently the Australian consumer protection agency Australian Competition & Consumer Commission warned of scammers targeting superannuation in COVID-19 crisis. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Uber agrees to pay $148 million in massive 2016 data breach settlement

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In November 2017, the Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced that hackers broke into the company database and accessed the personal data (names, email addresses and cellphone numbers) of 57 million of its users, the disconcerting revelation was that the company covered up the hack for more than a year. ” continues the AP.

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Apple issued a partial fix for recent FaceTime spying bug

Security Affairs

“In the wake of this egregious bug that put the privacy of New Yorkers at risk, I support this investigation by the Attorney General into this serious consumer rights issue and direct the Division of Consumer Protection to help in any way possible,” Governor Cuomo announced. “We ” said Attorney General James.

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Google will pay $29.5M to settle two lawsuits over its location tracking practices

Security Affairs

I am proud of how the exceptional lawyers and professionals in my office have creatively applied the District’s strong consumer protection laws to set the standard nationally and provide users far greater control of their personal information.”. SecurityAffairs – hacking, privacy). — AG Karl A. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Google to Pay a record $391M fine for misleading users about the collection of location data

Security Affairs

Google violated state consumer protection laws by misleading consumers about its location tracking practices since at least 2014. SecurityAffairs – hacking, privacy). However, location data can be used to expose a person’s identity and routines, and even infer personal details. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Financial Data Protection Laws. financial data must comply with consumer-protection laws such as the Electronics Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and a litany of regulations enforced by the SEC (such as Sarbanes-Oxley), CFTC, FISMA, and other financial regulatory bodies. Health data and patient data in the U.S.

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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Enacted in 2002 and updated by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014, FISMA requires agencies to implement a risk-based approach to security. The CCPA requires businesses to provide transparency about data collection practices and allows consumers to opt out of selling their personal information.