2021 Accountability Consumer Protection 
Adam Levin
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Here are 12 New Year Resolutions for a safer and more secure digital you in 2021: Think before you click that email link: 2020 was a record-breaking year for ransomware, malware, and phishing , and many, if not most of these attacks were launched with the click on a link in an email. That’s always the case when it comes to cybersecurity.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victim’s funds via Zelle , a “peer-to-peer” (P2P) payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family. CFPB-2021-0017 in the subject line of the message.
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Identity IQ
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
This investigation has revealed these banks have collectively denied reimbursement of more than $880 million worth of reportedly fraudulent Zelle transactions between 2021 and 2023. As online payment scams become increasingly prevalent, victims have raised significant concerns about consumer protection and financial security.
Malwarebytes
JULY 23, 2021
Two months after fully restoring its systems, CNA Financial, the leading US insurance company that was attacked by a group using Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware, issued a legal notice of an information security incident to the Consumer Protection Bureau in New Hampshire. CNA’s network was compromised in March 2021.
Centraleyes
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
2021 Hawaii Privacy Bills HB125 (Enacted into Law) In 2021, the Governor of Hawai‘i signed into law (HB125) the Uniform Employee and Student Online Privacy Protection Act creating additional protections for student privacy, and this time imposing liability directly on educational institutions.
Malwarebytes
AUGUST 7, 2023
Anyone taking the bait stands a good chance of losing control of their personal data or suffering from all manner of dubious payments leaving their bank account. In the meantime, we will keep using the tools we have to hold those behind fraudulent calling schemes accountable. These calls promise much but give very little.
Privacy and Cybersecurity Law
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
It is no coincidence, therefore, that the European Commission’s “ Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonized rules on Artificial Intelligence ”, published on April 21, 2021 (the Proposal), has several points of contact with the GDPR. This is a fundamental goal of both the proposal and the GDPR. …and more. . …and more.
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