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Cybercriminals Accelerate Online Scams During Ramadan and Eid Fitr

Security Affairs

During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams, coinciding with a surge in retail and online transactions. Middle Eastern enterprises, facing this heightened risk, are urged to bolster consumer protection and reinforce their brand security.

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40% of online shops tricking users with “dark patterns”

Malwarebytes

The European Commission has been looking at retail websites to see if they're misleading consumers with "dark patterns". The Commission, along with the national consumer protection authorities of 23 EU member states, plus Norway and Iceland, have released the results of their screening of online shops.

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Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

Be wary of these common online shopping scams: Fake websites and online stores: Scammers often create fake websites that mimic legitimate retailers, hoping to trick unsuspecting shoppers into entering their personal and payment information. But it also presents an opportunity for scammers to exploit.

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Cybersecurity Report: June 29, 2015

SiteLock

LOT stated that no ongoing flights or other airport computer systems were affected and the flights already in the air to scheduled to land at Warsaw were at no risk. The OTA evaluated these websites based on criteria in mainly three categories: consumer protection, privacy and security.

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Advice for manufacturers on the coming PSTI regulation

Pen Test Partners

Such policies are crucial for a collaborative security posture, encouraging responsible vulnerability disclosure and ensuring that manufacturers can promptly address and mitigate risks. These penalties highlight the financial risks of failing to comply with the UK’s product security regulations.

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US State Privacy Update: California AG Targets Financial Incentives For CCPA Enforcement

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The California AG announced on January 28 that it had sent a number of letters to “major corporations in the retail, home improvement, travel, and food services industries” relating to non-compliance with the notice of financial incentive requirement as it relates to their loyalty programs. AG Enforcement.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

From data mapping to cybersecurity risk assessments, our team is well suited to prepare your business for compliance in a way that remains flexible to the extent the law changes further prior to its January 1, 2020 implementation date. [1] Those amendments were the subject of a contentious battle between interested stakeholders.