All APAC articles – Page 2
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NewsCourt stops RNZ using more hacked material
Public broadcaster Radio New Zealand (RNZ) has been ordered by the country’s high court not to use any more information stolen in a cyber-attack on Waikato District Health Board (DHB) last May.
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NewsMauritius: Storing biometric data on identity cards violates privacy
The UN Human Rights Committee has ruled that the Mauritius government violated individuals’ rights to privacy with its National Identity Card Act.
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NewsMalaysia to beef up cyber security
The Malaysian government will establish a more systematic command centre to oversee cyber security, said communications and multimedia minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.
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NewsChina plans to upgrade cyber security sector
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China has issued a draft plan to develop the country’s cyber security industry for the next three years.
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WebinarInstant payments need instant screening
Everyday millions, if not billions, of transactions flow through the financial system. At the same time the consumer and commercial demand for instant payments is increasing, shrinking the transaction processing window.
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NewsNPC announces bill to amend Philippines privacy law
The admendments to the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA) sought to strengthen the current law amid the digital transformation in the Philippines.
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NewsNZ$70m-plus seized after pyramid scheme probe
The high court in New Zealand has approved a settlement between the country’s police force and Xiaohua ‘Edward’ Gong which enables forfeiture of more than NZ$70m (US$50m, €41m), mainly cash.
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NewsSenior official warns of risk of major cyber-attack on Australia’s critical infrastructure
Australia’s home affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo says the threat posed by sophisticated criminals and state-sponsored hackers is deeply concerning.
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NewsChina bans financial payment institutions from crypto business
China’s regulatory authorities have banned financial and payment institutions from providing services related to cryptocurrency transactions.
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AnalysisThe key theme: regulatory developments in the world of privacy and data protection
The privacy legislation picture is growing ever more complex with more countries adopting new laws all the time. A key theme of PrivSec Global next month will be focusing on these legislative changes and other regulatory developments and what they mean. Here we pick out several jurisdictions that are seeing major changes.
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NewsNear doubling of reported privacy breaches in New Zealand
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) in New Zealand says it received 97% more privacy breach notifications in the four months after a new Privacy Act came into force on 1 December. The comparison is with the previous six months.
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NewsNew South Wales to make reporting data breaches compulsory
Government departments in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, face having to notify the Privacy Commissioner and anyone affected by cyber-attacks or privacy breaches likely to result in serious harm.
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NewsPakistan to work towards meeting FATF’s AML conditions
The Pakistani government is to bring in a swathe of new rules and procedures with the goal of ending its three years on the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list which subjects it to increased monitoring.
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NewsImplementation of Thailand’s personal data act delayed
Thailand’s cabinet has approved deferring full enforcement of the country’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to 31 May next year. It was due come into force next month.
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NewsChinese mobile apps broke privacy rules
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s main internet watchdog, has found 33 mobile phone apps broke data privacy rules through a range of actions. The companies behind the apps have ten days to comply with the regulations or face a fine.
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NewsNew Zealand told to improve availability of beneficial ownership information
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has told New Zealand told to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing (CTF) operations in several areas, including improving the availability of its beneficial ownership information.
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NewsSix arrested in Hong Kong in $322 million laundering case
A money laundering syndicate that allegedly made thousands of suspicious transactions totalling $322million in total has been “smashed” and six people arrested, according to the Hong Kong government.
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WebinarSix key steps to operationalizing data privacy governance
In this webinar, you will be introduced to Informatica’s data governance for privacy model that brings together business and technical policy stakeholders to operationalize data discovery, classification, identity mapping, risk analytics and data protection.
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NewsChinese court upholds landmark facial recognition data ruling
A court in China has upheld a ruling forcing a zoo operator to delete a visitor’s facial recognition data, in what has been described as a key judgement for data rights in the country.
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NewsNew Zealand’s central bank to set up AML department
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is establishing a standalone, enforcement department covering compliance in anti-money laundering (AML) as well as the banking, insurance sectors.
