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NewsFTC warns health apps to comply with health breach notification rule
Policy statement affirms that covered companies that hold fertility, heart health, glucose levels and other health data must notify consumers in the event of a breach.
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UK, US and Australia announce security partnership
In an effort to counter China, the UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security and defense agreement.
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Danish region faces fine for poor hospital patient security
Denmark’s data protection authority, Datatilsynet, is recommending a financial penalty against the Central Jutland region for failing to ensure a sufficiently high level of security in storing patient records at the regional hospital in Horsens.
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EC to introduce cyber security law for connected devices
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the bloc is bringing in a Cyber Resilience Act to set common cyber security standards for connected devices.
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Restaurant owner jailed for Covid fraud
Pizza restaurant owner Michael Bischoff of Michigan has been imprisoned 32 months for fraudulently seeking $931,000 (€788,000) in paycheck protection programme (PPP) loans, one of the US government’s Covid-19 relief schemes for businesses.
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Interpol arrests 1,400 in soccer gambling raids
Around 1,400 people were arrested following thousands of raids by specialised police officers across 28 Asian and European countries in Interpol’s latest crackdown on illegal gambling and related money laundering activities.
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Don’t miss! PrivSec Global - 22-23 September
Next week, GRC World Forums will kick off Wednesday 22nd September with a two-day live and on-demand livestream experience.
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Basel Institute on Governance raises doubts on ML/TF fight
The organisation behind the Basel AML Index says the latest findings raise grave questions whether jurisdictions are serious about dealing with money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF).
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US manager of Nigerian romance scam jailed for money laundering
An Oklahoma man has received a four-year prison sentence for running a group of money launderers who used online dating websites to defraud romance seekers of at least $2.5m (€2.12m). Among the victims were elderly people across the US.
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Financial firm fined for breaching AML rules in New Zealand
Derivatives trader CLSA Premium New Zealand has been ordered to pay NZ$770,000 (US$547,000, €463,000) by the country’s high court for breaking anti money laundering laws on almost NZ$50m of suspicious transactions.
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Italy’s DPA seeks privacy clarity on Facebook’s smart glasses
Garante, the Italian privacy watchdog, has asked Facebook to provide clarifications so it can assess if the company’s new smart glasses comply with privacy laws.
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New Zealand suffers week-plus denial-of-service attack
Customers of Kiwibank are still having trouble accessing online banking and the associated app to make payments and transfers via the New Zealand bank.
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German government ministries raided in ML probe
Prosecutors in Germany have raided the finance and justice ministries as they investigate the government’s anti-money laundering agency, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
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Data stolen from United Nations
Earlier this year, hackers gained access into the United Nations’ computer network and stole a trove of data, according to researchers from Resecurity.
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National Australia Bank tightens up AML regime
Staff and specially hired consultants are checking millions of National Australia Bank customer accounts in an internal project to plug holes in the bank’s anti-money laundering measures, CEO Ross McEwan told the parliamentary economics committee.
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Data of nearly 80K MyRepublic customers accessed in breach
The personal data of approximately 80,000 MyRepublic mobile subscribers has been accessed due to a data breach.
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Two South African government agencies hit in cyber-attacks
South Africa’s department of justice and constitutional development (DoJ) and the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) have been targeted by hackers.
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Danish DPA orders insurer to hand over surveillance material
Datatilsynet, Denmark’s data protection authority, has ruled an insurance company cannot deny a former customer’s lawyer access to observation reports, photos and videos for a possible lawsuit against the company.
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UK launches data reform to boost innovation, economic growth and protect the public
Information Commissioner’s Office to be reformed to help drive economic growth and innovation and strengthen public trust in use of data.
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Ex-Ericsson employee charged with bribery
A former account manager for Swedish telecom Ericsson has been charged in the US for his alleged role in paying around $2.1m (€1.78m) in bribes to Djibouti government officials and conspiring to launder funds.
