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NewsFrench DPA issues 1.75m euro GDPR against multinational insurer
The CNIL has sanctioned the AG2R La Mondiale group for violating data retention provisions under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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India’s DNA data law raises privacy concerns
Privacy activists are concerned that the data could be used for caste-based or community profiling in a country where minority groups are disproportionately criminalised.
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US pipeline operators ordered to toughen up cyber security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a second security directive requiring owners and operators of critical pipelines transporting hazardous liquids and natural gas to implement measures against cyber intrusions.
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Danish council fined for weak data security
Datatilsynet, Denmark’s DPA, has ordered the Southern Denmark regional authority to pay DKK500,000 ($79,200, €67,200) for failing to have appropriate safeguards to protect sensitive health information. The DPA is also referring the council to the police.
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New Zealand bank to pay penalty for money-laundering failures
The TSB in New Zealand has agreed to pay NZ$3.85m (US$2.67m, €2.27m) in penalties after acknowledging a failure to comply with anti-money laundering rules.
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Hacked Saudi Aramco data ‘for sale’
Threat actors are reportedly offering 1 TB of proprietary data stolen from the Saudi Arabian Oil Company on the darknet for a negotiable price of $5m (€4.25m).
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Data from price comparison website breached in cyber attack
Ransomware attackers forced Swiss price comparison website comparis.ch offline for two days last week with the associated data breach probably resulting in client data being stolen, Zurich police say.
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Money laundering case against Messi dismissed
Fresh allegations accusing top footballer Lionel Messi of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering have been dismissed by a Spanish court.
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Privacy watchdog issues warning after photos of jailed Zuma appear on social media
The Information Regulator in South Africa says it notes with concern photographs of former President Jacob Zuma taken in jail have been distributed through social media.
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Data protection and privacy laws guide issued for Africa’s lawyers
The African regional forum of the International Bar Association (IBA) has published a comprehensive guide on data protection and privacy laws for legal practitioners on the continent.
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Robinhood braced for multi-million fine in AML probe
Online trading app Robinhood said it expects to pay a $30m (€25.4m) penalty in relation to an anti-money laundering probe of its cryptocurrency business, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing
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Dutch turn AML spotlight on second-hand lease car trade
The government and banks in the Netherlands are turning their attention to the second-hand lease car market in their fight against money laundering.
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EC proposes setting up AML agency
The European Commission plans to create an EU authority to fight money laundering, along with new legislation to strengthen anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules.
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Connecticut gives companies some protection from cyber security breaches
The governor of Connecticut, Ned Lamont, has signed into law legislation which protects businesses from punitive damages if personal or restricted information is improperly accessed.
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Isle of Man refreshes AML strategy
The government of the Isle of Man – an important international banking centre – has released an updated policy to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Think tank calls for brake on drift towards data localisation
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has urged governments to resist the trend towards restricting data flows between countries.
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US and allies accuse China of global hacking spree
The United States and its allies have publicly accused China of a worldwide cyber espionage campaign, with US secretary of state Antony Blinken saying the activity posed “a major threat to our economic and national security”.
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Client info stolen in Morgan Stanley data breach
Personal information belonging to clients of the leading investment bank Morgan Stanley have been stolen following a data breach stemming from a vulnerability in one of its third-party IT suppliers.
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Tests validate accuracy of face recognition software’s for boarding flights
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US has found facial recognition algorithms can identify a passenger’s face with at least 99.5% accuracy using a single scan.
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Brazilian pharmacy fined for illegal use of customer data
Drogasil pharmacy chain has been ordered to pay almost BRL730,000 ($112,000, €95,000) by Procon in Mato Gross, Brazil, for obtaining customers’ data without proper authorisation.
