All News articles – Page 39
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NewsMcAfee dies in Spanish prison
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee has been found dead in a suspected suicide in his Barcelona prison cell after Spain’s high court authorised his extradition to the US to face tax evasion charges.
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NewsEC setting up unit to tackle rising cyber-attacks
The European Commission plans to create a specialised organisation to counter tackle the increasing number of cyber incidents impacting public services, businesses and citizens across the EU.
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NewsStockholm’s public transport operator fined for body-camera use
Sweden’s data protection authority IMY has ordered Stockholm Public Transport (SL) to pay a financial penalty for shortcomings in the way it deployed body cameras worn by ticket inspectors.
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NewsDiversity and Inclusion, Privacy in APAC, and Max Schrems feature on day two of PrivSec Global
PrivSec Global viewers enjoyed more fascinating insight today through another packed agenda of sessions delivered by experts from the world of Data Protection, Privacy and Security.
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NewsNOYB founder Max Schrems speaks at PrivSec Global
Max Schrems, aka “the man who took on Facebook and won” gave an exclusive keynote this afternoon at PrivSec Global.
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NewsFCA warns of dangers from unregistered crypto companies
The 111 crypto asset firms operating in the UK without registration pose a risk to the broader financial system, according to Mark Steward, head of enforcement and market oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA).
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NewsCovid-19 ‘has permanently altered cyber risks’
The threat landscape reached a critical tipping point during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, changing cyber security forever, says SonicWall.
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NewsCyber-attack puts data of cruise lines’ clients at risk
Parent group Carnival Corp has written to customers of Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises to tell them their personal information could have been exposed in a data breach.
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NewsHacker breaches defences of Ohio Medicaid’s data manager
A cyber-attacker gained unauthorised access to an app run by Maximus, which manages data for Ohio Medicaid.
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NewsEDPB and EDPS urge ban on AI use in public
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have called for a general prohibition on using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically recognise human features in public because of the risk it poses to fundamental rights and freedoms.
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NewsUS fertility clinic suffers data breach
Information on about 38,000 patients of Reproductive Biology Associates (RBA) and affiliate My Egg Bank North America have been compromised in a ransomware attack.
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NewsMalta’s ‘wild west’ beginnings as blockchain island catch FAFT’s eye
Members of the Financial Action Task Force (FAFT) have voiced concerns about the estimated €60bn ($71bn) of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets which moved through Malta in a ‘wild west’ period after the government declared the country a blockchain island in 2017.
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NewsLjubica Pendaroska discusses diversity in cybersecurity at PrivSec Global
Ljubica Pendaroska is an award-winning CyberSecurity Top50 Women of Influence Europe 2019, Privacy & Data Protection Expert and international speaker.
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NewsUS town looks to fix IT weakness after Russia-linked ransomware attack
The administrative head of Freeport in Maine concedes there are big gaps to fill to better protect the town’s computer network after it was offline for about a week following a “scary and serious” ransomware attack earlier this month.
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NewsFirms fined for data lapses in Singapore
Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has imposed penalties on four companies for data protection breaches. More than 630,000 people were affected, including military personnel.
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NewsItalian police bust money laundering gang
The financial police in Italy say they have broken up an illegal metal recycling operation which enabled criminals to transfer large amounts of illicit cash between the country and China.
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NewsWorld Economic Forum issues guide to combat financial crime
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published the Unifying Framework, self-regulatory guidelines for private-sector intermediaries known as gatekeepers who are able to prevent or interrupt illicit financial flows.
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NewsNCSC chief warns of ransomware risk
Ransomware is the key threat facing organisations in Britain and they should take it seriously, according to Lindy Cameron, CEO of the country’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
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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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NewsChina arrests more than 1,000 in cryptocurrency money laundering case
The Ministry of Public Security in China has detained around 1,100 people on charges of using cryptocurrency to launder money.
