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NewsFresh AML drive in UAE
The ministry of economy in the UAE has launched a campaign to ensure more than 500,000 of the nation’s non-financial businesses submit data on their ultimate beneficiaries by 30 June.
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NewsBusiness Update: Group-IB launches regional HQ in Dubai
Group-IB has officially announced the opening of its Middle East & Africa Threat Intelligence & Research Center in Dubai (Press Release)
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NewsBusiness Update: Cyware Announces Partnership with ACE Pacific Group in Singapore
Partnership Provides Singapore and Taiwan Market with Cyware’s Virtual Cyber Fusion Center platform (Press Release)
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NewsSouth Korea’s first regulated crypto exchange could launch in Q3
South Korea has requested crypto exchanges to comply with new regulatory requests, and should the exchanges complete the process by June, the country’s first regulated exchange could launch towards the beginning of Q3 2021.
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NewsThink Tanks targeted by SolarWinds Hackers
The Russian hackers behind the SolarWinds hack has launched a large phishing campaign targeting think tanks, NGOs and government agencies.
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NewsCanada Post confirms data breach
The primary postal operator has confirmed that a cyber attack on a third-party supplier of Canada Post has resulted in a data breach impacting 950,000 parcel recipients.
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NewsPresident vetoes El Salvador’s Personal Data Protection Bill
El Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele has rejected a draft data protection law on the grounds it falls short in key requirements.
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NewsUS defence contractor to pay $50m to settle fraud allegations
Military vehicle manufacturer Navistar Defense has agreed with the US department of justice (DoJ) to pay $50m (€41m) to resolve allegations it fraudulently induced the country’s Marine Corps to modify at inflated prices a suspension system contract for mine-resistant, ambush-protected armoured vehicles.
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NewsPhilippine AML watchdog gears up for prosecutions
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) in the Philippines is prepared to take supervisory action after a review revealed financial businesses submitted incorrect filings in suspicious transaction reports (STRs), says executive director Mel Georgie Racela.
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NewsPhishing campaign targeting Uyghur community
The campaign consists of emails impersonating the United Nations and other credible international organisations.
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NewsColorado Senate passes privacy bill
After amending the bill to restore several of the previously eliminated privacy protections, the Colorado Senate unaimously passed the Colorado Privacy Act.
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NewsUpdated privacy bill introduced in Uzbekistan
Proposed changes to Uzbekistan’s criminal code covering misuse of personal data and related matters has passed its first reading in the country’s legislative chamber.
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NewsPrivacy advocacy groups challenges Clearview AI
Privacy International and Max Schrems’ Noyb has filed complaints to European data protection authorities regarding alleged data scraping by Clearview AI.
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NewsBusiness Update: Imperva® Introduces Data Privacy Solution to Help Manage Sensitive Data
Imperva Sonar Platform enhanced with Data Privacy solution monitors, protects and reports on personal data across all data assets (Press Release)
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NewsBusiness Update: Capgemini and Orange announce plan to create “Bleu”, a company to provide a ”Cloud de Confiance” in France
Unprecedented partnership will lead to a new independent cloud platform that aims to meet the French State’s “Cloud de Confiance” label for enhanced data sovereignty (Press Release)
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NewsNHS patient data to be shared with third parties
Patients have until June 23 to opt out of having their health data scraped into a new database.
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NewsBusiness Update: Nexusguard Unveils Easy-to-Launch Anti-DDoS Capabilities
DDoS mitigation leader accelerates protection services for CSPs by eliminating upfront CAPEX (Press Release)
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NewsGermany to probe Google’s processing of users’ data
Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s anti-trust regulator, has launched two investigations into some of Google’s business practices.
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NewsOslo fined for publishing sensitive documents
The city council in Oslo has been ordered to pay NOK400,000 ($48,000, €39,300) by the country’s DPA (Datatilsynet) for making publicly available an individual’s personal information.
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NewsCyber-criminals target Texas unemployment system
A cyber-criminal gang has shared a 13-page tutorial explaining how to successfully commit unemployment identity fraud in Texas.
