All News articles – Page 44
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NewsHackers force cancellation of hospital care in New Zealand
Restricted health care remains the norm in part of New Zealand more than a week after a ransomware attack knocked out a hospital provider’s online systems in what has been described as the country’s largest ever cyber-attack.
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NewsSecurity leaders more concerned about data breach litigation
Nine out of 10 security leaders are more concerned about the threat of legal action than receiving regulatory fines, according to new research.
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NewsAir India confirms breach hit 4.5 million passengers
Months after the air transport data giant SITA reported a data breach, Air India has confirmed that the cyber attack in February has compromised the personal data of 4.5 million of its customers.
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NewsUS to regulate pipeline cybersecurity following attack
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to issue its first cyber security regulations for the pipeline industry.
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NewsUganda’s AML watchdog calls for regulation of cryptocurrency operators
The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) in Uganda has asked the finance ministry to devise a framework to regulate cryptocurrency operations.
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NewsGermany adopts new data protection and privacy law
For the first time, the legislator has implemented the E-privacy directive requirements on cookies.
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NewsCalifornia Assembly passes voice recognition device bill
The bill will place limits on the use and retention of personal information collected through connected TVs and smart speaker devices.
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NewsCanadian privacy commissioners urge caution on vaccine passports
Vaccine passports are an encroachment on civil liberties and should only be introduced after careful consideration, according to Canada’s privacy commissioners.
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NewsLeaked data of 279m Indonesians ‘being traded online’
Hackers have allegedly accessed personal information of 279m Indonesians stored by the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS) and are trading it on the web.
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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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NewsAustralian telecom hit by cyber-attack
TrustedCloud, a cloud-based hosting service, has been compromised in a cyber incident, owner TPG Telecom said in an Australian Securities Exchange filing.
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NewsScammers hit Australian property website
Housing portal Domain is warning clients to be careful when securing rental properties on its website after a cyber-attack allowed an unauthorised third party to access personal information and demand deposits.
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NewsGDPR passes ‘pandemic test’ – CNIL
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) withstood the challenge of the coronavirus crisis by being sufficiently flexible during the pandemic, says Marie-Laure Denis, president of French data watchdog CNIL.
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NewsCyber security features prominently in Victorian budge
The Australian state of Victoria is to spend A$300m (US$233m) on digital services in the next four years, with around a sixth earmarked for cyber security to protect public services from attacks.
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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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NewsAmex fined for sending millions of unwanted emails
The European arm of US credit card company American Express Services (Amex) has been ordered to pay a financial penalty by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending almost 4.1m marketing emails to customers who did not want to receive them.
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NewsBiometric data collection ban spreads in Guangdong
The southern Chinese province of Guangdong is prohibiting the collection of biometric information from residents.
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NewsOCC warns of fraudulent emails seeking access to Bitcoin wallet keys
The regulator stated that it did not send the messages nor does it hold any funds for individual benefit.
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NewsHMRC spends over £260K on cybersecurity training
HM Revenue Customs (HMRC) has spent £262,251 on cybersecurity training for its staff over the past two financial years.
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NewsBusiness Update: Happiest Minds Technologies announces PAM-as-a-Service offering powered by CyberArk
Happiest Minds’ Technologies announced entering into a Managed Service Provider (MSP) agreement with CyberArk to deliver end-to-end next-gen Privileged Access Management services to customers across verticals and geographies (Press Release)
