#RISK Intelligence Archive – Page 118
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NewsBrooklyn Tech students uncover data breach
Students at Brooklyn Technical High School unintentionally discovered a data breach within the education department’s Google Drive.
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NewsGlobal AML fines fallen by 50% in 1H 2021
In the first half of 2021, global fines for anti-money laundering and data privacy compliance violations fell by over 50% year on year, but could swiftly rebound as financial crime continues, according to Fenergo.
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AnalysisInternational Data Transfers Under China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) imposes strict rules for transferring personal information out of mainland China (“cross-border transfers”) that may be even more stringent than those contained in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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NewsForty jailed in UAE for money laundering and fraud
Abu Dhabi Criminal Court has imprisoned 40 men after they conned investors into putting money into a digital trading platform and converting their clients’ funds into a fake digital currency called Foin so the investors could not get their money back.
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NewsUS hospitals struck by ransomware
A ransomware attack has forced hospitals in Ohio and West Virginia to work from paper records turn away patients.
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NewsPoly Network offers job to $604m hacker
Cryptocurrency service provider Poly Network says it is cordially inviting cyber-attacker ‘Mr White Hat’ – a term used for ethical hackers who search for vulnerabilities in organisations’ IT systems which could expose them to attacks – to be the company’s chief security advisor.
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VideoThe GRC Red Flag Series: Navigating Privacy Regulations in 2021 & Building a Privacy Program
The GRC Red Flag series will identify and debate the current & future critical risks and regulatory changes that can impact businesses.
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PodcastExterro Podcast: Incident and Breach Management with Dan Sholler, Former Gartner Analyst, Product Marketing Manager
Join Dan Sholler, Former Gartner Analyst, Product Marketing Manager at Exterro as we delve in to Incident and Breach Managment, Dan’s experience with Exterro, Data Privacy, Security and much more.
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NewsUS terror watchlist leaked online
A misconfigured server has exposed a secret watchlist of suspected terrorists online.
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FeatureIs Zoom Illegal in the EU? Unpacking the Hamburg DPA’s Decision
First, the EU data protection authorities (DPAs) came for your newsletter (Mailchimp). Then, they came for your cloud storage provider (Cloudflare).
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NewsPearson settles fallout from cyber-attack with SEC
Education material publisher Pearson has agreed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US to pay $1m (€849,000) to settle charges it misled investors following a cyber intrusion, and had inadequate disclosure controls and procedures.
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NewsIndiana state notifies residents about contact tracing data breach
The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is notifying nearly 750,000 Hoosiers of a data breach involving responses collected from the state’s COVID-19 online contact tracing survey.
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NewsPrivacy suit over Thomson Reuters database allowed to proceed
A judge has ruled a lawsuit in California alleging Thomson Reuters breached individuals’ privacy rights can move on to the discovery phase of court hearings.
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NewsPause before swapping data for drinks, suggests privacy boss
Customers should think twice about handing over personal data when ordering food and drink via their mobile phones, according to Suzanne Gordon, director of data protection at the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK.
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NewsHamburg DPA warns council about Zoom use
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Information Freedom has officially warned the city’s senate chancellery about using the on-demand version of Zoom video-conferencing.
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NewsMoney laundering fight increasingly goes high tech
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are gaining serious momentum in anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, according to a survey.
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NewsSendvalu fined for breaking money laundering rules
Malta’s financial regulator FIAU has ordered the island’s subsidiary of Swiss money transfer company Sendvalu to pay €502,000 ($591,000) for failing to comply with money laundering laws.
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VideoGRC TV: Fantastic Shell Companies and Adapting to ESG
Access this episode on demand, as we delve into fantastic shell companies and where to find them, along with adapting to ESG and what metrics matter most.
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WebinarEmployee DSARs: The Coming Deluge
Up until now, organizations have assumed that all data subject requests were the same.
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NewsColonial Pipeline reports data breach surfaces after ransomware attack
The largest fuel pipeline in the US, is sending notification letters to nearly 6,000 individuals that may have had their personal information compromised by the DarkSide ransomware attack that hit its network in May.
