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Ransomware payments drop to record low as victims refuse to pay

The number of ransomware victims paying ransom demands has dropped to a record low of 29% in the final quarter of 2023, according to ransomware negotiation firm Coveware.
- Bill Toulas
- January 29, 2024
- 11:20 AM
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PornHub blocks North Carolina, Montana over new age verification laws

Adult media giant Aylo has blocked access to many of its websites, including PornHub, to visitors from Montana and North Carolina as new age verifications laws go into effect.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 03, 2024
- 12:55 PM
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Google targets fake business reviews network in new lawsuit

Google has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Ethan QiQi Hu and his company, Rafadigital, accusing him of creating 350 fraudulent Business Profiles and 14,000 fake reviews for an alleged business verification service for Google services.
- Bill Toulas
- June 16, 2023
- 02:26 PM
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PornHub blocked in Utah over SB287 age-verification law

Adult media creation company MindGeek has blocked access to its websites in Utah, including PornHub, Brazzers, RedTube, YouPorn, and Reality Kings, in response to a new law requiring sites to verify if a visitor from the state is 18 or older.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 02, 2023
- 02:13 PM
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Australia will now fine firms up to AU$50 million for data breaches

The Australian parliament has approved a bill to amend the country's privacy legislation, significantly increasing the maximum penalties to AU$50 million for companies and data controllers who suffered large-scale data breaches.
- Bill Toulas
- November 30, 2022
- 12:26 PM
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US bans sales of Huawei, Hikvision, ZTE, and Dahua equipment

The United States government, through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has banned the sale of equipment from Chinese telecommunications and video surveillance vendor Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua due "unacceptable risks to national security".
- Bill Toulas
- November 28, 2022
- 09:18 AM
- 2
Surfshark, ExpressVPN pull out of India over data retention laws

Surfshark announced today they are shutting down its VPN (virtual private network) services in India in response to the new requirements in the country that demand all providers to keep customer logs for 180 days.
- Bill Toulas
- June 07, 2022
- 10:05 PM
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U.S. DOJ will no longer prosecute ethical hackers under CFAA

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a revision of its policy on how federal prosecutors should charge violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), carving out "good-faith" security research from being prosecuted.
- Bill Toulas
- May 19, 2022
- 01:24 PM
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India to require cybersecurity incident reporting within six hours

The Indian government has issued new directives requiring organizations to report cybersecurity incidents to CERT-IN within six hours, even if those incidents are port or vulnerability scans of computer systems.
- Bill Toulas
- April 29, 2022
- 11:07 AM
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EU Parliament adopts Digital Services Act, but concerns persist

The European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee has adopted the Digital Services Act (DSA) proposal by 36 votes to 7 and 2 abstentions.
- Bill Toulas
- December 14, 2021
- 11:51 AM
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Eurostar tests facial recognition system on London train station

Eurostar is testing a new biometric facial recognition technology on passengers traveling from London's St Pancras International station to continental Europe.
- Bill Toulas
- December 06, 2021
- 02:25 PM
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Germany to force ISPs to give discounts for slow Internet speeds

A new regulation coming in the form of an amendment in the Telecommunications Act of Germany could radically change the relationship between consumers and internet service providers.
- Bill Toulas
- November 24, 2021
- 02:08 PM
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New bill sets ransomware attack response rules for US financial orgs

New legislation introduced this week by US lawmakers aims to set ransomware attack response "rules of road" for US financial institutions.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 11, 2021
- 08:54 AM
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Australia drafts Online Privacy Bill to bolster data security

Australia's Attorney-General has submitted the first draft of a new Online Privacy Bill that contains striking reforms over existing privacy laws.
- Bill Toulas
- October 26, 2021
- 08:14 AM
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Australia to tackle ransomware data breaches by deleting stolen files

Australia's Minister for Home Affairs has announced the "Australian Government's Ransomware Action Plan," which is a set of new measures the country will adopt in an attempt to tackle the rising threat.
- Bill Toulas
- October 13, 2021
- 11:01 AM
- 1
EU legislation introduced to ban anonymous domain registration

The European Union is drafting legislation that could soon end individuals registering domains anonymously on the continent.
- Bill Toulas
- October 13, 2021
- 10:26 AM
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Ransom Disclosure Act would give victims 48 hours to report payments

Victims of ransomware attacks in the United States may soon have to report any payments to hackers within 48 hours, as required by a new legislation proposal titled the 'Ransom Disclosure Act'.
- Bill Toulas
- October 06, 2021
- 04:22 AM
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Ransomware hits law firm counseling Fortune 500, Global 500 companies

Campbell Conroy & O'Neil, P.C. (Campbell), a US law firm counseling dozens of Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies, has disclosed a data breach following a February 2021 ransomware attack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 18, 2021
- 11:22 AM
- 0
Bipartisan Coalition Bill Introduced to Reform NSA Surveillance

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. lawmakers introduced a new bill that wants to protect Americans from warrantless government surveillance such as the one run by the National Security Agency (NSA).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 23, 2020
- 04:41 PM
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New US Bill Wants to Assign State Cybersecurity Coordinators

Four U.S. Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that will require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to appoint cybersecurity effort coordinators in every state to orchestrate cyberattack response and remediation efforts, and to improve coordination between federal, state, and local entities.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 17, 2020
- 04:15 PM
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