According to a hacker claim, 1 billion data of Chinese citizens are now for sale on the dark web. If confirmed, this may be the most significant data breach in Chinese history so far. Read more on the OCCRP website.
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A security incident occurred in the city of Amagasaki in Japan, where an employee of BIPROGY, a company hired by the city’s government to find out who in the city was eligible for tax exemptions, has lost a flash drive including the dates of birth, addresses, bank account numbers, and tax details of the 465,177...
The federal government of Canada has presented a bill by which it would compel companies in the energy, telecommunications, finance, and transportation sectors to either increase their cybersecurity systems or face expensive penalties in case of a breach. The bill is entitled Act Respecting Cyber Security and was presented by Canadian Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne...
Members’ updatesMay 30, 2022PrivacyRules Australian member Macpherson Kelley on cybersecurity: is your business managing its risk?
Kelly Dickson and Lachlan Gibbs from the PrivacyRules Australian law firm member Macpherson Kelley just published an interesting guide on the topic of the importance of cybersecurity for companies to manage risks. You can read in the guide that during the 2020–21 financial year, the Australian Cyber Security Centre received over 67,500 cybercrime reports, with incidents...
ResourcesMay 30, 2022Italian Garante sanctions a public administration for insufficient cybersecurity measures
The Italian DPA (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) has sanctioned the public administration INAL with a €50,000 fine for three recorded incidents that resulted in unauthorized access to sensitive data of some beneficiaries. The Garante underlines that all public bodies, in particular those with relevant institutional duties, must adopt adequate technical and organizational...
ResourcesMay 29, 2022CISCO report on Cybersecurity for SMBs: Asia Pacific Businesses Prepare for Digital Defense
CISCO has just released a report for cybersecurity of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Asia Pacific region. Through the report and related assessment tool, SMBs can better understand their overall security posture and readiness through the lens of zero trust. Find the study here.
ResourcesApril 21, 2022CNIL fines a company for serious violation of cybersecurity measures for health data
The French DPA (CNIL) fined the DEDALUS BIOLOGY company with a fine of €1.5m for security flaws that led to the leak of medical data of nearly half a million patients. Since the 24th of February 2021, the CNIL carried out several checks in the medical sector, including against the company DEDALUS BIOLOGY which markets...
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