For the second time in just four months, Yahoo has announced a massive cyberattack. The first attack, which occurred in 2014, set a record with the breach of 500 million
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500 Million Yahoo User Accounts Breached in Massive Attack
In what may be the largest data breach ever publicly disclosed, Yahoo, disclosed that a 2014 cyberattack breached at least 500 million user accounts. The company said it believes state-sponsored…
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The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Agreement Is Unveiled, But Its Effects and Future Remain Uncertain
EU and U.S. officials finally unveiled the full text of the proposed EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework earlier this week. The agreement is the culmination of a five-month negotiation to address…
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Facebook Runs Afoul of French Data Protection Authority
The French data protection authority (CNIL) is placing Facebook’s EU-U.S. data transfer practices under new scrutiny over its use of the defunct Safe Harbor framework.
The agency issued a two-part…
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New General Data Protection Regulation Text Finalized by EU
Luxembourg politician Viviane Reding proposed three years ago to overhaul the EU Data Protection Directive. Now, European Union officials have settled on an agreement to replace the Directive with new…
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The Staggering Scope of a Cybersecurity Breach
The September 2015 data breach at Experian exposed the personal information of nearly 15 million wireless carrier customers, and we are just now learning the cost.
A recent earnings report…
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German Privacy Authorities Invalidate Safe Harbor Alternatives
Privacy officials in Germany penned a position paper arguing that standard contract language and binding corporate rules do not adequately provide data protections necessary for legal U.S.-EU data flows. These…
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EU Safe Harbor Invalidation Leads Israel to Rescind U.S. Data Transfer Authorization
Businesses that relied previously on the EU’s Safe Harbor exception to transfer data from Israel to the United States have had that authorization revoked by the Israeli Law, Information and…
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Symantec 2015 Cybersecurity Report a Wakeup Call for Online Retailers
Online retailers will need to take proactive measures in 2015 to prevent customers’ personal data from being compromised, according to Symantec’s 2015 Internet Security Threat Report.
The report from the…
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New Legislation Aims To Replace State Data Security Breach Notification Laws With Federal Standard
In an effort to standardize data breach laws nationwide, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) introduced H.R. 1770 to the House and Energy Commerce Committee this past week. Called the Data Security…
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