US Government is expected to issue sanctions against crypto exchanges, wallets, and traders used by ransomware operations to cash out ransom payments. The Biden administration is putting in place all the strategies to disrupt the operations of the ransomware gangs, and according to the Wall Street Journal, it is now planning to target the digital […]
The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp âŹ225 million over data sharing transparency for European Union users’ data with Facebook. The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp âŹ225 million for the lack of transparency on how it shares European Union users’ data with Facebook companies. The instant messaging company violated the actual General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). […]
The German state’s data protection agency (DPA) warns that the use of the videoconferencing platform Zoom violates the European Union’s GDPR. The German state’s data protection agency (DPA) warns that the Senate Chancellory’s use of the popular videoconferencing tool violates the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPA is concerned by the transfer of […]
Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued new vulnerability disclosure regulations that oblige experts to report zero-days to the government. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has issued a new exacerbated vulnerability disclosure regulation that requires white hat hackers uncovering critical zero-day flaws in computer systems to first report them to the government authorities within two […]
Reality Winner, a former NSA contractor who leaked classified documents to the press in 2017, has been released from prison to home confinement. Reality Winner is a former NSA intelligence contractor who leaked a classified hacking report to the press in 2017. The FBI arrested Reality Leigh Winner on 3rd June for leaking classified information to […]
The U.S. Department of Justice was to assign investigation on ransomware attacks the same priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to equate investigations into ransomware attacks with investigations into terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. Colonial Pipeline before, and recently the […]
US banks are giving the green light to the adoption of facial recognition technology, while authorities provide regulations and updates guidelines Many among the US biggest banks are trying their luck with facial recognition technology. The FTC issues a new set of guidelines about the use of Artificial Intelligence. The European Union’s stance on face […]
German data regulator LfD announced a âŹ10.4M fine under GDPR against the online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBB for video-monitoring employees. The State Commissioner for Data Protection (LfD) Lower Saxony announced a âŹ10.4 million fine under the GDPR against an online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBBâs (notebooksbilliger.de) for video-monitoring employees for at least […]
The European Union is going to unveil two laws, the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, that will impose new rules for tech giants. The European Union is set to unveil two laws, the Digital Services and Digital Markets Acts, that aim at defining new rules for the digital market, especially for the operations of […]
The European Union this week agreed to tighten up rules for the sale and export of dual-use technology. European Parliament votes to tighten up rules for the sale and export of surveillance and encryption technology. EU lawmakers and the European Council aim to update controls for the sale of dual-use solutions such as surveillance spyware, […]