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Malaysia introduces watershed amendments to Personal Data Protection Act 2010

Data Protection Report

On 16 July 2024, the Malaysian Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament) passed the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the PDP Bill ). Direct obligations for data processors : Data processors will be directly subject to obligations under the Malaysian PDPA, in particular security obligations.

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is free

Security Affairs

He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He published thousands of classified diplomatic and military documents on WikiLeaks in 2010. JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE Julian Assange is free. ” and the court’s proximity to the defendant’s country of citizenship, Australia.

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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

Krebs on Security

The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. Alex Holden is founder of the Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm Hold Security.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

For years, security experts — and indeed, many top cybercriminals in the Spamit affiliate program — have expressed the belief that Sal and Icamis were likely the same person using two different identities. He is 36 years old, has a wife and kids in Thailand, and is slated for release on February 8, 2024.

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A Look Back On Five Key Developments in Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Southeast Asia in 2022

Data Protection Report

Review of Singapore’s Cybersecurity Act 2018 and publication of report by Singapore government task-force on ransomware. Review of Singapore’s Cybersecurity Act 2018 and publication of report by Singapore government task-force on ransomware. systems hosted on the cloud) as CII if they support essential services ”. [2]

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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

Krebs on Security

The government alleges Khoroshev created, sold and used the LockBit ransomware strain to personally extort more than $100 million from hundreds of victim organizations, and that LockBit as a group extorted roughly half a billion dollars over four years. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. Image: treasury.gov. On May 7, the U.S. Image: Shutterstock.

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VulnRecap 3/4/24 – Ivanti, Ubiquiti, AppLocker Under Attack

eSecurity Planet

February 26, 2024 FCKeditor Used for SEO Poisoning on Government, University Sites Type of vulnerability: Malicious URL redirect. All sites incorporated the archaic FCKeditor plug-in, which stopped receiving support in 2010. The fix: Update libraries and instances to versions patched after February 8, 2024.

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