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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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BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients

Security Affairs

The BORN funded by the government of Ontario disclosed a data breach that impacts some 3.4 BORN Ontario hired cybersecurity experts to mitigate the threat, secure its infrastructure, and investigate the scope of the incident. million newborns and pregnancy care patients appeared first on Security Affairs. million people.

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

Data Protection Report

With the year 2022 firmly in the rear view, and as we look to start the new year in 2023, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Regulatory Compliance and Investigations team looks back and rounds up the five key cyber and data protection developments that took place in Southeast Asia in 2022. . in damages to its customer over data leak.

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How China Uses Stolen US Personnel Data

Schneier on Security

Interesting analysis of China’s efforts to identify US spies: By about 2010, two former CIA officials recalled, the Chinese security services had instituted a sophisticated travel intelligence program, developing databases that tracked flights and passenger lists for espionage purposes. intelligence agencies.

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Malaysia to Establish New Government Department for Personal Data Protection

Hunton Privacy

On June 20, 2011, Malaysia’s Bernama News Agency reported that the Malaysian Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture will establish a government department to facilitate the implementation of Malaysia’s new Personal Data Protection Act.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2019 ­– 39.7 million records leaked

IT Governance

After a rampant start to the year for data breaches and cyber attacks, it’s about time we went one month without at least one massive security incident. June 2019’s total of 39,713,046 breached records is the lowest since May last year – the month that the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into effect. Broome Co.,

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French Data Protection Authority Unveils 2010 Annual Activity Report

Hunton Privacy

On November 16, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2010 (the “Report”) highlighting its main 2010 accomplishments and outlining some of its priorities for the upcoming year. The CNIL opened its own accounts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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