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New Federal Credit Freeze Law Eliminates Fees, Provides for Year-Long Fraud Alerts

Hunton Privacy

Effective September 21, 2018, Section 301 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) requires consumer reporting agencies to provide free credit freezes and year-long fraud alerts to consumers throughout the country. Section 302 of the Act provides additional protections for active duty military.

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Group-IB presents its annual report on global threats to stability in cyberspace

Security Affairs

According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. While 2017 was the year of WannaCry , NotPetya , and BadRabbit ransomware epidemics, 2018 revealed a lack of preparedness for side-channel attacks and threats related to microprocessor vulnerabilities.

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Inside Ireland’s Public Healthcare Ransomware Scare

Krebs on Security

The HSE ultimately enlisted members of the Irish military to bring in laptops and PCs to help restore computer systems by hand. That compliance centered on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA), which prioritizes protecting the integrity and privacy of patient data.

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Amended Colorado Bill Aims to Enhance Data Privacy Laws

Data Protection Report

As Data Protection Report posted on January 29, 2018 , lawmakers in Colorado are considering legislation that, if enacted, would significantly strengthen Colorado’s data privacy protections. On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, an amended bill passed unanimously in Colorado’s House Committee on State, Veterans and Military Affairs.

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Washington State Legislators Approve Amendments to Data Breach Law

Hunton Privacy

million Washingtonians between July 2017 and July 2018. The request to amend the current law followed Attorney General Ferguson’s third annual Data Breach Report , which found that data breaches affected nearly 3.4 The Bill’s key amendments include: Expanding breach notification requirements to more types of consumer information.

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Credit Freezes are Free: Let the Ice Age Begin

Krebs on Security

Enacted in May 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act rolls back some of the restrictions placed on banks in the wake of the Great Recession of the last decade. In addition, the law requires the big three bureaus to offer free electronic credit monitoring services to all active duty military personnel.

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Colorado Amends Data Breach Notification Law and Enacts Data Security Requirements

Hunton Privacy

Recently, Colorado’s governor signed into law House Bill 18-1128 “concerning strengthening protections for consumer data privacy” (the “Bill”), which takes effect September 1, 2018.