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FTC Takes Action Against Chegg for Alleged Security Failures that Exposed Data of Employees and 40 Million Consumers

Hunton Privacy

On October 31, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with education technology provider Chegg in connection with the company’s alleged poor cybersecurity practices. .

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China Issues Data Security Law

Hunton Privacy

After two rounds of public comments, the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “DSL”) was formally issued on June 10, 2021, and will become effective on September 1, 2021. Data Security Policies. Data Security Obligation. Jurisdiction.

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What Is Industrial Control System (ICS) Cyber Security?

eSecurity Planet

However, as ICSs become more integrated with digital networks, their vulnerability to cyberthreats grows, making robust security measures essential to safeguarding these vital operations. Are your industrial control systems secure enough? How Does ICS Security Work?

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Threat Report Portugal: Q3 & Q4 2022

Security Affairs

The Threat Report Portugal: H2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to December, H2, 2022. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open-sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática. in Q2 2022.

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California Governor Signs into Law Bills Updating the CPRA and Bills Addressing the Privacy and Security of Genetic and Medical Data, Among Others

Hunton Privacy

During the week of October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law bills amending the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), California’s data breach notification law and California’s data security law. Genetic Data: California Data Breach Notification and Data Security Law Amendment Bill.

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Apply the law where breached servers are located?

Data Protection Report

We previously covered this court’s October 2021 ruling that the plaintiffs could sue Blackbaud directly, and not the charitable organizations to which it provided the services. Blackbaud paid the ransom, in exchange for a commitment that the threat actors would permanently destroy any data accessed. .: 3:20-mn-02972-JFA, MDL No.

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Customers Can Pursue Negligence Claims Directly Against Vendor

Data Protection Report

On October 19, 2021, a federal trial court in South Carolina ruled that a group of consumers could proceed with common law negligence and gross negligence claims directly against their organizations’ vendor that had been the victim of a security breach—instead of suing the organizations of which they were customers. 2972 (D.S.C. .: