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EU Announces First Sanctions under EU Cyber Sanctions Regime

July 31, 2020 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On July 30, 2020, the European Council announced sanctions against six individuals and three organizations for their involvement in a series of cyber-attacks that have caused significant damage in the EU and around the world over the last several years. The announcement follows the EU’s adoption last year of Decision (CFSP) 2019/797, which established the […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Enforcement, International, National Security Tagged With: APT10, China, Cybersecurity, European Union (EU), North Korea, Russia, Sanctions, Sandworm

UK National Cyber Security Centre Advisory: Russian Attackers, APT29, Targets Companies Involved in COVID-19 Vaccine Development

July 17, 2020 By Kim Peretti and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Yesterday, the UK National Cyber Security Centre and Canada’s Communications Security Establishment released an advisory linking APT29 (also known as, ‘the Dukes’ or ‘Cozy Bear’) to attacks against COVID-19 vaccine development in Canada, the US and the UK.  The Advisory stated that APT29 is “almost certainly part of the Russian intelligence services.”  APT29/Cozy Bear was […]

Filed Under: Advisories, Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Digital Crimes, National Security

‘Schrems II’ backs the European legal regime into a corner — How can it get out?

July 16, 2020 By Dorian Simmons

On July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ Case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)).  In an article for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire analyzes the decision and discusses potential implications, including those relating […]

Filed Under: China, Data Protection, Data Security, FTC, GDPR, International, National Security, Privacy Shield

Schrems 2.0: CJEU invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield and emphasizes exporter obligations when using Standard Contractual Clauses

July 16, 2020 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

Executive Summary Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) handed down its long-awaited judgment in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)), about the validity of two means of legitimizing transfers of personal data outside the EEA under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’)[1]. In somewhat of a […]

Filed Under: China, Data Protection, Data Security, FTC, International, Legislation, National Security, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Shield Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), GDPR, International Data Transfers, Max Schrems Decision, Regulatory Enforcement

DOJ Indicts Chinese Military Personnel for Involvement in 2017 Equifax Breach

February 11, 2020 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On February 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army (“PLA”) for their alleged involvement in the 2017 Equifax hack that resulted in the theft of the personal information of 145 million Americans. In the nine-count indictment, the four individuals, Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke, […]

Filed Under: China, Cybersecurity, National Security Tagged With: Department of Justice (DOJ)

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