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New Privacy Browser Extension Released under CCPA Global Do Not Sell Rules

October 8, 2020 By Daniel Felz

On October 7, 2020, an organization named Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) issued a press release announcing an initiative to make a new “global privacy control” available to consumers as contemplated by the CCPA Regulations.  As analyzed in prior … [Read more] about New Privacy Browser Extension Released under CCPA Global Do Not Sell Rules

Filed Under: Advisories, California, CCPA, Enforcement, ePrivacy, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

FinCEN Alerts Financial Institutions on Role in Facilitating Ransomware Attacks

October 2, 2020 By Alysa Austin and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

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With an increase in the frequency, sophistication, and cost of ransomware attacks, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory on October 1, 2020 alerting financial institutions to ransomware trends and typologies, and … [Read more] about FinCEN Alerts Financial Institutions on Role in Facilitating Ransomware Attacks

Filed Under: Advisories, Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Digital Crimes, Enforcement, Financial Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Ransomware

OFAC Ransomware Advisory Warns Companies of Potential Civil Liability

October 2, 2020 By Alysa Austin and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Yesterday, October 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued its “Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments." The advisory begins with the observation that … [Read more] about OFAC Ransomware Advisory Warns Companies of Potential Civil Liability

Filed Under: Advisories, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Digital Crimes, Enforcement, Financial Privacy, Privacy

U.S. Department of Commerce Releases White Paper to Assist Organizations in Conducting Schrems II Assessments

September 28, 2020 By James Harvey

In a letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary James Sullivan, the U.S. Department of Commerce introduced a white paper, “Information on U.S. Privacy Safeguards Relevant to SCCs and Other EU Legal Bases for EU-U.S. Data Transfers after Schrems II,” to … [Read more] about U.S. Department of Commerce Releases White Paper to Assist Organizations in Conducting Schrems II Assessments

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, European Court of Justice, International Data Transfers

SEC Focused on Protecting Customer Accounts from Credential Stuffing Attacks

September 24, 2020 By Kate Hanniford

OCIE has released a risk alert regarding credential stuffing in the context of compliance with Regulation S-P and Regulation S-ID, and is encouraging firms to both (i) review and update their policies and procedures to address the risks associated … [Read more] about SEC Focused on Protecting Customer Accounts from Credential Stuffing Attacks

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Dark Web, Data Security, Financial Privacy, Regulation

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